2024 Annual Data
Latest Statistics
Driving evidence-based outcomes across every dimension of maternal and child health nationwide.
Headline indicators
| Indicator | Latest value | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible Families Registered | 3,886,683 | Total families enrolled in the FHB family health programme nationwide. | |
| Pregnant Mothers Registered | 237,236 | Pregnant mothers receiving routine antenatal care through FHB clinics. | |
| Children Under 5 in Care | 1,301,934 | Children under five years of age receiving growth monitoring and immunisation. |
Coverage indicators
| Indicator | Latest value | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Registration | 96% | — | Share of eligible families registered with their area FHB clinic. |
| Mother Registration | 97% | — | Pregnant mothers registered for antenatal care within the first trimester. |
| Teenage Pregnancy | 3.7% | — | Pregnancies among mothers under 20 years as a share of total pregnancies. |
| Postpartum Coverage | 94.4% | — | Mothers receiving the recommended postpartum care visits after delivery. |
Mortality rates
| Indicator | Latest value | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal Mortality | 24.9 | per 100,000 live births | Deaths of mothers from pregnancy-related causes per 100,000 live births. |
| Neonatal Mortality | 7.2 | per 1,000 live births | Deaths of newborns within the first 28 days per 1,000 live births. |
| Infant Mortality | 10.2 | per 1,000 live births | Deaths of infants under one year per 1,000 live births. |
| Under-5 Mortality | 12.1 | per 1,000 live births | Deaths of children under five years of age per 1,000 live births. |
Routine data
Maternal & Child Health Statistics
National indicator values across the available reporting years.
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| Indicators | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 21,164,458 | 21,443,930 | 21,690,194 | 21,899,100 | 22,034,594 | 22,036,695 | 22,396,646 | 22,206,603 | 21,894,617 |
| Birth Rate (per 1000 population) | 16.9 | 16 | 16 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 11.2 | 10.1 |
| Percentage of pregnant mothers registered before 8 weeks of gestation | 78.47 | 79.4 | 79.8 | 80.6 | 80.9 | 81.8 | 80.9 | 81.7 | 82.0 |
| Percentage of teenage pregnant mothers registered | 4.85 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Percentage of primi mothers registered | 32.71 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 32.3 | 31 | 32.4 | 35.7 | 35.5 | 34.8 |
| Percentage Pregnant mothers with gravidity 5 or more registered | 2.13 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Percentage of pregnant mothers protected for Rubella | 96.63 | 98.2 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 98.7 | 99 | 99.2 |
| Tetanus Toxoid coverage among pregnant mothers | 100 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.5 | 99.5 |
| Percentage of Mothers tested for VDRL at the time of delivery | 100 | 98.7 | 99.2 | 99.5 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 98.5 | 98.6 | 98.7 |
| Grouping and Rh coverage among pregnant mothers | 100 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 99.7 |
| Percentage of pregnant mothers visited at least once at home by Public Health Midwife (PHM) | 91.07 | 90.9 | 91.9 | 94.3 | 94.2 | 93.9 | 96.2 | 97.5 | 97.2 |
| Percentage of pregnant mothers attending clinics at least once during pregnancy | 94.7 | 96.9 | 95.8 | 95.4 | 95.6 | 95.1 | 97.1 | 96.6 | 95.8 |
| Average number of clinic visits by a mother | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Percentage of pregnant mothers with low BMI as it is on or before 12 weeks of gestation | 18.8 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 15.5 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of mothers reported with antenatal morbidities | 32.1 | 35.4 | 39.4 | 42 | 41.1 | 38 | 35.0 | 38.1 | 38.7 |
| Percentage of institutional deliveries | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 |
| Percentage of home deliveries registered | 0.1 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| Percentage of deliveries with LSCS | 36.3 | 37.3 | 39.1 | 40.5 | 41.7 | 43.1 | 43.1 | 44.4 | 46.0 |
| Percentage of untrained deliveries reported | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 0.08 |
| Percentage of post partum mothers receiving at least one home visit within the 1st 10 postpartum days | 78.5 | 80.7 | 84.2 | 82.6 | 80.9 | 76 | 76.6 | 72.5 | 70.9 |
| Percentage of mothers recieved at least 1 postpartum visit during 1st 10 days for deliveries reported | N/A | 92.2 | 92.8 | 93.3 | 94.2 | 92.2 | 93.2 | 94.2 | 94.4 |
