Table 4

Health outcomes for the countries where both sets of human rights (ESCR and CPR) are highly respected

RegionCountryMortality rate under 5Mortality rate neonatalImmunisation, DPTImmunisation, measlesHospital bedsPhysiciansLifetime risk of maternal deathImproved sanitation facilitiesLife Expectancy at BirthHDI *Average
ESCR, CPR and WESR highly respected
European HR systemBulgaria (Europe)14.600*7.95794.85796.0006.4333.6800.015100.00077.4150.628
Inter-American HR systemBelize (Latin America)20.2299.32996.28696.8571.2140.8280.23387.27172.5430.549
Chile (Latin America)8.9575.18693.57192.7142.2201.1110.04896.00079.2580.688
Costa Rica (Latin America)10.3006.72989.00087.1431.280missing0.08492.88655.3090.631
Jamaica (Latin America)19.95712.18694.14385.4291.7830.4110.20980.04372.0370.529
Trinidad & Tobago (Latin America)25.45717.48691.28692.1432.5331.1750.13092.14369.2460.597
Peru (Latin America)24.30010.95789.85789.1431.3200.9200.31969.07173.0100.568
AsiaMongolia (East Asia)41.80016.27197.00097.2866.0402.7630.20153.32965.9650.467
ESCR and WESR highly respected
Inter-American systemLow CPRArgentina (Latin America)16.0298.61493.57197.4294.2503.1920.17595.02975.1190.668
Mexico (Latin America)18.4718.11496.85795.8571.5332.2700.12581.28675.9750.606
European HR systemBelarus (Europe)8.0143.77197.57198.71411.1574.8520.01594.54369.8120.639
Moldova (Europe)20.1869.55792.85795.2866.2552.6680.05183.21468.0990.519
Inter-American HR systemLow CPRPanama (Latin America)21.5439.88689.28696.4292.280missing0.23470.85776.3770.608
Venezuela, RB (Latin America)17.3439.52974.00083.4291.200missing0.28590.70073.6290.612
Brazil (Latin America)20.17111.75797.14399.0002.4001.7360.14878.62946.5170.578
AsiaFiji (East Asia)23.30010.18697.85792.2862.0680.4260.19084.07168.846missing
European HR systemBosnia and Herzegovina (Europe)8.0295.31489.85789.5713.3121.5560.01195.27165.3530.587
RegionCountryMortality rate under 5Mortality rate neonatalImmunization, DPTImmunization, MeaslesHospital BedsPhysiciansLifetime Risk of Maternal DeathImproved Sanitation FacilitiesLife Expectancy at BirthHDI *Average
CPR highly respected
Inter-American HR systemESCR (NA)Low WESRBahamas (Latin America)14.7867.84394.85791.4293.1832.8180.07390.58674.0310.622
European HR systemMod WESRHungary (Europe)7.5864.52999.00099.0007.3713.0820.024100.00073.3370.674
Mod WESCLatvia (Europe)11.2436.84396.85795.7146.9243.0260.03678.60072.0360.680
Mod WESRPoland (Europe)6.9144.24399.00098.0005.9352.0490.00689.52075.3880.690
Mod WESRSlovak Republic (Europe)9.1295.34399.00098.5716.6642.0630.01699.70074.4290.672
Low WESRMontenegro (Europe)8.9145.90092.60089.0004.0362.0140.01390.00073.9290.580
African HR systemMod ESCRMod WESRMalawi (S.Saharan Africa)104.75728.92992.14386.1431.1000.0193.12310.22950.8160.272
Mod ESCRLow WESRBotswana (S.Saharan Africa)59.77126.10096.00093.7142.0040.3570.75960.32975.3900.435
Mod ESCRLow WESRLesotho (S.Saharan Africa)118.24343.38689.71483.1431.334missing1.94227.28645.1540.316
Low ESCRMod WESRNamibia (S.Saharan Africa)65.50021.67184.00071.2862.9830.3490.68930.35758.7300.440
Mean50.72418.89986.10685.0782.6181.3281.14965.70667.1820.476
  • Note: shaded cells denote countries where country average is consistently superior than the overall average. Bold indicates that the average is superior than overall average. Underline indicates that the average is inferior than overall average.

  • CPR, civil and political rights; DPT, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus;  ESCR,  economic, social and cultural rights; WESR, women’s economic and social rights.