Table 2

Table 2Coverage (%) in urban and rural areas, by intervention, country and type of provider

CountryArea of residenceAntenatal care (4+ visits)Institutional deliveryEarly BF initiationPostnatal care for babiesCareseeking for diarrhoeaCareseeking for pneumonia
PrivatePublicRatioP-valuePrivatePublicHomeRatioP-valuePrivatePublicRatioP-valuePrivatePublicRatioP-valuePrivatePublicRatioP-valuePrivatePublicRatioP-value
AfghanistanUrban12.416.20.770.08612.963.323.80.20<0.0015.228.70.18<0.0011.99.70.20<0.00121.029.20.720.04826.730.60.870.507
Rural2.88.40.33<0.0012.837.260.00.08<0.0011.119.40.06<0.0010.75.20.13<0.00113.836.50.38<0.00117.139.70.43<0.001
Urban/rural ratio4.41.94.61.70.44.71.52.71.91.50.81.60.8
BangladeshUrban29.410.92.70<0.00141.715.842.52.64<0.00114.87.42.00<0.00136.114.22.54<0.00139.511.73.38<0.00132.416.51.960.024
Rural12.87.51.710.00218.911.869.31.60<0.0016.96.31.100.58315.28.01.90<0.00112.012.20.980.96223.313.81.690.074
Urban/rural ratio2.31.52.21.30.62.11.22.41.83.31.01.41.2
BhutanUrban0.489.410.20.00<0.0010.155.60.00<0.0010.074.10.00<0.001
Rural0.052.247.80.00<0.0010.030.50.00<0.0010.473.80.01<0.001
Urban/rural ratio1.70.21.80.01.0
IndiaUrban27.527.11.010.59342.546.211.30.92<0.00118.223.60.77<0.00112.613.80.910.05355.516.83.30<0.00162.921.32.95<0.001
Rural10.924.00.45<0.00120.754.424.90.38<0.0018.327.20.31<0.0016.516.40.40<0.00148.515.43.15<0.00156.817.23.30<0.001
Urban/rural ratio2.51.12.10.80.52.20.91.90.81.11.11.11.2
MaldivesUrban34.436.90.930.59823.574.81.70.31<0.00113.745.10.30<0.00139.354.60.720.3360.042.00.00<0.001
Rural4.171.80.06<0.0014.589.75.80.05<0.0013.259.60.05<0.0013.077.20.04<0.0013.575.30.05<0.001
Urban/rural ratio8.40.55.20.80.34.30.813.10.70.00.6
NepalUrban8.952.90.17<0.00115.453.231.40.29<0.0018.035.00.23<0.00124.612.22.020.02946.316.32.840.002
Rural7.146.20.15<0.00112.831.455.80.41<0.0016.824.40.28<0.00114.020.00.700.24420.025.60.780.529
Urban/rural ratio1.31.11.21.70.61.21.41.80.62.30.6
PakistanUrban44.412.73.50<0.00145.722.232.12.06<0.00110.53.03.50<0.00131.213.42.33<0.00164.77.09.24<0.00165.88.87.48<0.001
Rural19.74.94.02<0.00128.711.559.82.50<0.0014.03.11.290.16720.37.62.67<0.00146.09.54.84<0.00151.18.56.01<0.001
Urban/rural ratio2.32.61.61.90.52.61.01.51.81.40.71.31.0
  • Yellow cells show significantly higher coverage in the private than in the public sector, whereas blue cells show significantly higher coverage in the public than in the private sector. Cells in black font indicate higher coverage in urban than in rural area within a given sector, and those in red font show the opposite trend.

  • BF, breast feeding.