Table 2 Selected health status indicators
From: Equity in health and healthcare in Malawi: analysis of trends
| Â | 1992 | 2000 | 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indicator | Population average | Quintile ratio (poor/rich) | Population average | Quintile ratio (poor/rich) | Population average2 | Quintile ratio (poor/rich)1 |
Infant mortality rate | 136 | 1.33 | 112 | 1.52 | 76 | 1.65 |
Under-five mortality rate | 240 | 1.47 | 203 | 1.55 | 133 | 1.65 |
Children stunted (%) | 49 | 1.53 | 49 | 1.72 | 47.8 | 1.68 |
Children underweight | 35.3 | 2.17 | 25.5 | 2.55 | 22 | 2.25 |
Low mother's BMI | 9.7 | 2.35 | 8.8 | 1.73 | 9.2 | 1.69 |
Total fertility rate | 6.7 | 1.18 | 6.3 | 1.48 | 6.0 | 1.73 |
Prevalence of diarrhoea in under-five children (%) | 21.7 | 1.13 | 17.6 | 1.36 | 22.3 | 1.46 |
Prevalence of acute respiratory infection in under-five children (%) | 14.4 | 1.26 | 26.7 | 1.53 | 18.8 | 1.71 |