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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Sep 2012 Trends in under-five mortality rates, 1960–2011 Download File Country 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2010 2011 Afghanistan 373 309 259 192 136 119 104 101 Albania - - - 41 26 20 15 14 Algeria 243 199 129 66 46 38 31 30 Andorra - - - 8 5 4 4 3 Angola - - 286 243 199 179 161 158 Antigua and Barbuda - - - 27 15 11 8 8 Argentina - 58 44 28 20 17 15 14 Armenia - - 71 47 30 23 18 18 Australia 25 21 13 9 6 6 5 5 Austria 43 29 16 9 6 5 4 4 Azerbaijan - - 109 95 69 57 46 45 Bahamas - 31 28 22 17 16 16 16 Bahrain 199 81 32 21 12 11 10 10 Bangladesh 248 226 193 139 84 64 49 46 Barbados 88 47 28 18 17 18 19 20 Belarus - - 23 17 14 9 6 6 Belgium 34 24 15 10 6 5 4 4 Belize - - 72 44 26 21 18 17 Benin 309 261 215 177 140 123 109 106 Bhutan - 286 200 138 89 71 56 54 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 293 226 164 120 81 65 53 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina - - - 19 10 9 8 8 Botswana 163 131 78 53 81 46 28 26 Brazil 180 129 89 58 36 25 17 16 Brunei Darussalam - - 17 12 10 9 7 7 Bulgaria - 39 29 22 21 16 13 12 Burkina Faso 340 291 242 208 182 165 149 146 Burundi 249 229 200 183 165 153 142 139 Cambodia - - 187 117 102 69 46 43 Cameroon 258 206 165 145 140 136 129 127 Canada 33 22 13 8 6 6 6 6 Cape Verde - 160 96 58 39 29 23 21 Central African Republic 310 226 175 169 172 170 165 164 Chad - 257 231 208 189 180 171 169 Chile 163 82 34 19 11 9 9 9 China - 117 62 49 35 24 16 15 Colombia - 105 56 34 25 21 18 18 Comoros - 219 162 122 100 91 81 79 Congo 174 152 131 119 109 104 100 99 Cook Islands 113 61 32 19 17 13 10 10 Costa Rica - 71 26 17 13 11 10 10 Côte d'Ivoire 324 233 171 151 139 128 117 115 Croatia - - 25 13 8 7 5 5 Cuba - 41 21 13 9 7 6 6 Cyprus - - 21 11 7 5 3 3 Czech Republic - - 19 14 7 5 4 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea - - - 45 58 32 33 33 Democratic Republic of the Congo - 244 199 181 181 181 170 168 Denmark 25 16 10 9 6 5 4 4 Djibouti - - 147 122 106 98 91 90 Dominica 164 54 19 17 15 14 12 12 Dominican Republic 147 122 88 58 39 32 26 25 Ecuador 180 138 91 52 34 28 24 23 Egypt 298 237 165 86 44 32 23 21 El Salvador 187 158 114 60 34 24 16 15 Equatorial Guinea - - 231 190 152 136 122 118 Eritrea - 247 186 138 98 83 70 68 Estonia - - 27 20 11 7 4 4 Ethiopia - 230 228 198 139 107 82 77 Fiji 74 53 39 30 22 20 17 16 Finland 27 16 9 7 4 4 3 3 France 29 18 12 9 5 5 4 4 Gabon - - 115 94 82 77 67 66 Gambia 375 286 215 165 130 116 103 101 Georgia - - - 47 33 26 22 21 Germany - 26 15 9 5 5 4 4 Ghana 215 183 155 121 99 88 80 78 Greece 55 38 23 13 8 6 5 4 Grenada - - - 21 16 14 13 13 Guatemala 211 172 131 78 48 39 32 30 Guinea 328 316 276 228 175 150 130 126 Guinea-Bissau 254 242 233 210 186 173 162 161 Guyana 94 78 69 63 49 43 37 36 Haiti 260 229 189 143 102 86 161 70 Holy See - - - - - - - - Honduras 206 156 95 55 35 28 22 21 Hungary 60 43 27 19 11 8 7 6 Iceland 21 16 10 6 4 3 3 3 India 239 189 147 114 88 75 63 61 Indonesia 