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Key demographic Indicators
Under 5 Mortality Indicator bubble 78 PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS
Under 5 Mortality Indicator bubble 7,305,000

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 (%)
49
Proportion of children under five years old with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration salts (%)
19
Proportion of children under five sleeping under insecticide-treated nets (%)
43
Proportion of households owning at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN) (%)
65
Proportion of 1 year-old children fully immunised against DPT (%)
88
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)
85
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Child Mortality

Under-five mortality rate (U5MR), deaths per 1,000 live births
78
Number of under-five deaths
19,512
Infant mortality rate (IMR), deaths per 1,000 live births
52
Neonatal mortality rate (NMR), deaths per 1,000 live births
27
Under-five mortality rate (U5MR), deaths per 1,000 live births (male)
84
Under-five mortality rate (U5MR), deaths per 1,000 live births (female)
72
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Nutrition

Early initiation of breastfeeding (within one hour of birth) (%)
61
Exclusive breastfeeding rate (%)
58
Continued breastfeeding rate at one year (%)
94
Prevalence of moderate and severe stunting (%)
28
Vitamin A supplementation (full) (%)
61
Proportion of households consuming iodized salt (%)
32
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Maternal Health

Proportion of women aged 15-49 who received postnatal care within 2 days after giving birth (%)
71
Antenatal care coverage for at least one visit (%)
73
Antenatal care coverage for at least four visits (%)
57
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%)
61
Caesarean section (%)
7
Proportion of women 20-24 years old who gave birth before age 18 (%)
15
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Early Childhood

Attendance in early childhood education(%)
26
Support for learning (any household member) (%)
25
Support for learning (father) (%)
21
Learning materials at home – children's books (%)
1
Learning materials at home – playthings (%)
34
Children left in inadequate care (%)
29
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Education

Gross enrollment ratio (GER) in pre-primary education (%)
14
Net attendance ratio in primary education (NAR) (%)
89
Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5 (%)
64
Proportion of out-of-school children of primary school age (%)
11
Net attendance ratio in secondary education (%)
47
Literacy rate (15-24 years) (%)
80
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HIV/AIDS

Percentage of pregnant women living with HIV receiving most effective ARVs for PMTCT (%)
95
Estimated number of new HIV infections among children 0-14 years
<500
HIV positive children (aged 0-14) receiving antiretroviral therapy (%)
34
Adolescent girls aged 15-19 who were tested for HIV in the last 12 months and received the results (%)
11
Adolescent boys aged 15-19 who were tested for HIV in the last 12 months and received the results (%)
7
Estimated number of new HIV infections among adolescents aged 15-19
<500
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Child Protection

Children under age 5 whose birth is registered (%)
78
Women aged 20-24 years who were first married or in union by age 18 (%)
22
Children aged 5-14 years engaged in child labour (%)
28
Children aged 2 to 14 years who experienced any violent discipline (psychological aggression and/or physical punishment) in the past month (%)
81
Justification of wife beating (female) (%)
29
Justification of wife beating (male) (%)
18
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Sanitation

Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (%)
12
Proportion of population using shared sanitation facilities (%)
23
Proportion of population using other unimproved sanitation facilities (%)
13
Proportion of population practicing open defecation (%)
52
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Water

Proportion of population using a piped drinking water supply on premises (%)
5
Proportion of population using another improved drinking water source (%)
58
Proportion of population using an unimproved drinking water source other than surface water (%)
20
Proportion of population using a surface water source (%)
17
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