Table 2 Summary statistics used in the model. Summary statistics by region. For each country-specific variable in the model, the number of MMR estimates, the median and the interquartile range by region are shown*.
Variable | Africa | Asia | Latin America & Caribbean | Developed Countries | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Median (1st – 3rd Q) | N | Median (1st – 3rd Q) | N | Median (1st – 3rd Q) | N | Median (1st – 3rd Q) | |
Maternal Mortality Ratio | 35 | 498 (238 – 729) | 36 | 37 (18 – 275) | 27 | 71 (41 – 161) | 43 | 7 (4 – 14) |
Skilled birth attendant (%) | 34 | 47.1 (39.0 – 61.8) | 34 | 95.1 (56.4 – 98.4) | 27 | 87.6 (65.0 – 98.2) | 43 | 98.0 (98.0 – 99.1) |
Infant mortality rate | 35 | 86 (62 – 110) | 35 | 37.0 (16 – 72) | 27 | 30 (18 – 41) | 43 | 7 (5 – 12) |
Health expenditure per capita | 35 | 47 (32 – 163) | 34 | 169 (85 – 390) | 26 | 352 (193 – 533) | 43 | 1512 (454 – 2358) |
Population growth rate | 35 | 2.5 (2.0 – 2.8) | 35 | 2.0 (1.2 – 2.6) | 27 | 1.7 (0.9 – 2.1) | 43 | 0.2 (-0.2 – 0.6) |
Probability of death between 15 and 59 (male, per 1000) | 35 | 402 (262 – 482) | 34 | 143 (98 – 208) | 26 | 128 (97 – 150) | 43 | 67 (59 – 97) |
Female net primary school enrolment ratio | 35 | 69.0 (45.0 – 94.0) | 32 | 90.0 (75.5 – 93.5) | 26 | 92.5 (88.0 – 100.0) | 42 | 97.0 (92.0 – 100.0) |
Urban population (%) | 35 | 33.4 (27.5 – 48.9) | 35 | 55.8 (27.6 – 78.7) | 27 | 65.4 (56.1 – 75.3) | 43 | 68.5 (59.4 – 83.3) |
Contraceptive-use prevalence rate | 35 | 26 (12 – 40) | 33 | 55 (39 – 66) | 23 | 62 (53 – 69) | 35 | 74 (58 – 77) |