Table 2 Summary of selected determinants for IMR using data from 192 countries, 1990–2011 [note: please refer to Table 1 for further details regarding number of observations]
Indicator | Median (IQRi) | Range (minimum-maximum) |
|---|---|---|
IMR (per 1,000 live births) | 25.4 (11–60.5) | 1.8-165.5 |
No access to water (%) | 11.9 (2.3-28.4) | 0.0-100.0 |
Children (<12 months) not immunized against DPT (%) | 10.0 (4.0-25.0) | 1.0-92.0 |
GDP per capita (in US$) | 2257.5 (676.6-8335.0) | 19.3-193892.3 |
No access to sanitation (%) | 20.4 (3.5-60.8) | 0.0-97.7 |
HIV prevalence (15–49 years) (%) | 0.5 (0.1-2.0) | 0.0-27.4 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure (%) | 32.1 (17.8-50.2) | 0.0-99.6 |
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women aged 15–19) | 48.3 (21.6-90.8) | 0.5-282.8 |
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) | 82.3 (22.0-408.1) | 0.2-2540.0 |
Female education (mean number of years of education) | 6.5 (3.1-9.5) | 0.2-14.7 |