Table 2.
Vital statistics, JD-HDSS, Bhaktapur, 2010
| Variable | Duwakot | Jhaukhel | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fertility |
|
|
|
| Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population) |
12.2 |
6.6 |
9.7 |
| General fertility rate (per 1000 female population, 15–49 yrs) |
39.4 |
22.3 |
32 |
| Sex ratio at birth (male per female) |
1.16 |
1.11 |
1.15 |
| Child: Women ratio (per 1,000 female population, 15–49 yrs) |
194.1 |
177.9 |
187.2 |
| Home delivery (%) |
12.9 |
7.7 |
11.3 |
|
Mortality |
|
|
|
| Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) |
4.3 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) |
|
|
|
| Maternal mortality ratio (per 1,000,000 live births) |
|
|
|
| Premature death (under 65 years) (%) |
24.2 |
42.8 |
31.5 |
| Death registration (%) |
75.8 |
52.4 |
66.7 |
|
Morbidity |
|
|
|
| Illness (%) |
7.9 |
13.2 |
11.1 |
|
Migration |
|
|
|
| In-migration (%) |
3.42 |
0.79 |
2.25 |
| Out-migration (%) | 1.16 | 1.61 | 1.36 |
Infant mortality rate and maternal mortality ratio are not shown as there were no deaths reported. Illness was recorded for 4 weeks immediately preceeding the survey. Out-migration did not cover the families in which all the family members of the household had migrated.