Child and Maternal Mortality
in Islamic Countries
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Another striking finding was the existence of exceedingly high disparity of U5MRs by wealth
quintile and educational status of women (Figure 2.7). U5MRs were more than twice in the
lowest wealth quintile than that of the highest wealth quintile in Afghanistan, Cameroon, Egypt,
Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, and Senegal. Although U5MR is low in Turkey (20 deaths per 1,000
[TDHS 2013]), more severe inequity in child mortality exists. Specifically, U5MR in the lowest
wealth quintile is 3.5 times higher (28 deaths per 1,000) compared to the highest wealth quintile
(8 deaths per 1,000).
Figure 2.7. Under-five mortality rates by wealth quintile and educational level of women in
selected OIC countries
Note: These results are based on the DHS estimates of last 10-years due to small numbers of deaths for sub-group
analyses. In case of missing data for a group, the horizontal bar is missing.