| Average number of postnatal visits within first 10 days | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of postpartum mothers visited by PHM at or around 42 days | 79 | 77.5 | 79.2 | 83 | 81.3 | 80.4 | 84.9 | 89.3 | 89.5 |
| Percentage of postpartum mothers receiving Vitamin A megadose | 96.4 | 95.3 | 89.7 | 88.6 | 92.4 | 92.8 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 94.7 |
| Percentage of pregnant mothers reported postnatal morbidities | 10.8 | 11 | 11.4 | 12 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 13.3 | 15.2 |
| Percentage of infants visited at least once at home after 42 days by Public Health Midwife | 53.35 | 50.3 | 50.7 | 51.4 | 49.1 | 45.6 | 51.7 | 55 | 55.3 |
| Average number of clinic visits for an infant | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| Percentage of children received Vitamin A mega dose at 18 months | 80.6 | 86.1 | 86.1 | 78.6 | 85 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 91 | 86.6 |
| Percentage of children received Vitamin A mega dose at 3 years | 90.5 | 91.2 | 92.9 | 83.1 | 87.1 | 91.8 | 91.5 | — | 101.8 |
| Percentage Low Birth Weight | 11.2 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.6 |
| Percentage of infants weighed | 88.5 | 87.5 | 88.1 | 90.2 | 67.8 | 68.3 | 83 | 90 | 92.1 |
| Percentage of infants who are underweight | 6.47 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 |
| Percentage of young children (1-2 years) weighed | 79.2 | 78.7 | 81.9 | 83.6 | 60.9 | 56.4 | 73 | 83.7 | 85.4 |
| Percentage of young children (1-2 years) who are underweight | 14.25 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 13.1 |
| Percentage of preschoolers' (2 - 5 year) weighed | 80.35 | 80.3 | 80.2 | 81.7 | 62.3 | 55.9 | 70.6 | 82.4 | 85.5 |
| Percentage of preschoolers' (2 - 5 year) who are underweight | 21.23 | 20.5 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 21.8 | 21.5 |
| Percentage of schools in which Health Survey completed | 96.1 | 93.6 | 98.2 | 99.6 | 91.1 | 94.7 | 98.4 | 98.7 | 99.4 |
| Percentage of schools in which School Medical Inspection conducted | 92.28 | 87.8 | 98.7 | 97 | 55.8 | 57.9 | 98 | 98.7 | 98.9 |
| Percentage of children screened at School Medical Inspection | 78.23 | 74.74 | - | 97.5 | 63.2 | - | 90.9 | 92 | 91.4 |
| Percentage of children with defects | 34.9 | 34.1 | 31.6 | 31.1 | 30.7 | 24.6 | 28.3 | 31.2 | 31.6 |
| Percentage of eligible families using any contraceptive method (All methods) | 66.45 | 67.3 | 67.7 | 66.9 | 66 | 66.6 | 68.5 | 69.4 | 69.8 |
| Percentage of eligible families using modern methods | 57.01 | 57.9 | 58.4 | 57.9 | 57 | 57.7 | 59.4 | 60.2 | 60.6 |
| Percentage of eligible families using traditional methods | 9.44 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9 | 9 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
| Percentage of eligible families with unmet need for family planning | 6.22 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Percentage of 35-year age cohort attendance to WWC | 52.8 | 53.3 | 61.2 | 59.1 | 46.5 | 34.9 | 44.1 | 52.4 | 50.0 |
| Neonatal Mortality Rate (1000 live births) | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (1000 live births) | 8.2 | 9 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 9 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.2 |
| Still Birth Rate (per 1000 births) | 5.92 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Under Five Mortality Rate (1000 live births) | 9.27 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 11 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 12 | 12 .5 | 12 .1 |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio (100,000 live births) | 33.8 | 39.0 | 32.0 | 29.2 | 29.5 | 47.0 | 33.0 | 24.9 | N/A |
| Percentage of pregnant mothers >35 years registered | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.5 |
Nutrition Month data
Under-five Nutrition Indicators
National nutrition status indicators reported during Nutrition Month.
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| Indicators | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of under 5 children with underweight | 15.6 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 15.3 | 17.1 | 17.0 |
| Percentage of under 5 children with Stunting | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 10.5 |
| Percentage of under 5 children with Wasting | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 10. | 9.3 |
| Percentage of under 5 children with severe wasting (SAM) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.22 | 0.82 |
| Percentage of under 5 children with moderate wasting (MAM) | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Percentage of under 5 children with overweight | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.49 |