Themes

Data source,collection, and collation

Data accessibility	Data type	Primary data	Data collection level
Digital health	Response rate	Data collection method	Geospatial data
Secondary data	Data element	Health data	Sex
Data information pyramid	Home-based record	Survey	Data inputs
Measurement level	Survey data	Data integration	Microdata
Surveillance	Data life cycle	Population-based survey	Understandable/simplicity
Data source	Population census	Unit of measure	Data standards
Preferred data sources

Data security, protection, governance and standards

Compliance	Data steward	Mortality data	Confidentiality
Data stewardship	National health strategic plan	Data access control	Focal point
National statistics office	Data anonymization	International Classification of Diseases (ICD)	Notifiable conditions
Data consent	International Health Regulations	Publicly available	Data custodian
Master facility list	Stakeholder	Data governance	Medical Certification of Cause of Death
Standard operating procedures	Data privacy	Morbidity data	Data provider
Mortality coder	Transparency	Data security

Disaggregation of public health data/indicators

Administrative area	Disaggregation	Global Health Observatory	Age groupings
Gender	Granularity	Age specific mortality rate	Geocoding
Health inequality	Catchment area	Geo-enablement	Health inequity
Causes of death	Geographic accessibility	Subnational

Estimation methods

Covariates	Global health estimates	Method of aggregate estimation	Estimation method
Health estimates

Health Information systems

Birth registration data	Health management information system	Registry	Civil registration and vital statistics
Health facility census	Register	Death registration data	Health facility survey
Registrar	Death registration desk	Health survey	Registration form
Disease surveillance system	Individual health record	Verbal autopsy	Event-based surveillance
Public health surveillance system	Vital event	Geographic information systems	Raw health data
Vital statistics	Health and demographic surveillance system	Routine data	Health information system
Routine health information system

Indicator Terminology

Composite indicator	Metadata	Output indicator	Core indicator
Indicator classification	Process indicator	Domain	Indicator definition
Proxy health indicator	Health indicator	Input indicator	Rationale
Impact indicator	Logic model	Tracer indicator	Indicator-based surveillance
Outcome indicator

Methods to assess data quality

Accuracy	Data quality assurance	Punctuality	Completeness of reporting
Internal consistency of data	Relevance	Construct validity	Internal responsiveness
Reliability of data	Content validity	External consistency of data	Representativeness
Convergent validity	External responsiveness	Responsiveness	Credibility
Feasibility	Sustainability	Criterion validity	Gold standard
Timeliness	Data integrity	Predictive validity	Usefulness or utility
Data quality	Process of validation	Validity	Data quality assessment

Monitoring and evaluation terms

Accountability	Joint external evaluation	Results framework	Evaluation
Monitoring	Target population	Health impact assessment	Monitoring and evaluation framework

Quality of Care measurement

Care cascade

Outcome-adjusted coverage

Quality-adjusted coverage

Effective coverage

Statistical and analytical terms

Chi-square test	Interoperability	P value	Confounding
Kappa Statistic (K)	Rate	Correlation analysis	Linkage
Ratio	Count	Mean	Record linkage
Data	Measure	Regression	Data harmonization
Measurement	Sample	Data triangulation	Measurement method
Sample size	Denominator	Median	Sampling error
Descriptive analysis	National representative	Sensitivity analysis	Disability adjusted life years
Negative predictive value	Statistical model	Ecological analysis	Null hypothesis
Statistical significance	Ecological fallacy	Numerator	Statistics
Effect size	Odds ratio	Stratification	Geospatial analysis
Percentage	Trend	Healthy life expectancy at birth	Periodicity
Uncertainty measure	Heaping of data	Population attributable fraction	Weighting
Years lived with disability	Interaction	Processed health data	Intervention coverage
Proportion