Coverage of essential health services - SDG Indicator 3.8.1
Definition: Indicator 3.8.1 is "coverage of essential health services"
Coverage of essential health services is defined as the average coverage of essential services based on tracer interventions that include reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, and service capacity and access, among the general and the most disadvantaged population.
One available metric to track progress on this is the Healthcare Access and Quality (HAQ) Index, based on death rates from 32 causes of death that could be avoided by timely and effective medical care.
Goal: By 2030 "achieve universal health coverage including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all".
Household expenditures on health - SDG Indicator 3.8.2
Definition: Indicator 3.8.2 is the "proportion of the population with large household expenditures on health as a share of total household expenditure or income".
Goal: By 2030 "achieve universal health coverage including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all".
Target 3.9: Reduce illnesses and deaths from hazardous chemicals and pollution
UN definition: "By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water, and soil pollution and contamination."
Mortality rate from air pollution - SDG Indicator 3.9.1
Definition: Indicator 3.9.1 is the "mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution".
This is measured as the number of deaths attributed to indoor and outdoor air pollution per 100,000 individuals.
Goal: By 2030 "substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from air pollution". There is, however, not a defined quantitative target level for this indicator.
Mortality rate from unsafe water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH) - SDG Indicator 3.9.2
Definition: Indicator 3.9.2 is the "mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, sanitation, and lack of hygiene".
The mortality rate from water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) factors is measured as the number of attributed deaths per 100,000 people.
Goal: By 2030 "substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from water pollution and contamination". There is, however, not a defined quantified target level for this indicator.
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning - SDG Indicator 3.9.3
Definition: Indicator 3.9.3 is the "mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning"
This measures the number of deaths per 100,000 people attributed to unintentional exposure to hazardous chemicals or substances.
Goal: By 2030 "substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and soil pollution". There is, however, not a defined quantified target level for this indicator.
