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The DHS Program alternatives
3 tools to consider instead of The DHS Program, shown against it.
| The DHS Program | Global Health Data Exchange | World Bank Microdata Library | UNICEF Data | |
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| Vendor | USAID (with support from the Gates Foundation and implementing partners) | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington | World Bank Group | UNICEF |
| Pricing model | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud |
| Open source | No | No | No | No |
| Best for | Global health researchers, governments and NGOs needing comparable household survey data across developing countries. | Epidemiologists and health-policy researchers needing traceable global health data provenance and GBD outputs. | Development economists and researchers needing household-level survey microdata from low- and middle-income countries. | Development researchers and agencies tracking child health, education and protection indicators globally. |
| Pricing | Free with registration for microdata access; aggregated indicators and API available without registration. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free catalog and data downloads, maintained by IHME as part of the Global Burden of Disease study. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free access to most datasets; some third-party-owned datasets carry additional access restrictions. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free statistical portal maintained by UNICEF; all databases and reports are publicly funded and openly published. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. |
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