From: Prevalence of congenital defects including selected neural tube defects in Nepal: results from a health survey
Ecological regions
Anemia, n (%)
Underweight BMI, n (%)
Hypertension, n (%)
Congenital defects per 10,000
Mountain
20 (2.2)
54 (6.1)
85 (9.4)
16.0
Hill
2165 (26.0)
1161 (14.8)
432 (5.2)
56.0
Terai
1232 (24.7)
1235 (26.6)
431 (8.6)
58.0