Child Equity Atlas - BIDS

Child Equity Atlas
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6.0.6 In this chapter the situation of households
and the population with respect to education,
child worker, housing, access to electricity and
sanitary toilets in Dhaka City Corporation (DCC)
has been examined as an urban case. The data and
findings have been presented for 92 wards of DCC
covering both north and south.
6.0.7 This sub-urban equity Maps on children and
women’s socioeconomic rights outlines the pockets
of deprivation accompanying infrastructural
growth of the past decade and serves as evidence
base for gauging progress towards more equitable
socioeconomic development and inclusiveness of
future economic growth.
6.1 Population Distribution and Demographic
Situation
6.1.1 The indicators examined include, proportion
of population below 18 years, proportion of
population under-five, under-five sex ratio,
proportion of women of child bearing age (15-
49 years), proportion of female teenage (15-19
years) married population, and proportion of
female headed households (Annex Table 6.1). The
proportion of the population below 18 years was
30.9 per cent in Dhaka City Corporation; much lower
than the national average of 39.7 per cent. By sex,
the proportion was lower for males (28.6 per cent)
than for females (33.8 per cent), with variations
between DCC wards (Map 6.1), ranging from less
than 27 per cent in some wards to over 36 per cent
in other wards. The proportion of children under five
years of age in DCC was 7.6 per cent which is lower
than the country average of 10.5 per cent. Between
boys and girls, proportion of children under five
years of age is 6.9 per cent for boys and 8.4 per cent
for girls in the DCC. Under-five sex ratio in DCC was
104, close to the country value of 103. The relatively
lower children population in DCC confirms recent
findings by UNICEF 2012 31 that some migrant
populations leave their children behind in their
rural homesteads. According to Zillur Rahman 32 , a
2009 study shows that as many as 84 per cent of
Dhaka residents are migrants, a trend confirmed by
BBS in the 2011 population census.
31
UNICEF Bangladesh 2012: Key Findings of the Baseline Survey
on the Situation of Women and Children and the Social
Sector Services available in UNICEF Assisted Urban and Semi-
Urban Project Areas of Mirpur and Bhaluka of Bangladesh.
Unpublished Report
32
Hossain Zillur Rahman et al, 2012 Bangladesh Urban Dynamics,
PPRC
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