The data set for Health in prisons European Database provides detailed country reported data at the national level on health in prisons across WHO's European region.
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15 February 2023
7 December 2017
WHO Regional Office for Europe
| Date of first publish | 7 December 2017 |
| Date of first available data | 2020 (current release) |
| Date of updated publication | 15 February 2023 |
| Expected frequency of release | Triennial |
| Next scheduled release | 2026 |
| Unit of measure | Variable |
| Value type | Variable |
| Data provenance | Country reported |
| Temporal coverage | 2020 |
| Spatial coverage | WHO European region |
| Spatial granularity | National |
Established in 1995, the WHO Health in Prisons Programme (HIPP) is committed to addressing the health needs of people in prison. Given that such people are typically excluded from population health data collections, HIPP has recognized the need for comparable data on the health of people in prison and on prison health governance, systems and administration. The availability of these data is an essential component in the monitoring of prison health system performance, and can ultimately be used to improve health services in prisons and reduce health inequalities.
All health ministries of the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region were invited to nominate a focal point to answer HIPEDS. After nominations had been received, all focal points were sent a token to enter their responses online. Whenever necessary, Member States also had the option of filling in HIPEDS in writing and data were then entered centrally. HIPEDS was operationalized in eight sections as follows:
The current data presented here is from the second HIPEDS round, conducted in 2021. Data from the first HIPEDS round is archived and available below, under Previous releases.
The estimates presented here may differ from, and should not be regarded as, the official national statistics of individual WHO Member States.
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