Countries/Territories
Model Inputs \(\rightarrow\) Demographic Data \(\rightarrow\) Countries/Territories
Exclusions
We obtained a list of 237 countries/territories from the UN Population Projections 2022. We excluded the following areas, mainly due to political affiliations with other countries. Our final dataset contained 200 countries/territories.
| Excluded Area | Political Status |
|---|---|
| American Samoa | United States Territory |
| Anguilla | British Overseas Territory |
| Aruba | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | Caribbean Netherlands (special municipalities) |
| British Virgin Islands | British Overseas Territory |
| Cook Islands | Free association with New Zealand |
| Curaçao | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | British Overseas Territory |
| French Guiana | French Overseas Department |
| French Polynesia | French Overseas Collectivity |
| Gibraltar | British Overseas Territory |
| Guadeloupe | French Overseas Department |
| Guam | United States Territory |
| Guernsey | British Crown dependency |
| Holy See | City-state |
| Hong Kong | Chinese special administrative region |
| Isle of Man | British Crown dependency |
| Jersey | British Crown dependency |
| Kosovo | Partially recognised state |
| Macao | Chinese special administrative region |
| Martinique | French Overseas Department |
| Mayotte | French Overseas Department |
| Montserrat | British Overseas Territory |
| New Caledonia | French Overseas Collectivity |
| Niue | Free association with New Zealand |
| Northern Mariana Islands | United States Commonwealth |
| Réunion | French Overseas Department |
| Saint-Barthélemy | French Overseas Collectivity |
| Saint Helena | British Overseas Territory |
| Saint Martin | French Overseas Collectivity |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | French Overseas Collectivity |
| Sint Maarten | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Tokelau | Dependent territory of New Zealand |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | British Overseas Territory |
| United States Virgin Islands | United States Territory |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands | French Overseas Collectivity |
| Western Sahara | Disputed territory |
Geographical Group
We used the UN geography groupings to assign each country/territory to a geographic Area (continent) and Region. These groupings were used to define various hierarchical models when estimating model parameters.
| Area | Region | # Countries |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | Eastern Africa | 18 |
| Middle Africa | 9 | |
| Northern Africa | 6 | |
| Southern Africa | 5 | |
| Western Africa | 16 | |
| Asia | Central Asia | 5 |
| Eastern Asia | 6 | |
| South-Eastern Asia | 11 | |
| Southern Asia | 9 | |
| Western Asia | 18 | |
| Europe | Eastern Europe | 10 |
| Northern Europe | 11 | |
| Southern Europe | 14 | |
| Western Europe | 9 | |
| Latin America | Caribbean | 15 |
| and the Caribbean | Central America | 8 |
| South America | 12 | |
| Northern America | Northern America | 4 |
| Oceania | Australia/New Zealand | 2 |
| Melanesia | 4 | |
| Micronesia | 5 | |
| Polynesia | 3 |
Income Group
Countries/territories were also assigned to an income group based on the 2018 World Bank Income Groups.
| Income Group | # Countries |
|---|---|
| Low income | 34 |
| Lower middle income | 46 |
| Upper middle income | 55 |
| High income | 65 |
GMatH (Global Maternal Health) Model - Last updated: 28 November 2022
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