DOM - UNICEF DATA

Trends in Under-Five Mortality Rate

Deaths per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate

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Disparities by Household Wealth

Oral Rehydration:
Children under five with diarrhoea receiving ORS (%)

Secondary education:
Net attendance ratio in secondary education (%)

Birth Registration:
Children under age 5 whose births are registered (%)

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Child Health

Proportion of under-five children with suspected pneumonia taken to health provider (%)

73

Proportion of children under five years old with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration salts (%)

48

Proportion of children under five sleeping under insecticide-treated nets (%)

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Proportion of households owning at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN) (%)

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Proportion of 1 year-old children fully immunised against DPT (%)

85

Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)

90

Child Mortality

Under-five mortality rate (U5MR), deaths per 1,000 live births

31

Number of under-five deaths

6,710

Infant mortality rate (IMR), deaths per 1,000 live births

26

Neonatal mortality rate (NMR), deaths per 1,000 live births

22

Under-five mortality rate (U5MR), deaths per 1,000 live births (male)

34

Under-five mortality rate (U5MR), deaths per 1,000 live births (female)

28

Nutrition

Early initiation of breastfeeding (within one hour of birth) (%)

38

Exclusive breastfeeding rate (%)

5

Continued breastfeeding rate at one year (%)

31

Prevalence of moderate and severe stunting (%)

7

Vitamin A supplementation (full) (%)

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Proportion of households consuming iodized salt (%)

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Maternal Health

Proportion of women aged 15-49 who received postnatal care within 2 days after giving birth (%)

95

Antenatal care coverage for at least one visit (%)

98

Antenatal care coverage for at least four visits (%)

93

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%)

98

Caesarean section (%)

58

Proportion of women 20-24 years old who gave birth before age 18 (%)

21

Early Childhood

Attendance in early childhood education(%)

40

Support for learning (any household member) (%)

58

Support for learning (father) (%)

6

Learning materials at home – children's books (%)

10

Learning materials at home – playthings (%)

57

Children left in inadequate care (%)

5

Education

Gross enrollment ratio (GER) in pre-primary education (%)

42

Net attendance ratio in primary education (NAR) (%)

95

Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5 (%)

90

Proportion of out-of-school children of primary school age (%)

4

Net attendance ratio in secondary education (%)

61

Literacy rate (15-24 years) (%)

97

HIV/AIDS

Percentage of pregnant women living with HIV receiving most effective ARVs for PMTCT (%)

72

Estimated number of new HIV infections among children 0-14 years

<100

HIV positive children (aged 0-14) receiving antiretroviral therapy (%)

39

Adolescent girls aged 15-19 who were tested for HIV in the last 12 months and received the results (%)

12

Adolescent boys aged 15-19 who were tested for HIV in the last 12 months and received the results (%)

5

Estimated number of new HIV infections among adolescents aged 15-19

<500

Child Protection

Children under age 5 whose birth is registered (%)

88

Women aged 20-24 years who were first married or in union by age 18 (%)

37

Children aged 5-14 years engaged in child labour (%)

13

Children aged 2 to 14 years who experienced any violent discipline (psychological aggression and/or physical punishment) in the past month (%)

63

Justification of wife beating (female) (%)

2

Justification of wife beating (male) (%)

8

Sanitation

Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (%)

84

Proportion of population using shared sanitation facilities (%)

11

Proportion of population using other unimproved sanitation facilities (%)

2

Proportion of population practicing open defecation (%)

3

Water

Proportion of population using a piped drinking water supply on premises (%)

72

Proportion of population using another improved drinking water source (%)

13

Proportion of population using an unimproved drinking water source other than surface water (%)

14

Proportion of population using a surface water source (%)

1

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