KEY INDICATORS

INDICATOR	National
	Total	Urban	Rural
Total Fertility Rate	3.5	3.0	4.3
Mean ideal number of children  per women	3.0	2.8	3.2
Median age at first marriage  for women age 25-49	22	23	21
Median birth intervals  (months)	31	31	30

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INDICATOR	National
	Total	Urban	Rural
Child Mortality and Child Health
Deaths per 1,000 livebirths   (Figures are for the ten years  before the survey, except for  the national rate, which  represents the 5-yrs before the  survey)
Infant Mortality rate	30	24	36
Under-five mortality rate	42	30	52
Children fully vaccinated (%)	70	74	65
Children (under 3) receiving  Vit. A supplements	76	80	82
Children with symptoms of  ARI (%)	10	8	12
Among those with ARI,  children who sought treatment  from a health facility/  provider(%)	46	51	43
Children with diarrhea in 2  weeks before survey(%)	11	11	11
Among those with diarrhea, %  taken to a health facility	32	36	29
Among those w/diarrhea, %  treated with ORS, RHF or  increased fluids	59	68	50

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INDICATOR	National
	Total	Urban	Rural
Maternal Health
% of women w/ a livebirth in the 5-yrs before the survey
No antenatal care	6	5	7
Received 2+ doses of tetanus  toxoid	37	37	38
% of livebirths in the 5-yrs before the survey
Delivered in a health facility	38	54	22
Assisted by a doctor, nurse or  midwife at delivery	60	79	41

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INDICATOR	National
	Total	Urban	Rural
Family Planning
% of currently married women age 15-49
Currently using any method	49	50	47
Currently using any modern  method	33	34	33
Unmet need for family  planning	17	15	20

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INDICATOR	National
	Total	Urban	Rural
HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis
Women who know that AIDS  can be prevented by using  condoms and limiting sex to  one uninfected partner (%)	45	46	43
Men who know that AIDS can  be prevented by using  condoms and limiting sex to  one uninfected partner (%)	56	57	55
Women who know that TB is  caused by germs/bacteria (%)	24	26	21
Men who know that TB is  caused by germs/bacteria (%)	17	19	15
Women who have ever  experienced symptoms of TB  (%)	35	30	42
Men who have ever  experienced symptoms of TB  (%)	36	29	43
Source: 2003 National Demographic and Health Survey Key Findings

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