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. 2017 Dec 13;10(1):1408385. doi: 10.1080/16549716.2017.1408385

Table A12.

Ratio of Q5 to Q1 in the three child health outcomes by survey round and country, 41 countries.

  Infant mortality per 1,000 live births
Under-five mortality per 1,000 live births
Stunting prevalence (%)
Country Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Armenia 0.49 [0.26, 0.72] 0.33 [0.11, 0.55] 0.98 [0.23, 1.73] 0.46 [0.25, 0.67] 0.45 [0.18, 0.72] 0.84 [0.22, 1.46] 0.58 [0.40, 0.77] 0.92 [0.45, 1.39] 0.71 [0.44, 0.98]
Bangladesha 0.71 [0.58, 0.84] 0.54 [0.38, 0.69] 0.55 [0.30, 0.81] 0.58 [0.48, 0.69] 0.50 [0.37, 0.63] 0.56 [0.31, 0.81] 0.49 [0.43, 0.54] 0.49 [0.41, 0.56] 0.40 [0.33, 0.47]
Beninab 0.44 [0.32, 0.56] 0.65 [0.54, 0.76] 0.57 [0.43, 0.72] 0.46 [0.37, 0.56] 0.55 [0.47, 0.62] 0.50 [0.40, 0.61] 0.54 [0.45, 0.62] 0.57 [0.53, 0.61] 0.76 [0.68, 0.84]
Burkina Fasoab 0.80 [0.61, 0.98] 0.59 [0.48, 0.70] 0.70 [0.58, 0.81] 0.54 [0.46, 0.62] 0.50 [0.44, 0.57] 0.47 [0.36, 0.58] 0.42 [0.36, 0.48]    
Burundiab     0.53 [0.40, 0.65]   0.54 [0.44, 0.64] 0.67 [0.60, 0.74] 0.59 [0.53, 0.66]    
Cambodiaa 0.45 [0.35, 0.55] 0.34 [0.25, 0.43] 0.25 [0.09, 0.41] 0.40 [0.32, 0.47] 0.34 [0.26, 0.42] 0.25 [0.10, 0.39] 0.54 [0.45, 0.63] 0.43 [0.36, 0.51] 0.44 [0.36, 0.51]
Cameroonab 0.50 [0.38, 0.63] 0.56 [0.45, 0.68] 0.45 [0.37, 0.54] 0.39 [0.33, 0.45] 0.33 [0.25, 0.40] 0.32 [0.26, 0.38] 0.25 [0.20, 0.30]    
Central African Republicab           0.82 [0.78, 0.85] 0.63 [0.55, 0.71] 0.66 [0.59, 0.73]  
Colombia 0.54 [0.32, 0.75] 0.45 [0.28, 0.62] 0.55 [0.37, 0.73] 0.51 [0.31, 0.70] 0.40 [0.25, 0.54] 0.43 [0.30, 0.57] 0.33 [0.25, 0.41] 0.17 [0.14, 0.21] 0.33 [0.28, 0.39]
Congo, Dem. Rep.ab 0.51 [0.36, 0.66] 0.78 [0.61, 0.95] 0.52 [0.41, 0.63] 0.65 [0.53, 0.77] 0.56 [0.53, 0.58] 0.53 [0.39, 0.68] 0.46 [0.39, 0.52]    
Cote d’Ivoireab   0.70 [0.48, 0.93]   0.66 [0.50, 0.83] 0.57 [0.48, 0.65] 0.36 [0.27, 0.45]      
Dominican Republic 0.40 [0.26, 0.54] 0.58 [0.36, 0.80] 0.35 [0.04, 0.65] 0.34 [0.23, 0.46] 0.51 [0.32, 0.69] 0.40 [0.12, 0.68] 0.19 [0.13, 0.25] 0.26 [0.19, 0.33] 0.34 [0.13, 0.55]
