Afghanistan Mortality Survey 2010 - Measure DHS

Central zone (56 percent) has the highest proportion of male in-migrants of all of the zones of the country.Among the regions, nearly two-fifths of male in-migrants live in the Capital region of the country,whereas only 2 percent of male in-migrants live in the Central Highland region of the country. Of note isthat over two-fifths (42 percent) of male in-migrants are in the highest wealth quintile. There is littledifference in the percent distribution of male in-migrants by remoteness quintile.It is interesting to note that there are more adult male than female out-migrants but many moreadult female in-migrants. The data also show that among female in-migrants, more than two-thirds (70percent) changed residence during their early reproductive years, that is, at age 15-29. Female in-migrantswere most often in rural areas (64 percent) and the Central zone (47 percent). Among the regions of thecountry, over one-quarter (28 percent) of female in-migrants were found in the Capital region, whereasonly 3 percent of female in-migrants were in the Central Highland region of the country. In addition,nearly one-third (31 percent) of female in-migrants are in the highest wealth quintile. In contrast, only 13percent of female in-migrants are in the lowest wealth quintile. Nearly one in four female in-migrants is inthe second most remote quintile, with in-migrants least likely to be in the least remote quintile.Table 2.11 Household in-migrants by background characteristicsPercent distribution of in-migrants age 15 years and older to households in the five years preceding the survey,according to background characteristics, by sex, Afghanistan 2010SexBackgroundFemale Male Totalcharacteristic Percent Number Percent Number Percent NumberAge at time of migration15-19 42.4 3,715 18.6 955 33.6 4,67020-24 19.5 1,709 15.0 768 17.8 2,47725-29 8.5 747 13.1 674 10.2 1,42130-34 5.1 446 10.2 521 7.0 96735-39 4.3 377 8.9 455 6.0 83340-44 2.9 256 6.4 327 4.2 58345-49 2.2 197 5.9 301 3.6 49850 8.3 729 14.4 736 10.5 1,465Don’t know/missing 6.8 594 7.6 389 7.1 983ResidenceUrban 36.1 3,164 52.9 2,711 42.3 5,875Rural 63.9 5,605 47.1 2,415 57.7 8,021ZoneNorth 24.1 2,115 20.7 1,059 22.8 3,174Central 46.5 4,079 56.4 2,891 50.2 6,970South 29.4 2,575 22.9 1,176 27.0 3,751RegionNorth Eastern 10.3 899 7.0 357 9.0 1,256Northern 13.9 1,216 13.7 702 13.8 1,918Western 15.1 1,327 13.7 704 14.6 2,031Central Highland 2.9 257 2.4 124 2.7 381Capital 28.4 2,494 40.3 2,063 32.8 4,558Eastern 13.1 1,147 13.1 669 13.1 1,816Southern 6.0 524 4.4 227 5.4 750South Eastern 10.3 905 5.5 280 8.5 1,184Wealth quintileLowest 13.3 1,170 10.3 526 12.2 1,695Second 18.0 1,575 12.7 650 16.0 2,225Middle 17.9 1,574 15.8 808 17.1 2,382Fourth 19.5 1,710 19.3 988 19.4 2,699Highest 31.2 2,740 42.0 2,154 35.2 4,895Remoteness quintileMost remote 22.7 1,991 19.6 1,005 21.6 2,996Second 24.7 2,166 19.9 1,022 22.9 3,188Middle 20.9 1,830 21.9 1,125 21.3 2,955Fourth 17.4 1,527 19.9 1,023 18.3 2,549Least remote 14.3 1,256 18.5 951 15.9 2,206Total 100.0 8,769 100.0 5,126 100.0 13,89532 | Household Population, Household and Women’s Characteristics