Table 2 Distribution of neonatal mortality rates (NNMR) (deaths/1000 live births) by wealth quintile group.
| Country and date of DHS survey | Wealth quintile group* | Low/high ratio† | Percentage reduction of NNMR by bringing all to level of richest quintile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Bangladesh 2004 | 55.4 | 42.0 | 51.7 | 41.2 | 42.6 | 1.3 | 8.5 |
| Benin 2001 | 54.7 | 41.1 | 51.4 | 35.0 | 35.3 | 1.5 | 18.9 |
| Cambodia 2000 | 41.2 | 42.9 | 37.1 | 41.3 | 27.1 | 1.5 | 28.5 |
| Eritrea 2002 | 22.4 | 39.2 | 41.0 | 20.8 | 18.0 | 1.2 | 36.4 |
| Haiti 2000 | 42.6 | 27.9 | 39.9 | 39.1 | 54.5 | 0.8 | −33.6 |
| Malawi 2004 | 35.6 | 41.3 | 39.8 | 36.0 | 27.4 | 1.3 | 23.9 |
| Nepal 2001 | 37.1 | 48.1 | 44.2 | 39.5 | 23.2 | 1.6 | 39.6 |
| Nicaragua 2001 | 24.2 | 19.5 | 14.0 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 26.1 |
*1 = poorest 20% and 5 = richest 20%.
†Ratio of mortality rate among the poorest quintile to the rate among the richest quintile.