Trailblazer Vital Signs Profiles

Launched in 2018, the Vital Signs Profiles are a measurement tool that policymakers, donors, advocates and citizens can use to better understand, and ultimately improve, primary health care around the world. They provide a snapshot of PHC systems in individual countries, shining a light on where systems are strong and where they are weak. Since 2018, dozens of "Trailblazer" countries have completed a Vital Signs Profile (VSP).

• View and download PHC Vital Signs Profiles from 30+ countries below
• For more information on the indicators, see the Primary Health Care Vital Signs Profiles Detailed Methodology Note.
• Download the full dataset for all Trailblazer Vital Signs Profiles: 
  • 2023.01.14_vsp_full_dataset.xlsx
  • 2023.01.14_vsp_full_dataset_excel_tabs.xlsx
  • 2023.03.24_vsp_full_dataset_wide.xlsx

Notes on the data

• Access Index and Quality Index: Because different data/indicators are used in each country, composite index values may not be comparable across countries. 
• Color coding: Scores for the Capacity, Performance, and Equity domains are color-coded to reflect good (green), medium (yellow), and poor (red) performance, where comparable data are available. Scores based on data from non-comparable sources are colored gray. Finance indicators are not color-coded because these indicators lack common targets.
• Capacity: The PHC Progression Model uses mixed methods to assess foundational capacities of PHC on a 4 point scale: red (low, 1), yellow (medium, 2 or 3), or green (high, 4).
• Performance: scores for the Performance domain are color-coded red (poor, <60), yellow (medium, 60-79), or  green (good, 80+). 
• Equity | Access: Difference between highest and lowest wealth quintiles Red > 50, Yellow 5-50, Green ≤ 5  
• Equity | Coverage: Difference between none and secondary education Red > 30, Yellow 3-30, Green ≤ 3 
• Equity | Outcomes: Difference between urban and rural Red>40, Yellow 3-40, Green ≤ 3