Egypta 0.38 [0.30, 0.46] 0.39 [0.27, 0.52] 0.5 [0.32, 0.67] 0.34 [0.27, 0.40] 0.38 [0.27, 0.49] 0.45 [0.30, 0.60] 0.48 [0.42, 0.54] 0.91 [0.82, 1.00] 0.97 [0.94, 1.00]
Ethiopiaab 1.02 [0.83, 1.21] 0.75 [0.59, 0.92] 0.65 [0.52, 0.79] 0.92 [0.77, 1.07] 0.71 [0.58, 0.83] 0.61 [0.49, 0.74] 0.80 [0.72, 0.89] 0.76 [0.64, 0.88] 0.59 [0.52, 0.66]
Ghanaab 0.92 [0.63, 1.21] 0.77 [0.47, 1.07] 0.92 [0.53, 1.31] 0.68 [0.49, 0.86] 0.58 [0.39, 0.77] 0.69 [0.44, 0.94] 0.36 [0.28, 0.45] 0.42 [0.30, 0.55] 0.34 [0.16, 0.51]
Haitia 0.99 [0.69, 1.29] 0.56 [0.39, 0.74] 0.81 [0.60, 1.03] 0.66 [0.51, 0.82] 0.44 [0.31, 0.57] 0.59 [0.45, 0.73] 0.27 [0.20, 0.33] 0.17 [0.11, 0.24] 0.21 [0.14, 0.27]
Indonesiaa 0.28 [0.20, 0.35] 0.46 [0.33, 0.59] 0.32 [0.24, 0.40] 0.28 [0.21, 0.35] 0.39 [0.29, 0.49] 0.31 [0.24, 0.38]      
Jordan 0.64 [0.34, 0.94] 0.98 [0.45, 1.50] 0.32 [0.09, 0.55] 0.65 [0.37, 0.93] 0.90 [0.43, 1.37] 0.40 [0.14, 0.66] 0.36 [0.25, 0.48] 0.50 [0.32, 0.67] 0.12 [0.08, 0.17]
Kenyaab 0.64 [0.48, 0.81] 0.87 [0.60, 1.14] 0.95 [0.47, 1.43] 0.61 [0.47, 0.75] 0.71 [0.50, 0.91] 0.82 [0.41, 1.23] 0.56 [0.48, 0.64] 0.57 [0.46, 0.67] 0.38 [0.33, 0.42]
Lao PDRa             0.74 [0.63, 0.85] 0.40 [0.32, 0.47] 0.32 [0.28, 0.36]
Malawiab 0.60 [0.47, 0.74]   0.60 [0.50, 0.71]   0.62 [0.56, 0.68] 0.76 [0.71, 0.81] 0.64 [0.59, 0.68]    
Maliab 0.65 [0.55, 0.75] 0.64 [0.55, 0.73] 0.72 [0.54, 0.90] 0.59 [0.51, 0.67] 0.52 [0.45, 0.59] 0.54 [0.42, 0.66] 0.48 [0.40, 0.55] 0.49 [0.44, 0.54] 0.45 [0.38, 0.51]
Moldova   0.79 [0.31, 1.27]   0.61 [0.27, 0.95]   0.45 [0.28, 0.63] 0.24 [0.08, 0.40]    
Mongolia             0.37 [0.33, 0.40] 0.61 [0.50, 0.71] 0.27 [0.23, 0.31]
Mozambiqueab 0.49 [0.41, 0.58] 0.77 [0.62, 0.91] 0.54 [0.47, 0.62] 0.69 [0.58, 0.81] 0.46 [0.40, 0.52] 0.50 [0.45, 0.56] 0.47 [0.42, 0.52]    
Namibiab 0.53 [0.26, 0.80] 0.39 [0.24, 0.55] 0.43 [0.20, 0.65] 0.49 [0.26, 0.72] 0.32 [0.21, 0.43] 0.46 [0.26, 0.65] 0.42 [0.27, 0.57] 0.32 [0.21, 0.43] 0.27 [0.11, 0.44]
