Health System Performance Assessment Framework for Estonia

Annex D. Indicator technical sheet example

Sample technical sheet

Table A D.1. Technical sheet – indicator on the proportion of population aged 16 and over smoking daily

HSPA sample technical sheet

Indicator title	Population aged 16 and over smoking daily
Specifications	Proportion of daily smokers is defined as the percentage of the population aged 16 years old or over who report that they are daily smokers
Disaggregation	Gender Region Education level Income level
Indicator location in the HSPA framework	Outcomes Domain: Healthy choices – Drug use
Indicator owner	National Institute for Health Development
Data source	Survey: The Health Behaviour among Estonian Adult Population Data are published in the Health Statistics and Health Research Database (https://statistika.tai.ee/pxweb/en/Andmebaas/Andmebaas__05Uuringud__02TKU__05Suitsetamine/?tablelist=true)
Indicator calculation (numerator, denominator, included, excluded)	X (%) = (Y/N)*100
Limitations	The survey covers the age group 16‑64 years old
Additional information	A standard health interview survey instrument to measure smoking habits in a population has been recommended by the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. The recommendation is described in detail in the publication: “Health Interview Surveys: Towards International Harmonization of Methods and Instruments” WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1996. Original survey publication: (Reile and Veideman, 2021[11]), Eesti täiskasvanud rahvastiku tervisekäitumise uuring 2020, https://www.tai.ee/sites/default/files/2021-04/TKU2020_kogumik.pdf.

Source: The Estonian HSPA framework project.