Reducing the equity gap in child health care and health system reforms in Latin America

Table 1 Evolution in Poverty and Health Indicators, 1995–2012

Indicators at initial period (1995–2000)	ARG	BEL^a	BOL	BRA	COL	ELS	MEX	NIC	PER	RDO	URU
Poverty population
National average	20.63	37.83	75.53	17.23	52.12	54.89	24.65	60.16	65.18	54.43	44.58
Average variation 1995–2012	−28.19	20.04	−35.80	−39.64	− 26.35	−24.42	−27.00	−10.51	−56.84	− 5.69	−13.42
Under-five moratlity rate
National average	18.09	21.32	61.00	32.92	40.71	34.93	29.54	44.81	45.54	36.68	15.59
Standard deviation	4.57	5.30	16.01	13.16	13.95	5.17	6.09	12.46	16.85	9.84	3.98
Average variation 1995–2012	− 31.39	−42.97	−25.01	− 36.63	−19.24	−32.50	−57.93	−27.77	− 52.55	−10.07	−32.96

^aBelize data correspond to the period 2000–2005 due to the lack of previous data
ARG Argentina, BEL Belize, BOL Bolivia, BRA Brazil, COL Colombia, ELS El Salvador, MEX Mexico, NIC Nicaragua, PER Peru, RDO Dominican Republic, URU Uruguay
n.a Not applicable
Source: Prepared by the authors

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