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. 2016 Jan 8;6(1):e007675. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007675

Table 2.

Median 2000 indicator values and corresponding indicator annual rate of change (ARC) for the 2000–2011 period

Indicator N Median 2000 value (IQR) Median 2000–2011 ARC (IQR)
Sociodemographics
 Adult female literacy rate (%) 35 54 (37 to 72) 1.2 (0.8 to 2.7)
 Female labour participation rate (%) 45 46 (43 to 49) 0.1 (−0.1 to 0.3)
 Fertility rate (births per woman) 46 6 (5 to 6) −1.4 (−2.1 to −0.9)
 Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (PPP int'l $) 45 990 (680 to 1900) 4.2 (2.8 to 5.9)
 Human development index (0–1) 39 0.38 (0.31 to 0.48) 1.1 (0.7 to 1.9)
 Improved sanitation facilities (%) 45 25 (13 to 45) 1.6 (0.4 to 2.6)
 Improved water source (%) 45 62 (51 to 79) 1.1 (0.2 to 1.8)
 Labour force participation rate among women (%) 45 66 (50 to 76) 0.3 (−0.1 to 0.6)
 Urban population prevalence (%) 46 35 (22 to 44) 1.3 (0.7 to 1.6)
 Women with at least some secondary education (%) 23 16 (10 to 30) 3.2 (2.5 to 5.2)
Maternal health
 Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) 38 77 (64 to 88) 1.3 (0.6 to 2.7)
 Adult female mortality rate (rate per 1000 persons) 46 360 (280 to 420) −1.2 (−1.8 to −0.6)
 Maternal mortality ratio (rate per 100 000 births) 45 550 (400 to 840) −3.7 (−4.6 to −2.0)
Access to health care
 Seeking ARI treatment (%) 33 40 (27 to 55) 1.7 (−0.3 to 4.9)
 Births attended by skilled health staff (%) 37 47 (39 to 60) 2.0 (0.3 to 3.3)
 Children with fever receiving antimalarial drugs (%) 30 53 (32 to 61) −4.9 (−7.8 to −0.2)
 Diarrhoea treatment (%) 25 39 (28 to 45) 2.2 (−1.4 to 5.5)
 Physicians (rate per 100 000 persons) 23 5.7 (2.9 to 12.0) 1.2 (−0.6 to 5.1)
Child survival interventions
 Children 1 year old receiving all basic vaccinations (%) 26 41 (29 to 65) 2.7 (1.1 to 5.1)
 Exclusive breastfeeding (%) 36 25 (14 to 37) 4.0 (−0.2 to 8.2)
 Measles immunisation (%) 46 69 (49 to 76) 1.3 (0.3 to 2.5)
 Use of insecticide-treated bed nets (%) 30 2 (1 to 4) 29.0 (24.0 to 35.0)
 Vitamin A supplementation coverage (%) 37 91 (78 to 96) −0.3 (−2.0 to 0.7)
Clinical and health conditions
 Adult prevalence of HIV (%) 43 4 (1 to 8) −0.8 (−3.6 to 1.7)
 Low-birthweight babies (%) 30 13 (11 to 17) −0.3 (−3.7 to 1.0)
 Malnutrition prevalence (height for age) (%) 34 40 (34 to 48) −1.1 (−2.4 to 0.2)
 Malnutrition prevalence (weight for age) (%) 34 22 (18 to 27) −1.8 (−3.3 to −1.0)
 Prevalence of wasting (%) 34 9 (7 to 12) −1.9 (−5.3 to 0.5)
Governance and financing
 External resources for health (%) 45 13 (4.6 to 20) 6.2 (−1.1 to 9.8)
 Health expenditure (% of GDP) (%) 45 5 (4 to 6) 1.4 (0.5 to 3.2)
 Health expenditure (% of government expenditures) (%) 45 9 (7 to 10) 2.5 (−0.4 to 3.6)
 Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors (US$ in millions) 46 120 (40 to 260) 8.7 (4.9 to 15.0)
 Net ODA received (% of GNI) (%) 46 9 (4 to 13) −0.9 (−5.6 to 5.3)
 Net ODA received per capita (US$) 46 23 (15 to 41) 7.1 (2.4 to 13.0)
 Out-of-pocket health expenditure (%) 45 43 (26 to 58) −1.7 (−4.0 to −0.6)
 Public spending on education (% of GDP) (%) 34 4 (3 to 5) 2.0 (0.2 to 3.8)
 Public spending on education (% of government expenditure) (%) 25 16 (14 to 19) 1.6 (−0.2 to 3.0)
 Safety and Rule of Law (0 to 100) 46 54 (43 to 66) −0.0 (−0.9 to 0.4)
Other factors
 Households with television (%) 24 18 (6 to 29) 6.5 (4.0 to 10.0)
 Internet users (rate per 100 persons) 46 0.2 (0.1 to 0.5) 29.0 (22.0 to 38.0)
 Population coverage of cell phones (%) 26 37 (17 to 82) 8.2 (1.3 to 15.0)

ARC, annual rate of change; ARI, acute respiratory infection; DAC, Development Assistance Committee; GNI, gross national income; ODA, Official Development Assistance; PPP int'l $, purchasing power parity of GDP converted to international dollars.