CHILD WELL BEING AND EQUITY: Progress, Findings, Challenges and Expectations

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CHILD WELL BEING AND EQUITY Progress, Findings,
Challenges and Expectations

• BHUTAN

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Bhutan _at_Glance

• Population 634982 Male333595,Female301387.
• Population density 16 person/km.
• 42 below 18 years.
• Child dependency ratio53.1
• GNI per capita (Atlas method, US) 1,410.
• More than 3 months old democracy.

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Bhutan _at_Glance

• Literacy rate 60.
• Net-primary enrolment rate 82 .
• Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births) 65.
• 91 of the population have access to improved
  water sources.
• Proportion of households with access to BHU
  99.2.
• Under-five mortality rates- 60/1000, infant
  mortality rate-40.1/1000

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Context

• 42 of population children.
• Gross National Happiness.
• Poverty based 10th FYP (2008-2012).
• 25 FYP budget on social sector.

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Progress

• Study began in June, 2008.
• Statistical Template (estimates 45).
• Policy Template (estimates 60).
• In-person Interview of children (120).
• The Main Analysis ( September, 2008).

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Poverty Overview

• Poverty head count (prevalence rate)-
  23.2(1,46,100 people)- per capita real
  consumption is below poverty line of Nu. 1096.94
  per person per month.
• Extreme poverty (37300 persons) live below the
  food poverty line of Nu. 688.96. (53 food items
  basket, 2124 Kcal/day).

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Initial Findings1
Composition of Poor and Non-poor Households by
presence/absence of children by number of adults
(BLSS, 2007)
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Table 2.1.4 Child poverty as multiple
deprivations (most recent MICS/DHS survey)
Initial Findings2
Incidence (prevalence) of deprivation (BLSS, 2007)
Sample size10,000 households, out of 125,000
households, BLSS
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Initial Findings3
Geographical distribution of children No. of
deprivations
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Challenges

• Data constraints ( food and nutrition data)-MICS
  and DHS.
• Emotional aspects of Child Well Being.
• Time.

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Expectations
From Study
From Course

• Influence 10th FYP.
• Linking material and non-material well being
  (absence of data on emotional well being, survey
  for adults conducted).

• Statistical Techniques.
• Linking Policy and Statistical Templates.

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