Table 6. Severity of Impact of Conflict on MMR at the District Level, Sri Lanka 1982–2002.
| Rate of change and MMR are worse than predicted | Rate of change and MMR are better than predicted | Rate of change is worse but MMR is better | Conflict Induced MMR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province | District | ||||
| High Conflict Level | Batticaloa* | X | Rate is worse; MMR is better | ||
| Jaffna | X | Rate and MMR are worse | |||
| Kilinochi | Unable to determine | ||||
| Mannar* | Rate is better; MMR is worse | ||||
| Mullaitivu | Unable to determine | ||||
| Trincomalee* | Rate is worse | ||||
| Vavuniya* | X | Rate is worse; MMR is same | |||
| Intermittent Conflict | Ampara | X | Rate and MMR are worse | ||
| Anuradhapura | X | Rate and MMR are worse | |||
| Polonnaruwa | X | Rate and MMR are worse | |||
| Puttalam | X | Rate and MMR are worse | |||
| No Conflict | Badulla | X | Rate and MMR are worse | ||
| Colombo | X | Rate and MMR are worse | |||
| Galle | X | Rate is worse; MMR is better | |||
| Gampaha | Unable to determine | ||||
| Hambantota | X | Rate and MMR are worse | |||
| Kandy | X | Rate is worse; MMR is better | |||
| Kaluthara | X | Rate is worse; MMR is better | |||
| Kegalle* | X | Rate is worse; MMR is better | |||
| Kurunegala | X | Rate is worse; MMR is better | |||
| Matale* | X | Rate and MMR are better | |||
| Matara | X | Rate and MMR are better | |||
| Moneragala | X | Rate is worse; MMR is better | |||
| Nuwara Eliya | X | Rate and MMR are worse | |||
| Ratnapura | X | Rate and MMR are worse |
* Data from 1999 used as endpoint
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka; Dept. of Census and Statistics; Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition (multiple years)