NUTRITION

Note: Based on 2006 WHO reference population

Socioeconomic inequities in coverage

79

60

77

0 20 40 60 80 100Percent

Coverage along the continuum

Source: DHS, MICS, Other NS

Skilled attendant

*Postnatal care

breastfeeding

Measles

43 4740.0Pe

rcen

t

Skilled attendant at deliveryPercent live births attended by skilled health

treatment

0

20

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

ImmunizationPercent of children immunized against measlesPercent of children immunized with 3 doses DTPPercent of children immunized with 3 doses Hib

10 8 6 66 6 50

20

1988Other NS

1989DHS

1998DHS

2003DHS

2008DHS

Underweight and stunting prevalencePercent children <5 years who are underweightPercent children <5 years who are stunted

43 39

0

20

40

1989DHS

1994DHS

1998DHS

2000MICS

2003DHS

2008DHS

Percen

t

Exclusive breastfeedingPercent infants <6 months exclusively breastfed

Source: UNICEF/UNAIDS/WHOUNICEF/UNAIDS/WHO

Percent children <5 yearsyears with suspected pneumonia takento appropriate health providerproviderPercent children <5 yearsyears with suspected pneumoniareceiving antibiotics

Coverage levels are shown for the poorest 20% (red circles) andand the richest20% (orange circles). The longer the line between the two groups,groups, thegreater the inequality. These estimates may differ from otherother charts due todifferences in data sources.

Household wealth quintile: Poorest 20% Richest20% Richest20% Richest20% Richest 20%

DHS 2008

Measles

DTP3

Careseekingfor pneumonia

feedingORT & continued

Demand for familyplanning satisfied

Antenatal care4+ visits

Skilled birthattendant

breastfeedingEarly initiation of

ITN use amongchildren <5 yrs

Vitamin A(past 6 months)

Demand for familyplanning satisfied

familysatisfiedfamily

Antenatal care(4+ visits)

at delivery

Exclusive

Introduction of solid, semi‐solid/soft foods (%)

Early initiation of breastfeeding (within 1 hr of birth, %)

Vitamin A two dose coverage (%)

Wasting prevalence (moderate and severe, %)%)

Low birthweight incidence (moderate and severe, %)%)

Source: WHO/UNICEF

Antenatal care1+1+ visitvisit

(2009)(2009)

(2010)

(2006)

Pre-pregnancy

Pregnancy

Birth

Neonatal period

Infancy

Developed by Countdown to report on core indicatorsidentified by the UN Commission on Information andAccountability, in support of the Global Strategy forWomen’s and Children’s Health

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