Association between gender inequality index and child mortality rates: a cross-national study of 138 countries

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Table 1 Association between gender inequality index (GII) and child mortality rates ^a in 138 countries

Dependent variable	Bivariate statistics^b			Multivariate statistics^c
Dependent variable	β (95% CI)	t	p value	β^d(95% CI)	t	p value
Neonatal mortality rate	61.76 (54.25-69.26)	16.27	<0.001	53.85 (41.61-64.09)	9.30	<0.001
Infant mortality rate	109.03 (93.35-124.71)	13.75	<0.001	70.28 (51.93-88.64)	7.57	<0.001
Female under-five mortality rate	115.54 (96.68-134.40)	12.12	<0.001	61.88 (44.48-79.27)	7.04	<0.001
Rural under-five mortality rate^e	419.90 (302.20-537.60)	7.13	<0.001	290.43 (145.64-435.22)	4.01	<0.001
Under-five mortality due to pneumonia	33.37 (27.87-38.87)	12.00	<0.001	21.70 (13.20-30.19)	5.05	<0.001
Under-five mortality due to diarrhoea	30.62 (26.35-34.90)	14.17	<0.001	28.12 (21.58-34.67)	8.50	<0.001
Under-five mortality due to HIV	0.74 (0.35-1.13)	3.77	<0.001	0.69 (0.04-1.34)	2.11	0.03
Under-five mortality rate	107.09 (90.58-123.59)	12.83	<0.001	68.14 (49.71-86.58)	7.31	<0.001

^aper 1000 live births; ^bRobust regression models with GII as independent variable; ^cMultiple robust regression models with GII as independent variable and Per capita Gross Domestic Product (in US$) as well as immunization coverage among children as covariates; ^dRegression coefficient of GII, adjusted for the effects of above listed covariates; ^eData are available only from 82 countries.

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