1. Demographic Information

Surface Area (Sq Km) : 147,181 Population (2011 Census) 26,494,504 Male 12,849,041 Female 13,645,463 Sex ratio ( Male per 100 Female) 94.16 Population Growth Rate (2001-2011)(%) 1.35 Pop. Density (Pop./Km2) 180 Total Household (%) Urban Rural 19.3 80.7 Urban Population (%) 17.1 Population by age structure Population 0-14 years (%) 34.9 Population 65+ years (%) 5.3 Population by Ecological Belts Mountains 6.7 Hills 43 Terai 50.3

2. Top Ten Diseases Accounting for Morbidity

Diseases National Total Pyrexia of Unknown Origin 3.7 Headache 3.7 Gastritis(APD) 3.6 ARI (Lower Respiratory Tract Infection) 3.6 Upper Respiratory Tract Infection 3.4 Intestinal Worm 3.2 Impegtigo /Boils/Furunculosis 2.7 Presumed non infectious diarrhea 2.2 Amoebic dysentery 2.2 Falls/Injuries 2 Source : Annual Report, Department of Health Services (2067/2068)

3. Key findings from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey ,2011

3.1 Family Planning Knowledge of Methods National Total Percentage of currently married women who has knowledge of modern methods 100 Percentage of currently married women who is currently using of modern methods 43.2 Percentage of currently married women who has Knowledge of any methods 100 Percentage of currently married women who is currently using of any methods 49.7 Unmet Need of Family Planning (%) Spacing Limiting 27 9.6 17.4

3.2 Maternal Health National Total Antenatal Care from Skilled Birth Attendants (SBA*) 58.3 Percentage of births protected against neonatal tetanus 81.5 Place for Delivery ( % of births) At home At Health facility 63.1 35.3 Percentage of Live Births 84.8 Median Age at first birth 20.1 Percentage of women of age 15-19 who are already mothers 17 Percentage of women who are married to a man who has more than 1 wife 4 Percentage of births which were assisted at delivery by SBA 36 Percentage of women receive postnatal care 44.5 Percentage of women 15-49 with anemia 35

3.3 Child Health (in %)   Immunization in Children (%)   BCG 97 DPT 3 91.4 Polio 3 92.1 Measles 88 None 2.9 Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) and Fever (%) Children under age 5 with symptoms of ARI Percentage of clients taken to a health care provider for ARI 4.6 Children with fever 18.7 Percentage of clients taken to a health care provider for Fever 41.9 Diarrhea (%)   Percentage of Children suffered from Diarrhea 14 Percentage of clients taken to a health care provider 38 Percentage without treatment of Diarrhea 29.6 Nutrition Status of Children Percentage of infants ever breastfed 98.2 Exclusively breastfed( under 6 month) 70 Percentage of children 6.59 months with Anemia 46 Percentage of children under age 5 stunted 41 Percentage of children under age 5 wasted 11 Percentage of children under age 5 underweight 29

3.4 Infant, Child ( deaths per 1000 live births) and Maternal Mortality (death per 100,000 births) Neonatal Mortality 33 Post Neonatal Mortality 13 Infant Mortality 46 Child Mortality 9 Under 5 Mortality 54 Maternal Mortality rate* 281

*Nepal Demographic and health survey 2006

3.5 Fertility Total Fertility Rate ( TFR) Rural Urban Mountain Hill Terai 2.6 2.8 1.6 3.4 2.6 2.5

4. Health Facilities under Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP)

Health facility under MoHP in % 1. Total Health Institutions under MoHP Hospitals(Central, Regional, Sub-regional, Zonal and District) Primary Health Center (PHC) Health Post Sub-Health Post 86 205 822 2987 Health Volunteers Female Community Health Volunteer including Trained Traditional Birth Attendants 48897     Life Expectancy at birth** Male** Female** 67 65 69 **World Health statistics 2012, World health Organization       Human Development Index** 0.55 Human Development Index Rank** 144 Human Poverty Index** 32.1 Ranking of Human Poverty Index** 99 ***State of world population 2009, UNFPA