The report of the Demographic and Health Survey 2016 – which was jointly conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics, and the Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine – was launched recently.

Its first copy was presented to Deputy Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Faizal Cassim.

Data collected as part of this survey include demographic and household characteristics of housing units, and health related information of married women in the reproductive age group (15-49) and their children below five years of age.