Table 1.

Country-wise type of survey, year of survey and data source for selected country-specific survey data used in the current study.

Country	Type & Year of Survey	Data Source
Afghanistan	National Nutrition Survey (NNS) 2013	Institutional (UNICEF)
Bangladesh	Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2007	Public domain
Bhutan	National Nutrition and Anaemia Survey 2015	Institutional (UNICEF)
India	National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2015/16	Public domain
Maldives	Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2010	Public domain
Nepal	Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2006	Public domain
Pakistan	Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2012/13	Public domain