TABLE 7.
Measures of levels, intendedness and outcomes of pregnancy, by development region, Nepal, 2014
| Development region | No. of pregnancies | Pregnancy rate | Unintended pregnancy rate | % of pregnancies that were unintended | % distribution of pregnancies by outcome | |||||
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| Planned births | Miscarriages of intended pregnancies | Unplanned births | Abortion | Miscarriages of unintended pregnancies | Total | |||||
| All | 1,048,665 | 135 | 67.7 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 100 |
| Eastern | 220,752 | 129 | 64.3 | 50 | 42 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 100 |
| Central | 400,191 | 144 | 85.0 | 59 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 6 | 100 |
| Western | 182,269 | 121 | 57.2 | 47 | 44 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 100 |
| Mid-Western | 142,414 | 138 | 56.9 | 41 | 49 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 100 |
| Far-Western | 103,040 | 141 | 47.3 | 34 | 55 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 100 |
Note: Rates are number of events per 1,000 women aged 15–49. Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.