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Table 1 Prevalence of stunting and 95% CI among children under five years by seven provinces of Nepal from 2001 to 2016

From: Spatial analysis of provincial and district trends in stunting among children under five years in Nepal from 2001 to 2016

Provinces

2001

95% CI

2006

95% CI

2011

95% CI

2016

95% CI

Percentage

Lower

Upper

Percentage

Lower

Upper

Percentage

Lower

Upper

Percentage

Lower

Upper

Province 1

50.2

46.2

52.7

38.6

34.8

41.4

37.3

32.2

41.2

32.7

27.5

37.2

Madhesh

56.6

54.6

59.3

52.1

48.7

55.0

40.2

36.1

44.0

36.9

33.1

40.8

Bagmati

59.6

57.3

63.2

46.5

41.2

48

34.2

27.7

38.1

29.4

24.5

34.2

Gandaki

54.9

48.8

59.5

47.3

41.5

51.3

36.2

30.9

44.5

26.9

21.9

35.5

Lumbini

55.8

52.3

58

53.2

50.6

57.1

41.8

38.0

47.8

38.5

32.9

42.3

Karnali

70.5

67.3

74.1

62.5

59.5

69.7

55.6

50.5

62.9

54.5

52.0

66.1

Sudur Paschim

59.9

56.9

62.9

52.6

47.5

54.9

46.4

46.6

57.3

36.0

32.3

44.7

  1. Children who slept in the household the night before the survey and who have complete information on date of birth were selected for analysis for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011. For 2016, children who slept in the household the night before the survey only were selected. Data weighted according to DHS recommendations [5]