| Overall | Boys | Girls | Chi-square-test P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 17.4 (16.5–18.3) | 17.1 (15.8–18.5) | 17.6 (16.4–18.8) | 0.641 |
Area | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Urban | 23.8 (22.5–25.0) | 23.8 (21.8–25.8) | 23.8 (22.1–25.4) | 0.983 |
 Rural | 6.4 (5.5–7.4) | 6.5 (5.1–8.0) | 6.3 (5.0–7.7) | 0.848 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 East | 23.4 (22.0–24.8) | 23.5 (21.3–25.7) | 23.4 (21.6–25.2) | 0.920 |
 Central | 10.4 (8.9–11.9) | 10.8 (8.5–13.2) | 10.1 (8.1–12.1) | 0.651 |
 West | 10.6 (9.0–12.1) | 10.3 (8.1–12.5) | 10.8 (8.6–12.9) | 0.758 |
2000 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 22.8 (21.7–24.0) | 22.1 (20.3–23.9) | 23.3 (21.8–24.9) | 0.333 |
Area | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Urban | 33.3 (31.5–35.1) | 32.1 (29.4–34.8) | 34.2 (31.8–36.6) | 0.247 |
 Rural | 9.7 (8.5–11.0) | 8.4 (6.6–10.3) | 10.5 (8.9–12.2) | 0.107 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 East | 26.0 (24.5–27.6) | 25.4 (23.0–27.8) | 26.5 (24.5–28.5) | 0.507 |
 Central | 17.8 (14.9–20.8) | 18.4 (14.0–22.8) | 17.4 (13.4–21.3) | 0.736 |
 West | 16.8 (14.6–18.9) | 15.7 (12.4–19.0) | 17.5 (14.6–20.4) | 0.410 |
2005 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 19.3 (18.3–20.4) | 20.2 (18.5–21.8) | 18.7 (17.4–20.1) | 0.176 |
Area | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Urban | 25.6 (24.0–27.2) | 25.8 (23.3–28.3) | 25.4 (23.4–27.5) | 0.796 |
 Rural | 12.4 (11.2–13.7) | 14.2 (12.1–16.3) | 11.2 (9.6–12.7) | 0.020 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 East | 26.8 (25.1–28.5) | 28.5 (25.8–31.2) | 25.7 (23.5–27.8) | 0.103 |
 Central | 11.9 (10.0–13.8) | 10.4 (7.7–13.1) | 13.0 (10.4–15.6) | 0.179 |
 West | 12.5 (10.9–14.1) | 14.2 (11.7–16.8) | 11.2 (9.3–13.2) | 0.064 |
2010 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 23.4 (22.6–24.2) | 23.8 (22.6–24.9) | 23.1 (22.1–24.1) | 0.677 |
Area | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Urban | 27.8 (26.8–28.9) | 28.5 (26.9–30.1) | 27.3 (26.0–28.7) | 0.278 |
 Rural | 16.3 (15.2–17.3) | 16.1 (14.4–17.7) | 16.4 (15.0–17.8) | 0.767 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 East | 26.9 (25.2–28.5) | 28.9 (26.2–31.6) | 25.6 (23.5–27.7) | 0.060 |
 Central | 10.6 (9.2–12.0) | 10.0 (7.9–12.1) | 11.0 (9.1–12.9) | 0.494 |
 West | 25.4 (24.4–26.4) | 25.5 (24.0–27.0) | 25.3 (23.9–26.6) | 0.854 |
2014 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 15.6 (14.9–16.3) | 14.9 (13.8–16.1) | 16.0 (15.1–16.9) | 0.161 |
Area | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Urban | 18.7 (17.6–19.8) | 18.7 (16.9–20.5) | 18.7 (17.3–20.1) | 0.998 |
 Rural | 12.5 (11.5–13.4) | 11.3 (9.9–12.7) | 13.2 (12.0–14.5) | 0.043 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 East | 23.1 (21.8–24.3) | 22.4 (20.4–24.3) | 23.5 (21.9–25.1) | 0.377 |
 Central | 11.2 (9.8–12.5) | 12.3 (10.1–14.6) | 10.4 (8.8–12.1) | 0.172 |
 West | 7.3 (6.3–8.2) | 5.5 (4.1–6.8) | 8.5 (7.2–9.8) | 0.002 |