Table 1 Impact of eliminating mortality disparities within developing countries, by lowering mortality rates to those enjoyed by the highest economic decile within those countries: 67 low- and middle-income countries, 2007
Section A. Actual mortality gap | |
1. Number of births (from Additional file 1: Table S2) | 83,849,024 |
2. Number of under-5 deaths (from Additional file 1: Table S2) | 6,555,200 |
3. No. of deaths at developed countries’ Rate (line 1 × .007)* | 586,943 |
4. Actual mortality gap (line 2 – line 3) | 5,968,257 |
Section B. Reduced mortality gap | |
5. Number of births (from Additional file 1: Table S2) | 83,849,024 |
6. Number of under-5 deaths (from Additional file 1: Table S2) | 6,555,200 |
7. No. of deaths at rate of countries’ best-off group (line 5 × top decile rate of 0.0441 deaths per live birth**) | 3,697,742 |
8. Reduced mortality gap (line 6 – line 7) | 2,857,458 |
Section C. Reduction in actual mortality gap by achieving reduced mortality gap | |
9. Reduced mortality gap (from line 8) | 2,857,458 |
10. Actual mortality gap (from line 4) | 5,968,257 |
11. Percent reduction in actual gap by achieving reduced gap (line 9 ÷ line 10) | 47.9% |