TABLE 2—
Infant Mortalitya | |||||||
1970 | 2001 | Reductionb in Infant Mortality,a 1970–2001 | Maternal Mortality,c 1985–2001 | Health Expenditure per Capita,d 2001, $ | GDP per Capita,d 2001, $ | GDP per Capita Annual Growth Rate, 1975–2001, % | |
Costa Rica | 62 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 562 | 9460 | 1.2 |
Chile | 78 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 792 | 9190 | 4.1 |
Venezuela | 47 | 19 | 2 | 60 | 386 | 5670 | 0.9 |
Panama | 46 | 19 | 2 | 70 | 458 | 5750 | 0.8 |
Colombia | 69 | 19 | 4 | 80 | 356 | 7040 | 1.5 |
Mexico | 79 | 26 | 3 | 55 | 544 | 8430 | 0.9 |
Note. GDP = gross domestic product. Data were derived from the United Nations Development Programme,5,36 the United Nations Children’s Fund,8 and the World Bank.9
aProbability of dying between birth and exactly 1 year of age, expressed per 1000 live births.
bCalculated from 1970 and 2001 figures.
cAnnual number of deaths of women from pregnancy-related causes per 100 000 live births (data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified, adjusted for underreporting and misclassification).
dPurchasing power parity.