Health information priorities for more effective implementation and monitoring of non-communicable disease programs in low- and middle-income countries: lessons from the Pacific

Table 2 Data sources and availability of relevant data (key population health surveys) from Pacific Island Countries and Territories (2002–2015)^a

Country	Years in which a STEPS survey was conducted	Year of Demographic Health Survey	Most recent GSHS	NCD Country Capacity Survey	Availability of mortality estimates for 2012 (Global Status of NCDs 2014 [37])
Cook Islands	2004 and 2014	–	2010	2010	–
Fiji	2002 and 2011	–	2010	2010	yes
Kiribati	2004–06 (and 2015 near completion)	2009	2011	2010	–
Nauru	2004	2007	2011	2010	–
Niue	2011		2010	2010	–
Samoa	2004 and 2013	2009	2011	2010	–
Solomon Islands	2006 and 2015	2007	2011	2010	yes
Papua New Guinea	2007–08	1996 and 2006	2007	2010	yes
Tokelau	2005 and 2015	–	–	–
Tonga	2004 and 2012	2012	2010	2010	–
Tuvalu	2007	2007	2013	2010	–
Vanuatu	2011	2013	2011	2010	–

GSHS, Global School-based Student Health Survey; NCD(s), Non-communicable disease(s); STEPS, WHO STEPwise Surveillance of NCD risk factors
^aFor the purpose of this paper United States Affiliated Pacific Island countries were not considered

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