We provide estimates of impacts on maternal mortality of swings in US aid for family planning and maternal health … the average worldwide decline in maternal mortality achieved since 1990. …

cities themselves was markedly unequal. Second, I review research looking at the mortality impact of access to clean water … and sanitation. These account for ca. 10-30 percent of declines in infant mortality and in industrial settings their joint … effect explains between 20 and 25 percent of the fall in infant and overall mortality. Lastly, I examine the drivers of the …

cities themselves was markedly unequal. Second, I review research looking at the mortality impact of access to clean water … and sanitation. These account for ca. 10-30 percent of declines in infant mortality and in industrial settings their joint … effect explains between 20 and 25 percent of the fall in infant and overall mortality. Lastly, I examine the drivers of the …

inequality across and within countries. The paper explores the causes of such trends on the basis of five main mortality models …