Table 1.
Country context: selected demographic, health and development indicators for Bangladesh, Benin, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uganda, and Uzbekistan.
| Selected Indicators | Bangladesh | Benin | Philippines | Sri Lanka + | Uganda | Uzbekistan ++ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic indicators # | 1995 | 2005 | 1995 | 2005 | 1995 | 2005 | 1995 | 2005 | 1995 | 2005 | 1995 | 2005 |
| Total population (millions) | 118 | 141 | 5.65 | 7.63 | 69.3 | 85.6 | 18.2 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 28.4 | 22.9 | 26.0 |
| Population children under 5 years (millions) | 16.6 | 16.0 | 1.04 | 1.33 | 9.99 | 11.4 | 1.70 | 1.77 | 4.13 | 5.61 | 3.31 | 2.58 |
| Urban population (%) | 23.7 | 28.0 | 37.2 | 41.2 | 48.8 | 48.1 | 17.2 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 38.4 | 37.2 |
| Child mortality indicators * | ||||||||||||
| Under 5 mortality rate | 114 | 64.2 | 160 | 129 | 47.7 | 34.5 | 26.7 | 19.5 | 167 | 120 | 69.7 | 56.7 |
| Infant mortality rate | 80.8 | 49.1 | 97.5 | 80.5 | 34.8 | 26.6 | 22.5 | 16.7 | 99.7 | 74.7 | 57.5 | 47.8 |
| Nutrition indicators ** | 1996/1997 | 2007 | 1996 | 2006 | 1996 | 2003 | 1993 | 2006 | 1995 | 2006 | 1996 | 2006 |
| Stunting prevalence among children <5 years (%) | 55 | 36 | 29 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 40 | 32 | 34 | 15 |
| Underweight prevalence among children <5 years (%) | 56 | 46 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 5 |
| Health indicators ¶ | 2007 | 2006 | 2008 | 2006/2007 | 2006 | 2006 | ||||||
| Antenatal care coverage, at least once (%) | 51 | 84 | 91 | 99 | 94 | 99 | ||||||
| Antenatal coverage, 4 times or more (%) | 21 | 61 | 70 | - | 47 | - | ||||||
| Health facility deliveries (%) | 15 | 78 | 38 | 98 | 41 | 97 | ||||||
| Deliveries attended by skilled health personnel (%) | 18 | 74 | 62 | 99 | 42 | 100 | ||||||
| Adult HIV prevalence (15–49 years) | <0.1 | 1.2 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 5.4 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Water and sanitation indicators ¶¶ | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 | 2008 | ||||||
| Percentage using improved drinking water | 81 | 73 | 92 | 89 | 69 | 87 | ||||||
| Percentage using improved sanitation facilities | 53 | 12 | 72 | 91 | 34 | 100 | ||||||
| Human development indicators † | ||||||||||||
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | 68 | 54.9 | 68 | 74.5 | 52.5 | 67.6 | ||||||
| Adult literacy rate ages 15-older (%) | - | - | 95.4 | 90.6 | - | - | ||||||
| Human Development Index (HDI) value | 0.484 | 0.419 | 0.635 | 0.676 | 0.430 | 0.624 | ||||||
Data sources: # Demographic indicators: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011), World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision [30]; * Child mortality indicators: United Nations IGME Database [31]; ** Nutrition indicators: Demographic and Health Survey country reports [32]; + Sri Lanka data from the government database [33]; ++ Uzbekistan data from multiple indicators cluster survey [34]; ¶ Health indicators: United Nations Children’s Fund Database [35]; ¶¶ Water and sanitation indicators: World Health Organization/United Nations Children’s Fund Joint Monitoring Programme for Water and Sanitation [36]; † Human development indicators measure different aspects of well-being and human development, United Nations Development Programme [37].