Cost estimation alongside a multi-regional, multi-country randomized trial of antenatal ultrasound in five low-and-middle-income countries

Table 1 Select population-level statistics for countries participating in the trial (2015)

2015 rates/statistics	DRC	Kenya	Zambia	Guatemala^c	Pakistan
Population (1000’s)	77,267	46,050	16,212	14,389	188,925
Per capita income (USD 2015)	497^b	1337^b	1332^b	3924^b	1357^b
Currency exchange rate per 1 USD (June 2015 USD)	921.29	99.19	7.55	7.63	101.82
Total live births (1000’s)	3217	1571	645	467	5451
Maternal mortality ratio^a (per 100 live births)	0.6930	0.5100	0.2240	0.1100	0.1780
Neonatal mortality rate^b (per 100 live births)	3	2.2	2.1	1.5	4.6
Calculated ratio of neonatal mortality to maternal mortality (per 100 live births)	4.33	4.31	9.38	13.64	25.84

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