Nepala 0.62 [0.47, 0.76] 0.55 [0.35, 0.76] 0.51 [0.40, 0.62] 0.48 [0.32, 0.63] 0.62 [0.56, 0.67] 0.49 [0.43, 0.55] 0.27 [0.23, 0.32]    
Nigerab   0.74 [0.59, 0.88] 0.81 [0.63, 0.99] 0.75 [0.63, 0.87] 0.77 [0.65, 0.90] 0.75 [0.67, 0.82] 0.69 [0.60, 0.79] 0.74 [0.64, 0.84]  
Nigeriaab 0.39 [0.28, 0.49] 0.58 [0.50, 0.65] 0.52 [0.45, 0.59] 0.31 [0.24, 0.38] 0.40 [0.35, 0.44] 0.38 [0.33, 0.43] 0.38 [0.30, 0.45] 0.45 [0.42, 0.48] 0.33 [0.30, 0.36]
Perua 0.11 [−0.02, 0.24] 0.27 [0.14, 0.39] 0.51 [0.25, 0.77] 0.13 [0.00, 0.26] 0.33 [0.20, 0.46] 0.4 [0.20, 0.59] 0.08 [0.02, 0.15] 0.08 [0.05, 0.11] 0.09 [0.05, 0.12]
Philippinesa 0.47 [0.29, 0.64] 0.36 [0.22, 0.51] 0.34 [0.21, 0.48] 0.31 [0.20, 0.42] 0.29 [0.18, 0.39] 0.30 [0.19, 0.40]      
Rwandaab 0.63 [0.51, 0.75] 0.64 [0.52, 0.75] 0.50 [0.24, 0.75] 0.62 [0.53, 0.72] 0.57 [0.48, 0.65] 0.47 [0.26, 0.68] 0.60 [0.54, 0.66] 0.57 [0.50, 0.65] 0.43 [0.35, 0.50]
Sao Tome and Principeab 0.51 [0.18, 0.85]   0.32 [0.12, 0.52] 0.47 [0.35, 0.60] 0.51 [0.32, 0.69] 0.36 [0.22, 0.50]      
Senegalab   0.45 [0.33, 0.57] 0.44 [0.20, 0.68] 0.35 [0.28, 0.42] 0.30 [0.15, 0.45] 0.43 [0.38, 0.48] 0.26 [0.16, 0.36] 0.29 [0.19, 0.38]  
Sierra Leoneab   0.62 [0.46, 0.77] 0.87 [0.71, 1.03] 0.68 [0.54, 0.81] 0.77 [0.65, 0.89] 0.65 [0.55, 0.76] 0.63 [0.46, 0.79] 0.66 [0.55, 0.77]  
Suriname             0.19 [0.05, 0.33] 0.26 [0.15, 0.37] 0.41 [0.24, 0.58]
Swazilandab   0.98 [0.66, 1.30]   0.84 [0.61, 1.07] 0.42 [0.33, 0.51] 0.46 [0.34, 0.58] 0.33 [0.25, 0.41]    
Togoab     0.52 [0.31, 0.73]   0.38 [0.26, 0.50] 0.51 [0.40, 0.61] 0.31 [0.23, 0.39]    
Ugandaab 0.95 [0.76, 1.14] 0.63 [0.49, 0.76] 0.63 [0.46, 0.79] 0.92 [0.76, 1.08] 0.67 [0.56, 0.78] 0.57 [0.45, 0.69] 0.94 [0.83, 1.0] 0.57 [0.45, 0.68] 0.60 [0.43, 0.77]
Vietnama             0.33 [0.22, 0.44]    
Zambiaab 0.48 [0.36, 0.61] 1.08 [0.86, 1.30] 0.70 [0.46, 0.95] 0.47 [0.37, 0.57] 0.87 [0.72, 1.02] 0.58 [0.41, 0.74] 0.58 [0.51, 0.65] 0.70 [0.58, 0.82] 0.60 [0.55, 0.64]

aCountdown country; bSub-Saharan African country.

Countries whose ratio of Q5 to Q1 became significantly farther away from one between round 1 and round 3 are shown in bold.