AN ASSIGNMENT ON

A co mparative analys is of Nepal Demographic Health Survey (BDHS)-2006 And Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey(NDHS)-2007.

COURSE NO: 354. COURSE NAME: POPULATION AND SOCIETY

Prepared for Mahmuda Khatun Associate Professor Department of Sociology University of Dhaka.

Prepared by Rasel Hussion Roll No: 166 5th Semester Session: 2008-09 Department of Sociology University of Dhaka.

Submission Date: 30th July, 2011

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Acknowledgement

By the name of Allah at first, I express my profound gratitude to Dr, Mahmuda Khatun associate professor, department of sociology, University of Dhaka. Without her critical but constructive suggestions it would have not been possible on my part to complete this final product. Her scholarly instructions and affections shall remain preserved in my mind. The computer lab of my department gave me opportunity to search out essential information. The Central Library, public library also contributed a lot providing books on my topic. Finally, I thank all of those who helped me directly and indirectly in my work and I myself undertake the responsibility for all the mistakes that remain in spite of careful effort. Rasel Hussion

ABSTRACT Fertility is the number of children a women have after the end of the reproductive (5-49) period. Fertility is the representation of the size and the structure of the population of a country. The demographic health survey is a survey that is conducted by the governmental organization to identify the fertility trends, levels, fertility preferences, fertility differentials and many other aspects related to the population. It also identifies the impact of fertility on economy and the structure of the population. In Bangladesh five demographic health surveys were conducted (1994, 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2007) that shows a significant fall of total fertility rate (TFR) and the ratio are 3.4 to 3.3 to 3.3 and in the latest survey it was 2.7 respectively. On the other hand in Nepal 3 DHS were conducted in the year 1996, 2001 and 2006 respectively that also shows a significant decrease in the TFR, that is 4.6, 4.1 and 3.1 respectively. So both two countries the trends of population increase are decreasing day by day. In this paper I take an initiative to make a comparative analysis between Bangladesh demographic health survey-2007 and Nepal demographic health survey- 2006. Hence I focus on the current fertility rate, fertility

differentials, fertility trends , children ever born and surviving, birth intervals , age at first birth and others fertility related concepts. All of these concepts are critically compared by using the NDHS-2006 and BDHS-2007.

Introduction: Bangladesh and Nepal are countries of the ASIA. Both of they are independent and they have a administrative area. They are sovereign in their own land. To make a comparative analysis between the demographic health survey of Bangladesh and Nepal at first I would like to briefly discuss about the economy, area population size and density of population because all of these play a crucial role in the case of fertility .

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh) is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma (Myanmar) to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south. Bangladesh is divided into seven administrative divisions .The population of Bangladesh at 15/03/2011 is 142.3 million (census 2011 results -this is a preliminary figure which has been disputed by the UN and now by Bangladesh themselves, much less than Recent (20072010) estimates of Bangladesh's population range from 150 to 164 million and it is the 8th most populous nation in the world. In 1951, the population was 44 million. It is also the most densely populated large country in the world, and it ranks 11th in population density. Bangladesh's population growth was among the highest in the world in the 1960s and 1970s, when the country swelled from 50 to 90 million. With the promotion of birth control in the 1980s, the growth rate has slowed. The population is relatively young, with 60% being 25 or younger and 3% being 63 or older. Life expectancy is 63 years for both males and females.

Nepal officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India. With an area of

147,181 square kilometers (56,827 sq mi) and a population of approximately 30 million, Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass and the 41st most populous country. Nepal's population has grown from 9 million people in 1950 to 29 million in 2010. From the above mentioned we can say that the Nepal is a smaller country than Bangladesh .but population are increasing day by day in both countries in a significant ways. Fertility: Fertility is the term used in demography to indicate the actual number of children born alive. Contrary to popular use it refers to actual reproductive performance not possible performance. Generally fertility refers to the number of children born to a woman in her reproductive period (15-49) years. Objectives of the study: The major objectives of this paper are to make a comparative analysis between Bangladesh and Nepal demographic health survey. Here I focus on the following topics.  The fertility levels in Bangladesh and Nepal  Fertility trends between Bangladesh and Nepal  Fertility differentials between Bangladesh and Nepal. Methodology of the study: To proceed on with this topic I used the demographic health survey of Bangladesh 2007 and Nepal demographic health survey of 2006.In this paper I used the finding of the NDHS-2006 and BDHS-2007. In the table I tried my best to show the comparison between Bangladesh and Nepal fertility related information.