The State of the World's Children 1998

Countries in each region	% of population with access to safe water 1990-96			% of population with access to adequate sanitation 1990-96			% of routine EPI vaccines financed by government 1995-96 total	% fully immunized 1995-96 One year old children				% fully immunized 1995-96	ORT use rate (%) 1996-97
Countries in each region	total	urban	rural	total	urban	rural		TB	DPT	polio	measles	pregnant women tetanus	ORT use rate (%) 1996-97
Sub-Saharan Africa	49	79	36	44	73	33	48	70	52	53	56	38	81
Middle East and North Africa	81	95	67	72	91	52	71	91	86	87	86	57	59
South Asia	80	85	78	33	71	19	93	93	83	83	77	71	73
East Asia and Pacific	67	93	57	35	76	18	89	95	92	92	92	35	87
Latin America and Caribbean	77	88	46	71	81	41	97	93	79	79	78	58	58
CEE/CIS and Baltic States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	89	89	93	89	-	-
Industrialized countries	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	86	89	83	-	-
Developing countries	70	88	61	42	78	23	82	88	79	80	78	51	76
Least developed countries	54	78	48	35	66	28	21	78	60	60	59	48	80
World	71	89	61	42	78	23	82	89	80	81	79	51	76

Definitions of the indicators	Main data sources
Government funding of vaccines - Percentage of vaccines routinely administered in a country to protect children against TB, DPT, measles and polio that are financed by the national government. EPI - Extended Programme on Immunization: the immunizations in this programme include those against TB, DPT, polio and measles, as well as protecting babies against neonatal tetanus by vaccination of pregnant women. Other vaccines (e.g. against hepatitis B or yellow fever) may be included in the programme in some countries. DPT - Diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus. ORT use - Percentage of all cases of diarrhoea in children under five years of age treated with oral rehydration salts and/or recommended home fluids.	Access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation facilities - UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). Government funding of vaccines - UNICEF. Immunization - World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). ORT use - Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), Demographic and Health Surveys and World Health Organization (WHO).
Notes
- Data not available. x Indicates data that refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition, or refer to only part of a country.