Facts and Figures

Foundation Nepal works in a remote district of Nepal called Humla. Find out more about Humla here.

General development indicators in Humla 
  • Human Development Index rank in overall composite index of development – 74th out of 75 Nepali districts [1]
  • Rank in poverty and deprivation index – 73rd out of 75 Nepali districts [1]
  • Human Development Index rank for Nepal (not Humla) – 144 [2]
  • Operational road length – 0km [1]
  • Airports – 1[1]
Healthcare development indicators in Humla
  • Life expectancy at birth – 53 years[3]
  • Child mortality – up to 30% in some areas[1]
  • Percentage of infants under 2 weeks old suffering from diarrhoea – 25%[1]
  • Percentage of infants under 2 weeks old suffering acute respiratory infection – 50%[1]
  • Drinking water coverage – 64.5%[1]
  • Percentage of families using toilets – 25%[3]
  • Births attended to by trained health workers – 2%[1]
  • Percentage of birthing complications successfully managed – 8%[1]

Read more about healthcare in Humla >

 
Education development indicators in Humla 
  • Total literacy rate (6+) – 22.62% (female 8.87%, male 36.5%)[3]
  • Child illiteracy rate (10-14 years) – 45.3%[1]
  • Enrolment of children in primary education (up to Class 5) – 26.8%[4]
  • Matriculation pass rate from secondary school – 2.6%[1]

Read more about education in Humla >

A girl in Thehe, Humla

  • Agriculture and income development indicators in Humla 
  • Average annual per capita income – EUR100 - EUR 134[1]
  • Calorific value of food production per capita per day – 1018 calories[1]
  • Percentage of children suffering malnutrition (2004) – 39.9%[1]
  • Percentage of children under five suffering malnutrition – 65%[1]
  • Percentage of land under cultivation – 1%[1]
  • Percentage of agricultural land under irrigation – 5.5%[1]

Read more on income levels and malnutrition in Humla >

 

A group of children in Humla

 

 

1 District Profile and Analysis, District Development Committee 2007
2 Human Development Report 2009, United Nations Development Programme
3 District Development Plan 2008, District Information and Documentation Centre, District Development Committee, Humla
4 Population of Nepal, National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal, 2006

 

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