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CodeSH.MLR.NETS.ZS
Indicator NameUse of insecticide-treated bed nets (% of under-5 population)
Short definitionUse of insecticide-treated bed nets refers to the percentage of children under age five who slept under an insecticide-treated bednet to prevent malaria.
Long definitionUse of insecticide-treated bed nets refers to the percentage of children under age five who slept under an insecticide-treated bednet to prevent malaria.
SourceState of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); Childinfo, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); Demographic and Health Surveys, DHS Program (ICF)
TopicHealth: Disease prevention
DatasetWDI
PeriodicityAnnual
Reference period1999-2021
Aggregation methodWeighted average
Statistical concept and methodologyMethodology: Malaria is endemic to the poorest countries in the world, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Insecticide-treated nets, properly used and maintained, are one of the most important malaria-preventive strategies to limit human-mosquito contact.
License URLhttps://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by
License TypeCC BY-4.0
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