Key demographic indicators

13.5 PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS

Under-five mortality rate

2,897,000

Population

Trends in under-five mortality rate

keyboard_arrow_right Visit childmortality.org for complete data

Disparities by household wealth

Oral rehydration:
Children under five with receiving ORS (%)

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

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

keyboard_arrow_right Visit devinfo.org/unicefdata for complete database

Child Health

Proportion of under-five children with suspected pneumonia taken to health provider (%)
69
Proportion of children under five years old with diarrhoea receiving oral rehydration salts (%)
54
Proportion of children under five sleeping under insecticide-treated nets (%)
0
Proportion of households owning at least one insecticide-treated net (ITN) (%)
0
Proportion of 1 year-old children fully immunised against DPT (%)
98
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)
98
keyboard_arrow_right Visit childmortality.org for complete data

Child Protection

Children under age 5 whose birth is registered (%)
98
Women aged 20-24 years who were first married or in union by age 18 (%)
9
Children aged 5-14 years engaged in child labour (%)
5
Children aged 2 to 14 years who experienced any violent discipline (psychological aggression and/or physical punishment) in the past month (%)
76
Justification of wife beating (female) (%)
29
Justification of wife beating (male) (%)
36
keyboard_arrow_right Read more about child protection

Child Survival

Under-five mortality rate (U5MR), deaths per 1,000 live births
14
Number of under-five deaths
0
Infant mortality rate (IMR), deaths per 1,000 live births
12
Neonatal mortality rate (NMR), deaths per 1,000 live births
6
Under-five mortality rate (U5MR), deaths per 1,000 live births (male)
15
Under-five mortality rate (U5MR), deaths per 1,000 live births (female)
12
keyboard_arrow_right Read more about child survival

Early Childhood

Attendance in early childhood education(%)
39
Support for learning (any household member) (%)
86
Support for learning (father) (%)
52
Learning materials at home – children's books (%)
32
Learning materials at home – playthings (%)
53
Children left in inadequate care (%)
12
keyboard_arrow_right Read more about early childhood development

Education

Gross enrollment ratio (GER) in pre-primary education (%)
70
Net attendance ratio in primary education (NAR) (%)
92
Proportion of pupils starting grade 1 who reach grade 5 (%)
98
Proportion of out-of-school children of primary school age (%)
7
Net attendance ratio in secondary education (%)
78
Literacy rate (15-24 years) (%)
98
keyboard_arrow_right Read more about education

HIV/AIDS

Percentage of pregnant women living with HIV receiving most effective ARVs for PMTCT (%)
–
Estimated number of new HIV infections among children 0-14 years
–
HIV positive children (aged 0-14) receiving antiretroviral therapy (%)
–
Adolescent girls aged 15-19 who were tested for HIV in the last 12 months and received the results (%)
1
Adolescent boys aged 15-19 who were tested for HIV in the last 12 months and received the results (%)
<0.1
Estimated number of new HIV infections among adolescents aged 15-19
<100
keyboard_arrow_right Read more about HIV/AIDS

Maternal Health

Proportion of women aged 15-49 who received postnatal care within 2 days after giving birth (%)
12
Antenatal care coverage for at least one visit (%)
97
Antenatal care coverage for at least four visits (%)
66
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%)
99
Caesarean section (%)
18
Proportion of women 20-24 years old who gave birth before age 18 (%)
2
keyboard_arrow_right Read more about maternal health

Nutrition

Early initiation of breastfeeding (within one hour of birth) (%)
42
Exclusive breastfeeding rate (%)
38
Continued breastfeeding rate at one year (%)
31
Prevalence of moderate and severe stunting (%)
23
Vitamin A supplementation (full) (%)
0
Proportion of households consuming iodized salt (%)
90
keyboard_arrow_right Read more about child nutrition

Sanitation

Proportion of population using basic sanitation services (%)
93
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services (%)
7
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation services (%)
0
Proportion of population practising open defecation (%)
0
keyboard_arrow_right Read more about sanitation

Drinking water

Proportion of population using piped water (%)
82
Proportion of population using non-piped improved water sources (%)
13
Proportion of population using unimproved drinking water services (%)
5
Proportion of population using a surface water source (%)
0
keyboard_arrow_right Read more about drinking water

MICS

Since its inception in 1995, the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, known as MICS, has become the largest source of statistically sound and internationally comparable data on women and children worldwide. In countries as diverse as Costa Rica, Mali and Qatar, trained fieldwork teams conduct face-to-face interviews with household members on a variety of topics – focusing mainly on those issues that directly affect the lives of children and women.

See MICS Surveys by Country | About MICS