Table 5 Relative changes in infant mortality rates
From: Trade liberalization, social policies and health: an empirical case study
Country | Infant mortality rate (per1000) | Percent change in infant mortality reduction | Difference between pre and post MFA periods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2009 | Pre MFA (2000–2004) | Post MFA (2005–2009) | ||
Azerbaijan | 24.5 | 19.1 | 17.8 | 13.2 | 22.14 | 25.84 | 3.71 |
Bangladesh | 23.2 | 18.7 | 17.8 | 14.8 | 19.18 | 16.72 | −2.46 |
Brazil | 13.3 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 18.23 | 17.71 | −0.52 |
Bulgaria | 7.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 23.86 | 17.48 | −6.38 |
China | 9.5 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 28.87 | 21.56 | −7.32 |
Colombia | 8.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 18.39 | 22.30 | 3.92 |
Croatia | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 15.96 | 21.76 | 5.80 |
Ecuador | 16.8 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 11.5 | 14.97 | 16.34 | 1.37 |
Egypt | 15.8 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 25.47 | 26.01 | 0.53 |
Greece | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 19.68 | 26.90 | 7.22 |
India | 22.4 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 16.4 | 13.06 | 12.66 | −0.40 |
Indonesia | 17.2 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 12.9 | 11.89 | 12.19 | 0.31 |
Italy | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 35.17 | 13.33 | −21.84 |
Korea | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 10.00 | 23.58 | 13.58 |
Kyrgyz Republic | 21.1 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 8.20 | 10.22 | 2.03 |
Latvia | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 22.96 | 7.98 | −14.99 |
Lithuania | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 16.20 | 16.51 | 0.31 |
Mauritius | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 26.89 | 11.11 | −15.78 |
Mexico | 12.9 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 16.73 | 16.75 | 0.02 |
Morocco | 16.0 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 9.8 | 19.16 | 19.89 | 0.72 |
Peru | 13.9 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 20.60 | 18.13 | −2.47 |
Philippines | 11.7 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 10.26 | 12.91 | 2.65 |
Poland | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 22.05 | 13.16 | −8.89 |
Portugal | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 41.94 | 22.05 | −19.89 |
Slovak Republic | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 13.65 | 21.96 | 8.31 |
South Africa | 16.2 | 23.1 | 25.1 | 24.0 | −42.44 | 4.30 | 46.75 |
Sri Lanka | 4.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 29.37 | 19.08 | −10.29 |
Thailand | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 19.61 | 19.74 | 0.13 |
Turkey | 14.9 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 10.3 | 14.58 | 16.71 | 2.12 |