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Table 1 Input data across wealth quintiles in Nepal

From: Estimating the child health equity potential of improved sanitation in Nepal

Data

QUINTILE

Mortality Rates

poorest

poorer

middle

richer

richest

national

Neonatal

43.0

38.0

47.0

31.0

26.0

33.00

Infant

71.0

62.0

70.0

51.0

40.0

48.00

Under 5

98.0

83.0

91.0

63.0

47.0

61.00

Causes of Death (1-59 months)

      

Diarrhea

11.9

14.63

19.51

13.04

13.64

14.22

Injuries

4.76

7.32

9.76

13.04

9.09

7.58

Measles

0

0

2.44

0

0

0.47

Other

45.24

51.22

29.27

39.13

36.36

41.71

Pneumonia

38.1

26.83

39.02

34.78

40.91

36.02

Diarrheal Incidence (<5 years)

      

<1 month

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

2.61

0.51

1-5 months

3.02

2.37

3.41

3.72

4.27

3.30

6-11 months

3.56

2.34

3.14

3.16

2.15

2.95

12-23 months

2.00

1.55

1.59

1.53

1.75

1.71

24-59 months

16.48

15.35

10.54

9.29

12.65

13.31

Stunting (<-2 Z scores)

      

< 1month

42.10

38.89

31.86

7.89

0.00

11.60

1-5 month

15.06

14.03

12.22

9.93

5.28

11.60

6-11 months

33.66

27.80

29.43

11.65

6.13

52.20

12-23 months

59.44

57.52

49.97

36.09

21.65

47.50

24-59 months

71.90

63.44

60.41

50.36

39.20

62.40

< 5 years

61.60

54.90

50.40

39.80

30.90

 

Wasting (<-3 Z scores)

      

< 1month

0.00

16.15

0.00

0.00

5.08

3.90

1-5 month

6.00

1.71

1.58

6.07

5.99

3.90

6-11 months

6.44

5.00

7.06

5.61

1.23

9.40

12-23 months

3.81

6.56

3.55

4.30

1.46

4.10

24-59 months

2.25

1.76

2.02

1.25

0.50

1.00

< 5 years

3.20

3.10

2.60

2.50

1.20

 

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

      

Improved sanitary facility (%)

2.61

7.95

19.67

33.68

46.23

22.70

Improved water within 30 min (%)

85.2

87.7

84.3

87.7

79.5

79.8

Piped water into house/yard/plot (%)

0.91

4.34

7.45

12.88

36.58

14.6

Handwashing with soap (%)

37.7

52.3

59.7

77.9

87.9

64.1

Hygienic disposal of children's stools (%)

5.2

13.7

14.7

35.3

74.3

26.0