Situation of Children in Nepal 2008

• The child mortality rate of children below 5 years of age is 61 per 1000 birth. (1)
• The infant mortality rate of below 1 year of age is 48 per 1000 birth. (1)
• In Nepal, the neonatal mortality rate is 34 per 1000 birth. (2)
• Children aged below 16 year's constitute 40.93 percent of the total population. (2)
  
• 87.4 percent of children are admitted in primary level school. (2)
• Among the school going age children, 48 percent are girls. (2)
• Children who are physically disabled constitute 1 - 8 percent of the total population. (2)
• Four hundred seventy-five children have lost their lives in the armed conflict in Nepal. (3)
• Twenty-four children have lost their lives in different political incidents. (3)
• Out of all marriages, 34 percent are child marriages. (7)
• There are approximately five thousand street children in Nepal. (3)
• Every year 27,000 children used to die due to diarrhoea but now it has become 24,000 in a year. (10)
• There are twenty-six lakhs child labours in Nepal. (8)
• From 2057 till Ashad 2064, 1800 children have been adopted. (4)
• 1088 children below 19 years of age are infected by HIV. (5)
• Children have contributed 6 percent of Nepal's total domestic production. (2)
• Twelve thousands Nepali girls are sold in India every year. (8)
• 40 percent (Thirty-seven lakhs ninety thousand three hundred and fifty seven) of children are suffering of malnutrition and are affected by diseases through it. (4)
• 35 percent children's have birth registration of the total children's population in which 51.29 percent are boys and 48.71 percent are girls. (6)
• There are approximately forty six thousand three hundred and nine consume drugs. Among them 21.6 percent between the ages 15 and 19 use drugs. (9)

Source: (1) Nepal population and health survey 2006, (2) National Planning Commission,
(3) CWIN, (4) Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare 2064, (5) National AIDS and STD Control Centre, (6) CCWB Analysis of District Monitoring Information 2064,
(7) UNICEF, (8) ILO, (9) CBS, (10) Health department

June 2008
CWIN National Resource and Information Centre