Table 2 Female life expectancy and mortality rates pre- vs. post-CEDAW ratification
Life Expectancy (years) | Mortality Rate (per 100,000 population) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-Ratification | 5-Years Post | 10-Years Post | Pre-Ratification | 5-Years Post | 10-Years Post | |||||
WHO Region | ||||||||||
Africa | 55.6 | 55.7 | p = 0.871 | 55.2 | p = 0.886 | 295.0 | 317.1 | p = 0.065 | 337.5 | p = 0.034 |
Americas | 68.5 | 70.2 | p < 0.001 | 71.5 | p < 0.001 | 165.1 | 155.5 | p = 0.116 | 151.3 | p = 0.212 |
Eastern Mediterranean | 69.4 | 71.3 | p < 0.001 | 71.1 | p < 0.001 | 151.9 | 137.8 | p < 0.001 | 135.1 | p < 0.001 |
Europe | 74.9 | 76.1 | p < 0.001 | 76.9 | p < 0.001 | 107.9 | 102.2 | p = 0.006 | 96.2 | p < 0.001 |
South East Asia | 58.1 | 61.7 | p < 0.001 | 64.6 | p < 0.001 | 260.0 | 228.3 | p = 0.001 | 202.4 | p = 0.001 |
Western Pacific | 67.7 | 69.7 | p < 0.001 | 71.1 | p < 0.001 | 185.3 | 163.6 | p < 0.001 | 153.3 | p = 0.001 |
Country Income Level | ||||||||||
Low | 53.3 | 54.5 | p = 0.068 | 55.3 | p = 0.168 | 308.0 | 310.0 | p = 0.874 | 318.1 | p = 0.625 |
Middle | 64.7 | 66.1 | p < 0.001 | 67.0 | p < 0.001 | 202.3 | 200.0 | p = 0.653 | 198.2 | p = 0.343 |
High | 76.0 | 77.2 | p < 0.001 | 77.9 | p < 0.001 | 99.7 | 90.6 | p < 0.001 | 86.3 | p < 0.001 |