Table 1 Association between selected indicators and obstetric stage (average values reported during 2011–2015)

MENA COUNTRIES, n

23

11

8

4

GDP per capita, US$

23

23,773 ± 23,588

3515 ± 1746

1005 ± 651

< 0.0001

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, %

13

97 ± 3.8

85 ± 18.9

42 ± 4.2

0.002

Contraceptive use among married women 15–49 years, any method, %

12

57.7 ± 19.5

50.3 ± 17.2

27.5 ± 9.2

0.09

Contraceptive use among married women 15–49 years, modern methods, %

12

49.3 ± 13.3

39.0 ± 14.1

22.5 ± 3.5

0.05

Adolescent birth rate, per 1000 women

9

23.3 ± 18.3

9.2 ± 3.4

67.0

0.05

Antenatal care coverage (At least one visit), %

14

94.3 ± 4.4

86.6 ± 10.6

62.3 ± 15.6

0.002

Antenatal care coverage (At least four visits), %

12

87.7 ± 7.2

58.7 ± 25.3

33.0 ± 25.5

0.03

Unmet need for family planning, total, %

10

10.3 ± 3.8

11.3 ± 4.6

29.0

0.008

Unmet need for family planning, spacing, %

10

5.0 ± 1.7

5.3 ± 2.0

15.0

0.003

Unmet need for family planning, limiting, %

10

5.0 ± 3.0

6.2 ± 2.9

14.0

0.03

Gender Parity Index in primary school enrolment, girls/boys ratio

17

0.99 ± 0.05

0.94 ± 0.04

0.81 ± 0.09

0.0004

Gender Parity Index in secondary school enrolment, girls/boys ratio

18

1.01 ± 0.07

0.93 ± 0.13

0.71 ± 0.19

0.002

Gender Parity Index in tertiary level school enrolment, girls/boys ratio

18

1.96 ± 1.75

1.15 ± 0.35

0.62 ± 0.42

0.15

Share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector, %

9

16.5 ± 3.5

20.6 ± 4.8

–

0.18

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament, %

22

7.1 ± 6.1

18.8 ± 6.4

15.9 ± 12.6

0.07

Nursing and midwifery personnel, per 10,000 population

22

41.5 ± 20.2

16.7 ± 9.3

5.3 ± 0.6

0.0007

Medical doctors, per 10,000 population

22

18.0 ± 6.3

11.7 ± 6.4

2.6 ± 1.6

0.0003

Motor vehicle ownership, per 1000 population

23

315 ± 181

80 ± 51

23 ± 14

0.001

Motorization rate 2014–15, per 1000 population

21

259 ± 155

142 ± 104

29 ± 25

0.01