However, with improvements in sanitation, this rate decreased to 0.5% in 1993 and to nearly 0% in 2004 (8 ).
They include the IMR of these areas in 1991 and other observed characteristics in 2000 (per capita income, water access, sanitation, illiteracy rate, urban population) as exogenous variables.
"It's one of the few countries in the world where sanitation coverage rate has actually declined over the past few years," said UNICEF Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Clarissa Brocklehurst.
In fact, exhaustive multivariate analyses showed that these differences were largely explained by other factors such as women's literacy, maternal healthcare, water, sanitation, fertility rate and violence against women.
Most importantly, Fresh Life Toilets are addressing an immediate need for better sanitation, reducing rates of diarrhoea at very low cost to the community.
The statistics we examined included estimated air pollution in world cities; the percentage of a country's population with access to improved drinking water and sanitation; infant mortality rates; the rate of prevalence of tuberculosis; the density of physicians generalists and specialists per 1,000 people; undernourishment rates; and healthy life expectancies for men.
The statistics we examined include estimated air pollution in world cities, the percentage of a country's population with access to improved drinking water and sanitation, infant mortality rates, the rate of prevalence of tuberculosis, the density of physicians--generalist and specialists--per 1,000 people, undernourishment rates, and healthy life expectancy for men at birth.
Lesotho scores poorly on the overall EPI due to poor Access to Drinking Water and Access to Sanitation, a high rate of deforestation, and very low levels of habitat and biodiversity protections.
Poor hygiene and sanitation, and high rate of malnutrition among children have a direct correlation with high child mortality and morbidity in the country.
Where log transformation was not possible, quartiles were created: MMR, proportion with access to improved water source, proportion with access to improved sanitation, adult literacy rate, and percent births attended by skilled health personnel.
