NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

NMICS 2010, Mid- and Far Western RegionsSome 56 percent of children under five were living in the Mid-Western Region and 44 percent wereliving in the Far Western Region. By subregion, almost one third (30 percent) were living in the Mid-Western Hills, 21 percent in the Far Western Terai, 17 percent in the Mid-Western Terai, 16 percentin the Far Western Hills, and eight percent each in the Mid-Western Mountains and Far WesternMountains. Slightly more than half (51 percent) were male and the remainder (49 percent) werefemale. Over 91 percent were living in rural areas, while nine percent were living in urban areas.By age group, 10 percent were younger than six months, 10 percent are aged 6–11 months, 18percent were aged 12–23 months, 20 percent were aged 24–35 months, 23 percent were aged 36–47 months and 21 percent were aged 48–59 months. Around two thirds (60 percent) ofmothers/caretakers of children under five had never received any formal education, 16 percent hadprimary education and 24 percent had at least secondary education.In terms of wealth quintile, slightly more than one fourth (26 percent) of children under five wereliving in the poorest households, while 15 percent were living in the richest households.35