Table 1 Infant mortality rate disaggregated by the five equity stratifiers in Yemen: Evidence from 2013 Yemen demographic and health survey
Dimension of Inequality | Subgroup | Estimate (95 % CI) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
Economic status | Quintile 1 (poorest) | 53.23(46.06, 61.44) | 7313 |
Quintile 2 | 58.26(50.18, 67.53) | 6873 | |
Quintile 3 | 46.91(40.65, 54.07) | 6356 | |
Quintile 4 | 37.45(31.71, 44.17) | 5886 | |
Quintile 5 (richest) | 33.03(26.44, 41.20) | 5314 | |
Education status | No education | 49.74(45.23, 54.67) | 19,075 |
Primary school | 45(39.63, 51.05) | 9291 | |
Secondary school + | 34.15(26.46, 43.97) | 3377 | |
Place of residence | Rural | 50.79(46.50, 55.45) | 23,210 |
Urban | 35.71(30.67, 41.56) | 8533 | |
Sex | Female | 45.02(40.7, 49.78) | 15,519 |
Male | 48.37(43.99, 53.15) | 16,224 | |
Subnational region | Ibb | 51.50 (35.99–73.18) | 3480 |
Abyan | 41.02 (28.27–59.16) | 572 | |
Sanaa City | 31.56 (24.07–41.29) | 2586 | |
Al-Baidha | 61.40 (53.56–70.31) | 1253 | |
Taiz | 50.88 (39.79–64.85) | 3919 | |
Al-Jawf | 26.07 (12.71–52.72) | 277 | |
Hajjah | 32.24 (23.15–44.73) | 2152 | |
Al-Hodiedah | 49.11 (38.98–61.71) | 4037 | |
Hadramout | 26.76 (18.98–37.62) | 1566 | |
Dhamar | 60.93 (49.66–74.55) | 2644 | |
Shabwah | 29.77 (19.71–44.72) | 562 | |
Sadah | 43.16 (31.05–59.72) | 1046 | |
Sanaa | 59.77 (47.68–74.68) | 1720 | |
Aden | 35.31 (22.67–54.60) | 776 | |
Lahj | 27.98 (18.49–42.13) | 777 | |
Mareb | NA | 237 | |
Al-Mhweit | 54.97 (45.03–66.94) | 1005 | |
Al-Mhrah | NA | 121 | |
Amran | 58.51 (46.16–73.92) | 1353 | |
Aldhalae | 42.61 (34.89–51.94) | 804 | |
Reimah | 53.42 (43.22–65.87) | 847 | |
National average | 46.73 | 31,743 |