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Table 5 Evolution of infant mortality [5, 8, 12]

From: Actions on social determinants and interventions in primary health to improve mother and child health and health equity in Morocco

 

NNM

IMR

U5MR

1992

2004

2011

1992

2004

2011

1992

2004

2011

Rural

29.9

33

24.7

69.3

55

33.5

97.8

69

35

Urban

36.2

24

18.3

51.9

33

23.6

58.7

38

25.4

Ratio rural/urban

1.21

1.37

1.35

1.33

1.67

1.42

1.67

1.81

1.38

Mother without education

35.9

33

24*

67.7

52

31.8*

91.3

63

33.3*

Mother with secondary level or plus

13.8

17

15.5*

20.9

23

20.5*

22.4

27

22.6*

Ratio without education/secondary level or plus

2.53

1.94

1.55

3.24

2.26

1.55

4.07

2.33

1.47

The poorest quintile (Q1)

na

38

24.9

na

62

33.9

na

78

35.6

The medium quintile (Q3)

na

25

25.1

na

37

33.6

na

47

34

The richest quintile (Q5)

na

19

15.1

na

24

18.7

na

26

21.1

Ratio Q5/Q1

 

2

1.65

 

2.58

1.81

na

3

1.61

National

34

27

21.7

63.1

40

28.8

83.9

47

30.5

  1. *In 2011: mother with (primary) certificate vs mother without certificate
  2. na: non available