Spatial Data Repository

The Spatial Data Repository provides geographic health and demographic data for GIS, including survey boundaries and mapped indicators.

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About Spatial Data Repository

The Spatial Data Repository provides geographically linked health and demographic data from The DHS Program and the U.S. Census Bureau for mapping in a geographic information system (GIS). Its data products include survey boundaries, indicators linked to boundaries, modeled map surfaces, geospatial covariates linked to survey GPS locations, and subnational population estimates, plus a tool to visualize indicator estimates at different geographic levels.

The site also offers a self-guided curriculum using open source QGIS software with repository data and Health Data Mapping Workshop training materials. It links to other DHS Program resources, including an API for aggregated indicator data and STATcompiler for custom tables.

Key features

  • Subnational region boundaries for DHS surveys
  • DHS survey indicators linked with boundary data
  • Spatially modeled map surfaces of DHS indicators
  • External spatial covariates linked to DHS GPS locations
  • Subnational population estimates from U.S. Census Bureau
  • Visualize key indicator estimates at different geographic levels
Best for: GIS users and researchers working with DHS health and demographic data.
Good for
  • Provides boundaries, indicators, modeled surfaces, covariates, and population estimates
  • Offers self-guided QGIS curriculum using repository data
  • Links to API and STATcompiler for additional DHS data

Spatial Data Repository at a glance

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Platforms
Web
Open source
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Last checked
Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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Spatial Data Repository FAQ

How can I learn to use the repository data in GIS?
The site offers a self-guided curriculum using open source QGIS software with Spatial Data Repository data.
Where are the QGIS and DHS data training materials?
The site provides the Health Data Mapping Workshop training materials as a 115 MB download.
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