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Table 2 Summary measures of MMR, flexibility scores and GDP per capita in 162 countries by five-year time intervals

From: Abortion laws reform may reduce maternal mortality: an ecological study in 162 countries

  

Time Interval

  

1985–1989

1990–1994

1995–1999

2000–2004

2005–2009

2010–2013

MMR (Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births)

Mean

367

328

296

259

219

186

Median

124

97

88

74

67

59

SD

467

446

413

359

298

253

Minimum

5

4

4

3

3

3

Maximum

2558

2902

2895

2649

1986

1580

Flexibility Score (0–7)

Mean

3.67

3.82

3.86

3.84

3.90

4.10

Median

3

3

3

3

4

4

SD

2.50

2.47

2.47

2.50

2.50

2.50

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

Maximum

7

7

7

7

7

7

GDP per Capita (current US$)

Mean

4220

5386

6442

7353

11,310

14,367

Median

1179

1312

1633

1967

3467

5470

SD

6269

8667

10,119

11,625

17,250

20,958

Minimum

97

65

65

106

141

240

Maximum

31,664

45,935

53,358

74,970

104,841

113,726

Female primary completion rate (Female, %)

Mean

66

70

76

81

85

89

Median

71

81

88

94

95

97

SD

32

32

29

29

23

20

Minimum

4

6

7

13

20

26

Maximum

135

120

128

188

134

116