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Summary of gaps between the best off and the furthest behind groups

Sample size of Average Size of best- Rate of best- Size of the Rate of the Gap in rate between
Source Year Analysis reference rate off group off group furthest furthest the best-off and the
population behind group behind group furthest behind group
MICS 2018 Bank account 7405 44.17% 23.45% 72.18% 36.55% 18.85% 53 pp
MICS 2018 Basic drinking water 7405 91.26% 46.24% 97.37% 36.55% 81.15% 16 pp
MICS 2018 Basic sanitation 7405 64.29% 23.45% 86.25% 36.55% 31.94% 54 pp
MICS 2018 Clean fuels 7405 3.68% 23.45% 8.15% 36.55% 0.19% 8 pp
MICS 2018 Electricity 7405 62.73% 63.45% 91.56% 36.55% 12.68% 79 pp
MICS 2018 Higher education 8441 3.61% 28.62% 6.66% 20.07% 0.26% 6 pp
MICS 2018 Internet use 18162 46.43% 11.63% 78.59% 8.96% 11.61% 67 pp
MICS 2018 Modern contraception 3479 40.58% 14.81% 53.32% 14.00% 27.27% 26 pp
MICS 2018 Secondary education 13509 22.11% 33.60% 29.40% 15.95% 5.19% 24 pp
MICS 2018 Skilled birth attendance during childbirth 3472 82.43% 24.21% 93.62% 7.71% 71.23% 23 pp
MICS 2018 Stunting in children under 5 years of age 9686 19.24% 16.43% 12.29% 11.80% 26.79% 14 pp
MICS 2018 Violence justified against women 13640 49.90% 18.66% 25.53% 5.48% 83.61% 58 pp
MICS 2018 Wasting in children under 5 years of age 9677 6.36% 11.42% 4.29% 17.28% 7.76% 3 pp

Source: ESCAP elaboration using data from the latest MICS 2018 survey.
Note 1: Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 years of age is not shown because average prevalence is below 3 per cent and the sample
size of the survey does not permit drawing inferences for the population.

Summary of the characteristics of the furthest behind groups

Mother Children under 5 years of
Opportunity or barrier/ Circumstances Wealth Residence Education Gender Age group Marital status Electricity
education age
Bank account B40 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Basic drinking water B40 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Basic sanitation B40 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Clean fuels B40 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Electricity B40 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Higher education B40 n/a Female n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Internet use B40 Lower education n/a n/a 35 + years old n/a
4 or more children under
Modern contraception n/a n/a n/a n/a
5 years of age
Secondary education Rural n/a Female n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
3 or more children under
Skilled birth attendance during childbirth B40 Lower education n/a n/a 25 - 34 years old n/a
5 years of age
3 or more children under
Stunting in children under 5 years of age B40 n/a Male n/a n/a n/a
5 years of age
4 or more children under
Violence justified against women Rural Lower education n/a n/a n/a n/a
5 years of age
2 or more children under
Wasting in children under 5 years of age Rural n/a Male n/a n/a n/a
5 years of age
Source: ESCAP elaboration using data from the latest MICS 2018 survey.
Note 1: Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 years of age is not shown because average prevalence is below 3 per cent and the sample
size of the survey does not permit drawing inferences for the population

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