World Summit for Children: End-Decade Indicators, 2000
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Basic Indicators
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Childhood mortality
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Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 births) |
188.6 |
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 births) |
103.8 |
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Maternal mortality
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Maternal mortality ratio (deaths per 100,000 live births) |
1,120 |
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Childhood malnutrition
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Percent underweight (children under 5 years) |
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Moderate (< -2 standard deviations) |
25.4 |
Severe (< -3 standard deviations) |
5.9 |
Percent stunted (children under 5 years) |
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Moderate (< -2 standard deviations) |
49 |
Severe (< -3 standard deviations) |
24.4 |
Percent wasted (children under 5 years) |
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Moderate (< -2 standard deviations) |
5.5 |
Severe (< -3 standard deviations) |
1.2 |
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Clean water supply
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Percent of household residents with safe water supply |
65.6 |
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Sanitary excreta disposal
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Percent of household residents with latrine or toilet |
81.4 |
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Basic education
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Percent of children entering first grade of primary school who eventually reach standard 5 |
79.4 |
Percent of children of primary-school age currently attending primary school |
78.2 |
Percent of children of school-entry age who are currently attending standard 1 |
42.9 |
Female literacy rate |
48.6 |
Male literacy rate |
72.1 |
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Supporting Indicators
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Family planning
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Contraceptive prevalence (married women) |
30.6 |
Contraceptive prevalence (all women) |
25 |
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Safe motherhood
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Percent of births with medical prenatal care (1) |
91.4 |
Percent of births with medical assistance at delivery (2) |
55.6 |
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Low birth weight
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Percent of births at low birth weight (below 2500 grams) (3) |
13.1 |
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Micronutrient intake
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Percent of households with iodised salt |
48.9 |
Percent of children receiving vitamin A supplements |
70.6 |
Percent of mothers who received vitamin A supplements after birth (1) |
41.7 |
Percent of women who had night blindness while pregnant with last child (1) |
4.3 |
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Breastfeeding
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Percent of infants less than 4 months of age exclusively breastfed |
62.7 |
Percent of infants 12-15 months still breastfeeding |
97.8 |
Percent of infants 20-23 months still breastfeeding |
71.5 |
Percent of infants 6-9 months receiving breast milk and complementary foods |
93.4 |
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Vaccinations
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Percent of children 12-23 months receiving tuberculosis vaccine before 1st birthday |
89.7 |
Percent of children 12-23 months receiving DPT vaccine before 1st birthday |
78.6 |
Percent of children 12-23 months receiving polio vaccine before 1st birthday |
72.7 |
Percent of children 12-23 months receiving measles vaccine before 1st birthday |
64.2 |
Percent of children under one year, whose mother received at least two doses of tetanus toxoid vaccination (2) |
61 |
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Diarrhoea treatment
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Percent of children with diarrhoea in preceding 2 weeks who received ORT (4) |
62.1 |
Percent of children with diarrhoea in preceding 2 weeks who received more fluids and continued eating somewhat less/the same/or more food |
30.4 |
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Acute respiratory infection
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Percent of children with acute respiratory infection taken to a health facility |
26.7 |
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Childcare
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Percent of children 0-14 years not living with both biological parents |
38.9 |
Percent of children 0-14 years who are orphans (both parents dead) |
1.9 |
Percent of children 5-14 years who are currently working |
27 |
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Malaria control
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Percent of children who slept under a bednet the night before the survey |
7.6 |
Percent of children who had fever in previous 2 weeks who were treated with an appropriate antimalarial |
27 |
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HIV/AIDS
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Percent of women who correctly stated 3 ways of avoiding HIV infection |
48.9 |
Percent of women who identified 3 misconceptions about HIV/AIDS |
53.7 |
Percent of women who correctly identified all 3 means of mother-to-child HIV transmission |
56.2 |
Percent of women expressing a discriminatory attitude towards people with HIV or AIDS |
48.7 |
Percent of women who stated knowledge of a place to be tested for HIV |
70 |
Percent of women who reported being tested for HIV |
8.5 |
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1. Refers to last birth in the five years preceding the survey |
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2. Refers to all births in the five years preceding the survey |
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3. Based on recorded and recalled birth weight and perceived size at birth |
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4. Includes ORS and/or increased fluids |
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