The survey carried out in 2006 found that child mortality is 39 per 1,000 live births in the Far Western Development Region. The national average of child mortality in Nepal is 33 per 1,000 live births. [break]
In 2001, child mortality rate in Nepal was 39 per 1,000 live births, up from 29 per 1,000 live births in 1996.
The mortality rate of children aged between one month and 11 months in the Far Western Development Region is also high as compared to the national average. The mortality rate of children of this age group in the region is 35 against the national average of 15 per 1,000 live births.
Likewise, the mortality rate of children aged between 1 and 5 years is 28 per 1,000 live births. Again, the national average of child mortality rate in this age group is 14 per one 1,000 live births.
Min Raj Gyawali, chief of Mother Child Care Program at Care Nepal, said they have started mother-child care program in Doti district in view of the high child mortality in farwestern Nepal.
Gyawali said the main reasons behind high child mortality rate are infection during the birth, cold climate, less weight during the birth and respiratory problems.
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