From: Correlates of maternal mortality in developing countries: an ecological study in 82 countries
Indicators | N | r | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Maternal mortality (deaths per 100, 000 live births) | 82 | 1 | Â |
Socio-economic variables | |||
 GNI per capital (atlas method) | 78 | −0.586 | <0.001 |
 Unemployment rate | 72 | 0.035 | 0.75 |
 Health expenditure (% of GDP) | 79 | −0.077 | 0.48 |
 Adult Literacy rate (%) | 76 | −0.47 | <0.001 |
 Early marriage (%) | 65 | 0.64 | <0.001 |
Health care system related variables | |||
 Antenatal care coverage (%) | 75 | −0.65 | <0.001 |
 Skilled delivery coverage (%) | 76 | −0.78 | <0.001 |
 Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (%) | 75 | −0.424 | <0.001 |
 Unmet need prevalence (%) | 69 | 0.33 | 0.002 |
 Total fertility per a women | 82 | 0.72 | <0.001 |
 Crude birth rate per 1000 | 80 | 0.73 | <0.001 |
 Ratio of Physician to 1000 population | 56 | −0.506 | <0.001 |
 Ratio of Nurse and Midwife to 1000 population | 66 | −0.45 | <0.001 |
 Improved water coverage (%) | 79 | −0.32 | 0.003 |
 Improved sanitation coverage (%) | 80 | −0.678 | <0.001 |
Disease burden related variables | |||
 TB incidence rate per 100, 000 population | 82 | 0.242 | 0.027 |
 HIV incidence rate (15–49 years) | 64 | 0.19 | 0.08 |
 Anemia during pregnancy prevalence (%) | 80 | 0.48 | <0.001 |