Child Health Indicators
Selected Child Mortality Indicators
Selected Indicators Related to Newborn Health
Selected Immunization Indicators
Selected Nutrition Indicators
1. Selected Child Mortality Indicators
Country Total population
(in 000s)*
Sources: * World Health Statistics 2012
** The State of the World's Children 2012
2. Selected Indicators Related to Newborn Health
Country Pregnant women who received*
2005-2011
Births Attended by Skilled Personnel (%)*
2005-2011
Births in Health Facility (%)**
2006-2010
Annual No.of Live Births
(000s)** 2010
Still Birth Rate (per 1000 births)*
2009
Neonatal Mortality Rate***
2011 1+ ANC
Visit (%)
4+ANC Visits
(%)
Bangladesh 54 23 27 23 3,038 36 26
Bhutan 74 77 58 63 15 22 25
DPR Korea 100 94 100 95 348 13 18
India 75 50 58 47 27,165 22 32
Indonesia 93 82 77 46 4,372 15 15
Maldives 99 85 95 95 5 13 7
Myanmar 83 43 71 23 830 20 30
Nepal 58 29 36 18 724 23 27
Sri Lanka 99 93 99 98 378 17 8
Thailand 99 80 99 99 838 4 8
Timor-Leste 84 55 30 22 44 14 24
Sources: * World Health Statistics 2012
** The State of the World's Children 2012
3. Selected Immunization Indicators
Country Newborns Immunized with BCG
(%)** 2010
Immunization Coverage among 1-year-olds (%)* 2010
Pregnant Women Immunized with 2 or
more doses of Tetanus Toxoid (%)**
2010
Number of diseases covered
by routine immunization*
2010
Measles DTP3
Bangladesh 94 94 95 93 7
Bhutan 96 95 91 89 7
DPR Korea 98 99 93 91 7
India 87 74 72 87 7
Indonesia 97 89 83 85 7
Maldives 97 97 96 95 7
Myanmar 94 88 90 93 7
Nepal 94 86 82 81 7
Sri Lanka 99 99 99 86 7
Thailand 99 98 99 91 7
Timor Leste 71 66 72 81 7
Sources: * World Health Statistics 2012
4. Selected Nutrition Indicators
Country Low Birth Weight Newborns (%)
2006-2010
Early Initiation of breastfeeding
(%) 2006-2010
% of children (2006-2010)
who are: % Under-Five (2006-2010) suffering from:
Vitamin A Supplementat
ion Coverage (2 doses) (6-59months)
(%) 2010
% of households
consuming Iodized Salt 2006-2010 Exclusively
Breastfed (<6months)
Breastfed with complementary
food (6-9months)
Underweight Wasting Stunting
Moderate & Severeº
Severe ¹
Moderate & Severe²
Moderate & Severe³
Bangladesh 22 43 43 74 41 12 17 43 100 84
Sources: The State of the World's Children 2012
º Underweight – Moderate & Severe: Proportion of children aged 0-59 months who are below minus two standard deviations from median weight for age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.
¹ Underweight – Severe: Proportion of children aged 0-59 months who are below minus three standard deviations from median for age of the WHO Child Growth Standards.
² Wasting – Moderate & Severe: proportion of children aged 0-59 months who are below minus two standard deviations from median weight for height of the WHO Child Growth Standards.
Annual number of deaths by cause for neonates in South-East Asia Region -
Estimation for 2008
Cause Number (in 000s)* Percentage (%)
Neonatal Infection # 365 28
Prematurity and Low Birth Weight 336 26
Birth Asphyxia and Birth Trauma 264 20
Congenital Anomalies 56 4
Diarrhoeal Diseases 38 3
Neonatal Tetanus 16 1
Other diseases 219 17
Total 1,294
Sources:
World Health Statistics 2011
*http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/Neonatal_mortality_estimates_2008_cod_country.xls
# including deaths from pneumonia and sepsis
Pneumonia, 15% Other conditions,
12% NCD, 3% Injuries, 4%
Malaria, 1% Measles, 3%
Diarrhoea, 10%
Preterm birth complications, 37%
Birth Asphyxia, 19%
Neonatal sepsis, 15%
Pneumonia, 13%
Other conditions, 8% Congenital abnormalities, 4%
Neonatal tetanus, 2% Diarrhoea, 2%
Neonatal Deaths, 52%
Source: WHO. Global Health Observatory (http://www.who.int/gho/child_health/en/index.html) Causes of Deaths in Children Aged Under-Five in
SEA Region – Estimation for 2010
