Trade liberalization, social policies and health: an empirical case study

Table 4 Relative changes in adult female mortality rates

Country	Adult female mortality rate (per 1000)				Percent change in adult female mortality reduction		Difference between pre & post MFA periods
Country	2000	2004	2005	2009	Pre MFA (2000–2004)	Post MFA (2005–2009)	Difference between pre & post MFA periods
Bangladesh	135.6	126.1	124.8	121.4	7.01	2.72	−4.28
Brazil	122.4	119	117.9	111.4	2.78	5.51	2.74
Bulgaria	97.8	91.8	92	88.5	6.13	3.80	−2.33
China	118.6	105.4	102.5	92.5	11.13	9.76	−1.37
Colombia	88.7	78.7	76.2	68.6	11.27	9.97	−1.30
Croatia	74.9	66.1	64.9	62.9	11.75	3.08	−8.67
Ecuador	98.6	90.7	88.7	80.6	8.01	9.13	1.12
Estonia	119.2	102	98.7	87.6	14.43	11.25	−3.18
Greece	48.4	46.5	45.8	42.4	3.93	7.42	3.50
Hungary	115	107.7	106.6	104	6.35	2.44	−3.91
India	188.6	166.4	161.7	147.3	11.77	8.91	−2.87
Italy	50.5	45	44.2	42	10.89	4.98	−5.91
Korea	61.7	51.2	49.1	42	17.02	14.46	−2.56
Kyrgyz Republic	154.7	146	145.6	144.4	5.62	0.82	−4.80
Latvia	120.9	116.7	117.9	120	3.47	−1.78	−5.26
Lithuania	105.1	104.5	108.5	115.5	0.57	−6.45	−7.02
Mauritius	110	108.5	108.1	106.6	1.36	1.39	0.02
Mexico	101.4	95.9	94.7	89.8	5.42	5.17	−0.25
Peru	97.6	95	94.1	82.9	2.66	11.90	9.24
Philippines	118.8	120.1	119.8	116	−1.09	3.17	4.27
Poland	86.3	78.3	78.8	78.3	9.27	0.63	−8.64
Portugal	66.4	59.1	56.8	50.2	10.99	11.62	0.63
Romania	108.3	100.4	98.5	91	7.29	7.61	0.32
Slovak Republic	81.8	77.9	77.4	75.2	4.77	2.84	−1.93
South Africa	316.5	430.2	444.2	450	−35.92	−1.31	34.62
Thailand	124.9	117.2	114.1	102.7	6.16	9.99	3.83
Turkey	102.7	92.8	91.2	86.1	9.64	5.59	−4.05

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