Between 2017 and 2022, the lowest equity quintile exhibited impressive progress
in child minimum dietary diversity, with a notable increase of 13 percentage points.
However, there was a slight decline in the highest equity quintile. Although the
gap between the two quintiles significantly narrowed, it is worrying to note the
decline in child minimum dietary diversity in the highest equity quintile.
Child Minimum Dietary Diversity by Equity Quintile
Child Minimum Dietary Diversity by Caste/Ethnicity
Between 2017 and 2022, both the marginalized and the Brahmin and Chhetri communities showed impressive progress in child minimum dietary diversity. However, the rate of increase in was slightly faster in the Brahmin and Chhetri communities.
Child Minimum Dietary Diversity by Agro-Ecological Zones
Between 2017 and 2022, all three agro-ecological zones showed remarkable progress in increasing child minimum dietary diversity. The mountain and hill regions improved with 20 and 14 percentage point respectively, reaching a prevalence of 64%. However, improvements in the terai region was slower with a 9 percentage point increase has widened its gap with the mountain and hill regions.
38%
2017
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49%
2022
65%
2017
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72%
2022
84%
2017
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91%
2022
