Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys ( MICS ) are household surveys implemented by countries under the programme developed by the United Nations Children 's Fund to provide internationally comparable , statistically rigorous data on the situation of children and women . The first round of surveys ( MICS1 ) was carried out in over 60 countries in mainly 1995 and 1996 in response to the World Summit for Children and measurement of the mid-decade progress . A second round ( MICS2 ) in 2000 increased the depth of the survey , allowing monitoring of a larger number of globally agreed indicators . A third round ( MICS3 ) started in 2006 and aimed at producing data measuring progress also toward the Millennium Development Goals ( MDGs ) , A World Fit for Children , and other major relevant international commitments . The fourth round , launched in 2009 , aimed at most data collection conducted in 2010 , but in reality most MICS4s were implemented in 2011 and even into 2012 and 2013 . This represented a scale-up of frequency of MICS from UNICEF , now offering the survey programme on a three-year cycle . The fifth round , launched in 2012 , was aimed at offering countries the tools to do the final MDG data collection . In 2016 , the sixth round was launched with an effort towards collecting baseline data for the new set of global goals and targets - the Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) . In early 2018 , a total of more than 300 surveys have been completed in more than 100 countries
World Summit for Children
World Summit for Children
Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys