Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2006

2007

This survey is the seventh in a series of national level population and health surveys and the third comprehensive survey conducted as part of the global demographic and health survey (DHS) program. The survey was to generate recent and reliable information on fertility, family planning, infant and child mortality, maternal and child health, anemia among women and children, knowledge of HIV/AIDS and nutrition from a nationally representative sample of ever-married women and men in the reproductive age group of 15 – 49 and 15 – 59 respectively. It provides updated information at the national, regional, and sub-regional levels as well as for urban and rural areas separately. The survey provides useful information to evaluate family planning and health programs and further assess the demographic situation in Nepal.

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