South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): statistics and indicators

57 indicators and 1,663 data points for South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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Key indicators for South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year 2024 31st falling
Total population by age 27,961 2100 21st falling
Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 2100 39th flat
Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 2024 18th volatile
Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 2024 12th falling
Child mortality rate 4.53 2024 18th volatile
Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 2024 14th volatile
Child deaths 157,304 2024 14th volatile
Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 2024 18th falling
Total population by age 8,409 2023 26th volatile
Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 2024 2nd rising
Deaths aged 20 to 24 189,445 2024 10th falling
Deaths aged 5 to 24 490,800 2024 14th falling
Deaths aged 15 to 19 139,017 2024 10th falling
Deaths aged 5 to 9 78,796 2024 23rd falling
Deaths aged 15 to 24 328,462 2024 10th falling
Deaths aged 10 to 19 222,559 2024 13th falling
Deaths aged 10 to 14 83,542 2024 16th falling
Proportion of population using of on-site sanitation facilities with 0.054 2024 50th falling
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services 23.28 2024 22nd rising
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services 56.81 2024 22nd rising
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 13.02 2022 19th falling
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.43 2022 115th rising
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 5.87 2024 41st rising
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 19.27 2022 3rd falling
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.23 2022 116th volatile
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.85 2022 125th rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.03 2022 129th rising
Proportion of population using on-site sanitation facilities with 50.89 2024 2nd rising
Proportion of population using improved drinking water sources 97.45 2024 19th rising
Proportion of population using limited drinking water services 2.51 2024 40th falling
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 15.75 2024 36th rising
Proportion of population using unimproved sanitation facilites 3.08 2024 44th falling
Proportion of population using improved latrines and other improved 38.75 2024 5th rising
Proportion of population using limited sanitation services 10.58 2024 30th rising
Proportion of population using at least basic sanitation services 80.09 2024 29th rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities 90.67 2024 27th rising
Proportion of population using sanitation facilities connected to 36.18 2024 2nd rising
Proportion of population practising open defecation 6.24 2024 31st volatile
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 50.44 2023 2nd rising
Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 10.58 2018 39th rising
Refugees by host country, per 1000 population 1 2025 119th rising
Refugees by host country, per 1 USD GNI per capita 1 2025 119th rising
Proportion of schools with improved drinking water sources 93.69 2023 15th rising
Proportion of schools with no drinking water service 9.33 2023 44th falling
New internal displacements 5.19 million 2025 58th falling
Internally displaced persons 14.00 million 2025 46th volatile
Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 91.32 2025 7th flat
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 83.89 2023 14th rising
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 6.78 2023 39th falling
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 24.78 2020 3rd falling
International migrants, by country of destination 12.62 million 2024 79th falling
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 34.80 million 2024 5th falling
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 1.29 million 2024 9th falling
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 65.3 2023 42nd rising
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 68.2 2023 36th rising
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 16.9 2024 9th falling

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