Comparison of health information systems capacity among China and Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries based on the World Health Organization SCORE assessment tool

HIS capacities in Count, Optimize, and Enable are weak across China and ASEAN, suggesting the need for targeted efforts to improve health data collection, analysis, and policy application. Strengthening the link between HIS and national health planning is crucial for advancing HIS development. There is also a need to actively improve the cooperation and sharing mechanisms for health information, and promote the exploration of establishing cooperation agreements and memorandums between China and ASEAN countries to enhance the availability, reliability, and wide dissemination of shared data.