The Decline of Child Mortality Rates in MENA in Comparative Perspective
Although child mortality rates have declined all across the developing world over the past 40 years, they have declined the most in the Middle East and North Africa region. This quick note documents this remarkable experience both at the country an...
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okr-10986-225962021-04-23T14:04:09Z The Decline of Child Mortality Rates in MENA in Comparative Perspective Iqbal, Farrukh ACCOUNTING ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY ASSET PORTFOLIO ASSET RATIO BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK INSOLVENCY BANK RISK BANK RUN BANKING CRISES BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BANKS CAPITALIZATION CAR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STANDARDS DEPOSITS DOMESTIC BANK EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EARNING ASSETS ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DATA FINANCIAL INDICATORS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEM STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS INCOME STATEMENTS INDIVIDUAL BANK INDIVIDUAL BANKS INSOLVENCY INSOLVENCY RISK INTEREST INCOME LEVERAGE LIABILITY LIQUID ASSETS LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY POSITION LOAN LOAN LOSS LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS LOAN LOSSES LOAN PORTFOLIO NONPERFORMING LOANS NUMBER OF BANKS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES PRIVATE BANKS PROBABILITY OF INSOLVENCY PROFITABILITY PROXY RECAPITALIZATION RETURN ON ASSETS RISK OF INSOLVENCY SYSTEMIC BANKING DISTRESS Although child mortality rates have declined all across the developing world over the past 40 years, they have declined the most in the Middle East and North Africa region. This quick note documents this remarkable experience both at the country and regional levels. This paper shows how child mortality rates (measured as the number of deaths of children fewer than five years of age per 1000 live births) have declined in the 17 MENA countries for which we have data for the period 1970-2010. It is clear from the figure that all MENA countries experienced substantial declines in child mortality rates over the past four decades. What also stands out from the figure is the phenomenon of convergence. The gap between countries with high mortality rates and those with low mortality rates narrowed substantially between 1970 and 2010, suggesting the former have been converging with the latter. 2015-09-11T21:31:41Z 2015-09-11T21:31:41Z 2014-09 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20358848/decline-child-mortality-rates-mena-comparative-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22596 English en_US MENA knowledge and learning quick notes series;no. 133 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Middle East and North Africa |
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ACCOUNTING ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY ASSET PORTFOLIO ASSET RATIO BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK INSOLVENCY BANK RISK BANK RUN BANKING CRISES BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BANKS CAPITALIZATION CAR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STANDARDS DEPOSITS DOMESTIC BANK EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EARNING ASSETS ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DATA FINANCIAL INDICATORS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEM STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS INCOME STATEMENTS INDIVIDUAL BANK INDIVIDUAL BANKS INSOLVENCY INSOLVENCY RISK INTEREST INCOME LEVERAGE LIABILITY LIQUID ASSETS LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY POSITION LOAN LOAN LOSS LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS LOAN LOSSES LOAN PORTFOLIO NONPERFORMING LOANS NUMBER OF BANKS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES PRIVATE BANKS PROBABILITY OF INSOLVENCY PROFITABILITY PROXY RECAPITALIZATION RETURN ON ASSETS RISK OF INSOLVENCY SYSTEMIC BANKING DISTRESS |
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ACCOUNTING ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY ASSET PORTFOLIO ASSET RATIO BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK INSOLVENCY BANK RISK BANK RUN BANKING CRISES BANKING SECTOR BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BANKS CAPITALIZATION CAR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STANDARDS DEPOSITS DOMESTIC BANK EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEM EARNING ASSETS ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DATA FINANCIAL INDICATORS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEM STABILITY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS INCOME STATEMENTS INDIVIDUAL BANK INDIVIDUAL BANKS INSOLVENCY INSOLVENCY RISK INTEREST INCOME LEVERAGE LIABILITY LIQUID ASSETS LIQUIDITY LIQUIDITY POSITION LOAN LOAN LOSS LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS LOAN LOSSES LOAN PORTFOLIO NONPERFORMING LOANS NUMBER OF BANKS OWNERSHIP STRUCTURES PRIVATE BANKS PROBABILITY OF INSOLVENCY PROFITABILITY PROXY RECAPITALIZATION RETURN ON ASSETS RISK OF INSOLVENCY SYSTEMIC BANKING DISTRESS Iqbal, Farrukh The Decline of Child Mortality Rates in MENA in Comparative Perspective |
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MENA knowledge and learning quick notes
series;no. 133 |
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Although child mortality rates have
declined all across the developing world over the past 40
years, they have declined the most in the Middle East and
North Africa region. This quick note documents this
remarkable experience both at the country and regional
levels. This paper shows how child mortality rates (measured
as the number of deaths of children fewer than five years of
age per 1000 live births) have declined in the 17 MENA
countries for which we have data for the period 1970-2010.
It is clear from the figure that all MENA countries
experienced substantial declines in child mortality rates
over the past four decades. What also stands out from the
figure is the phenomenon of convergence. The gap between
countries with high mortality rates and those with low
mortality rates narrowed substantially between 1970 and
2010, suggesting the former have been converging with the latter. |
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Brief |
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Iqbal, Farrukh |
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Iqbal, Farrukh |
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Iqbal, Farrukh |
| title |
The Decline of Child Mortality Rates in MENA in Comparative Perspective |
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The Decline of Child Mortality Rates in MENA in Comparative Perspective |
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The Decline of Child Mortality Rates in MENA in Comparative Perspective |
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The Decline of Child Mortality Rates in MENA in Comparative Perspective |
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The Decline of Child Mortality Rates in MENA in Comparative Perspective |
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decline of child mortality rates in mena in comparative perspective |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/20358848/decline-child-mortality-rates-mena-comparative-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22596 |
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