Table 2 Characteristics of the women, institutions and countries sampled, classified by region
Africa (N = 81,958) | Latin America (N = 97,095) | Asia (N = 107,982) | Total (N = 287,035) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
Characteristics of the women | ||||
Maternal death | 0.29 (238) | 0.03 (25) | 0.09 (100) | 0.13 (363) |
UNESCO International Standard Classification of Education21: | ||||
No education | 14.79 (11002) | 1.61 (1486) | 8.42 (8893) | 7.86 (21381) |
Primary education (1-6 years of education) | 19.96 (14851) | 24.46 (22536) | 18.02 (19033) | 20.73 (56420) |
Lower secondary (7-9 years of education) | 26.51 (19721) | 25.71 (23681) | 21.57 (22783) | 24.32 (66185) |
Upper secondary (10-12 years of education) | 25.18 (18734) | 36.91 (34002) | 35.18 (37155) | 33.03 (89891) |
Post-secondary/tertiary (>12 years of education) | 13.56 (10090) | 11.31 (10420) | 16.81 (17751) | 14.06 (38261) |
Mean(SE) number of years of education | 7.99 (0.02) | 9.23 (0.01) | 9.04 (0.01) | 8.81 (0.01) |
Range: min, 25%, 75%, max | 0, 6, 12, 28 | 0, 6, 12, 28 | 0, 6, 12, 29 | 0, 6, 12, 29 |
Maternal age | ||||
10-19 years | 14.12 (11486) | 18.26 (17718) | 6.18 (6672) | 12.53 (35876) |
20-25 years | 33.84 (27526) | 34.56 (33543) | 42.15 (45507) | 37.22 (106576) |
26-30 years | 25.89 (21059) | 23.21 (22522) | 30.26 (32675) | 26.63 (76256) |
31-35 years | 16.07 (13076) | 15.52 (15066) | 14.71 (15878) | 15.37 (44020) |
36-55 years | 10.09 (8205) | 8.56 (8196) | 6.70 (7231) | 8.25 (23632) |
Mean(SE) age | 26.60 (0.02) | 25.76 (0.02) | 26.51 (0.02) | 26.28 (0.01) |
Marital status: | ||||
Single | 11.70 (9517) | 21.51 (20807) | 5.71 (6159) | 12.76 (36483) |
Separated/divorced | 0.58 (473) | 0.83 (807) | 0.51 (549) | 0.64 (1829) |
Married/cohabiting | 87.47 (71153) | 77.18 (74654) | 93.65 (101095) | 86.32 (246902) |
Widowed/other | 0.25 (203) | 0.47 (455) | 0.14 (151) | 0.28 (809) |
Mean(SE) number of previous births | 1.76 (0.01) | 1.12 (0.00) | 0.76 (0.00) | 1.16 (0.00) |
Characteristics of the institutions | ||||
Mean(SE) score on facility capacity index | 49.15 (0.04) | 58.85 (0.02) | 57.85 (0.02) | 55.84 (0.02) |
Range: min, 25%, 75%, max | 8, 43, 59, 63 | 21, 57, 63, 63 | 32, 54, 62, 63 | 8, 53, 61, 63 |
Characteristics of the countries | ||||
Mean(SE) national per capita health expenditure ($, 2006) | 109.59 (0.36) | 619.67 (0.90) | 217.71 (1.29) | 322.81 (0.71) |
Range: min, 25%, 75%, max | 19, 38, 71, 315 | 235, 316, 674, 1205 | 52, 86, 171, 2581 | 19, 71, 316, 2581 |
Mean(SE) national public expenditure (as % of total health expenditure, 2006) | 48.94 (0.08) | 53.37 (0.05) | 37.89 (0.04) | 46.28 (0.04) |
Range: min, 25%, 75%, max | 19, 25, 81, 87 | 38, 44, 58, 92 | 25, 26, 48, 81 | 19, 32, 55, 92 |