Table 3.
Village Development Committees (VDCs) and risk population by development regions in Nepal
| Region | Number of districts | High risk | Moderate risk | Low risk | No risk | Total VDC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDC | Population1 | VDC | Population1 | VDC | Population1 | VDC | Population1 | VDC | Population1 | ||
| Eastern | 16 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 430,773 | 215 | 2,511,297 | 668 | 3,235,282 | 907 | 6,177,352 |
| Central | 19 | 10 | 258,959 | 77 | 927,902 | 353 | 2,821,865 | 778 | 5,675,767 | 1218 | 9,684,493 |
| Western | 16 | 7 | 115,595 | 27 | 372,822 | 191 | 1,881,278 | 652 | 2,661,812 | 877 | 5,031,507 |
| Mid-western2 | 15 | 18 | 246,740 | 59 | 692,140 | 92 | 883,228 | 412 | 1,767,651 | 581 | 3,589,759 |
| Far-western | 9 | 19 | 364,342 | 14 | 237,055 | 148 | 1,281,067 | 208 | 799,408 | 389 | 2,681,872 |
| Grand Total2 | 75 | 54 | 985,636 | 201 | 2,660,692 | 999 | 9,378,735 | 2718 | 14,139,920 | 3976 | 27,164,983 |
1VDC population is supplied by DPHO/DHO or else taken from census 2011, CBS
2VDC with missing population is not included in the analysis
VDC Village Development Committees, DPHO/DHO District Public Health Office/District Health Office, CBS Central Bureau of Statistics