Table 4.
Correlation between RHP, CMR and CBR in Iran in 2006 and 2009
| Variable | Total sample | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2009 | |
| RHP a | RHP | |
| CMR b | - 0.15 (0.42) d | 0.37 (0.04) |
| CBR c | - 0.34 (0.06) | - 0.41 (0.03) |
| Outliers excluding sample e | ||
| CMR | - 0.06 (0.77) | 0.31 (0.12) |
| CBR | - 0.24 (0.24) | - 0.31 (0.11) |
a Rural health houses per 1000 rural people
b Crude Mortality Rate (per 1000 rural people)
c Crude Birth Rate (per 1000 rural people)
d Spearman rank order correlation with p values in parentheses.
e Three provinces (Hormozgan, Semnan and South Khorasan) were excluded as outliers.