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SOUTH ASIA: DEVELOPMENT PROGRESS
| Prevalence of Child Malnutrition | Year | India | Bangladesh | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| weight for age % of children under 5 | 1993-99(b) | 45 | 56 | 47 | 38 | 33 |
| Net primary enrolment ratio (a) | 1990 | - | 68 | - | - | - |
| Male % of relevant age group | 1997 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Female % of relevant age group | 1990 | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| Infant mortality rate | 1990 | 80 | 91 | 101 | 111 | 19 |
| (per 1000 live births ) | 1999 | 71 | 61 | 75 | 90 | 15 |
| Under 5 mortality rate ( per 1000 ) | 1990 | 112 | 136 | 138 | 138 | 23 |
| 1999 | 90 | 89 | 109 | 126 | 19 | |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | ||||||
| % of women 15-49 | 1990-99 (b) | 52 | 54 | 29 | 24 | - |
| Maternal mortality ratio | ||||||
| per 100000 live births | 1990-99 (b) | 410 | 440 | - | - | 60 |
| Access to an improved water | ||||||
| sources ( % of Population ) | 2000 | 88 | 97 | 81 | 88 | 83 |
Notes :
a: Net enrollment ratios
exceeding 100 percent indicate discrepancies between the estimates
of school age population and reported enrollment data .
b: Data one for the most recent year available.
Report: World Development Indicators : 2001. The World Bank, Washington,2001.
Data Sources: The Indicators here have been compiled by WB staff
from primary and secondary sources more information can be found in the
" About the data"
"Definitions and data Sources " entries that accompany each
table in the subsequent sections. For more information visit www. OECD.
org / dac