Indicators help us know the scope and magnitude of problems, whether we have enough resources to fix a problem, and whether we are making progress toward solving problems.

What are the importance of indicators?

Most importantly, indicators can help to simplify a complex array of information concerning the health, environment and development nexus. In this respect, they are important for informing the public and decision-makers about key health and environmental problems, and actions required for their management.

What is the importance of indicators in monitoring and evaluation?

In monitoring and evaluation, indicators are typically used to measure changes throughout the program's life in various activities, outputs, or outcomes. These indicators often require us to combine one or more variables from our dataset.