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Markus Loewe
Figure 10: Comparative time-series analysis of the development
of the child mortality rates of 176 countries between
1980 and 2000
Note: The year in which the countries under consideration lowered their infant
mortality rate from 350 per 10,000 live births was normalized to 0 by the
authors.
Source: Clemens / Kenny / Moss (2004, 22, Figure 5).
3.5 Improving maternal health (MDG5)
Nearly all MENA countries are well on their way towards reaching MDG5
(ESCWA 2005). According to UNSD (2004), maternal mortality rates
have declined substantially everywhere in the region since 1990: Qatar,
Kuwait, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia have already implemented MDG5 (see
Figure 11). Six other countries are very likely to reach the goal during the
coming ten years: Egypt, Oman, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Lebanon.
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