in collaboration with UNICEF, has revealed that there has been a significant decrease in the number of children who are marrying before the age of 18.
Apart from the reduction in child marriage, the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey - a household survey developed by UNICEF to assist countries in filling data gaps for monitoring human development indicators in general - also shows that progress has been made in the decreasing the child mortality rate - from one in eight children dying before their fifth birthday to one in 10 children .
The National Bureau of Statistics implemented MICS to provide among others, data on child mortality, health, nutrition and education, while NICS assesses vaccination coverage provided through the health systems.
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