216 164 120 82 53 42 33 32 Iran (Islamic Republic of) - 203 107 61 44 34 26 25 Iraq 213 115 69 46 43 41 39 38 Ireland 35 23 14 9 7 5 4 4 Israel - - 18 12 7 6 5 4 Italy 52 33 16 10 6 5 4 4 Jamaica 89 63 47 35 26 22 19 18 Japan 39 18 10 6 5 4 3 3 Jordan 162 97 59 37 28 24 21 21 Kazakhstan - 79 68 57 42 35 29 28 Kenya 199 153 108 98 113 94 76 73 Kiribati - 154 116 88 65 56 49 47 Kuwait 116 60 34 17 13 12 11 11 Kyrgyzstan - 143 101 70 47 39 32 31 Lao People's Democratic Republic - - 190 148 81 60 44 42 Latvia - - 26 21 17 13 9 8 Lebanon 75 57 44 33 19 14 10 9 Lesotho 193 177 121 88 117 119 93 86 Liberia 320 280 237 241 164 117 83 78 Libya 268 139 72 44 27 22 17 16 Liechtenstein - - - - - - - - Lithuania - 26 22 17 12 9 6 6 Luxembourg - 22 13 8 5 4 3 3 Madagascar - 176 176 161 104 82 64 62 Malawi - 334 256 227 164 129 89 83 Malaysia 93 54 31 17 11 9 7 7 Maldives - 266 170 105 53 26 12 11 Mali 450 373 309 257 214 196 179 176 Malta 42 27 17 11 8 7 6 6 Marshall Islands 134 98 71 52 38 32 28 26 Mauritania 243 197 159 125 118 116 113 112 Mauritius 103 85 40 24 19 16 15 15 Mexico 146 108 71 49 29 22 17 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) - - 64 56 49 45 42 42 Monaco - - - 8 5 5 4 4 Mongolia - - 145 107 63 46 33 31 Montenegro - - - 18 13 10 8 7 Morocco 215 177 129 81 53 43 34 33 Mozambique - 275 252 226 172 139 108 103 Myanmar - 172 137 107 84 73 65 62 Namibia - 113 92 73 74 69 46 42 Nauru - - - 40 40 40 40 40 Nepal 290 249 200 135 83 65 50 48 Netherlands 21 16 11 8 6 5 4 4 New Zealand 28 21 16 11 7 7 6 6 Nicaragua 193 161 107 66 42 34 27 26 Niger - 324 317 314 216 169 131 125 Nigeria - 259 217 214 188 156 129 124 Niue - - - 14 29 28 22 21 Norway 23 16 10 8 5 4 3 3 Occupied Palestinian Territory - - 79 43 30 26 23 22 Oman 342 195 101 48 22 14 9 9 Pakistan 238 182 145 122 95 84 74 72 Palau - - - 32 25 22 19 19 Panama 82 62 44 33 26 23 20 20 Papua New Guinea 202 151 112 88 72 65 60 58 Paraguay 81 75 68 53 35 29 23 22 Peru 220 158 119 75 39 28 19 18 Philippines 106 88 79 57 39 32 26 25 Poland 65 36 24 17 10 8 6 6 Portugal 112 66 28 15 7 5 4 3 Qatar - 57 34 20 13 10 8 8 Republic of Korea 119 49 18 8 6 5 5 5 Republic of Moldova - 70 50 35 24 20 17 16 Romania - 64 42 37 27 21 14 13 Russian Federation - 40 33 27 21 17 13 12 Rwanda 228 223 213 156 183 108 60 54 Saint Kitts and Nevis - 71 47 28 16 11 8 7 Saint Lucia - 63 34 23 18 17 16 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 96 50 27 22 22 21 21 Samoa - - - 30 23 21 19 19 San Marino - - - 12 5 3 2 2 Sao Tome and Principe - 96 96 96 93 91 89 89 Saudi Arabia - - 89 43 21 14 10 9 Senegal 292 295 201 136 130 97 69 65 Serbia - - - 29 13 9 7 7 Seychelles 93 66 30 17 14 14 14 14 Sierra Leone 389 342 264 267 241 214 189 185 Singapore 48 27 14 8 4 3 3 3 Slovakia - - 27 18 12 10 8 8 Slovenia - - 19 10 5 4 3 3 Solomon Islands 172 102 61 42 31 26 22 22 Somalia - - - 180 180 180 180 180 South Africa - - 92 62 74 78 53 47 South Sudan 350 302 273 217 165 143 124 121 Spain 56 29 18 11 7 6 5 4 Sri Lanka 99 76 46 29 19 16 13 12 Sudan 174 148 139 123 104 95 88 86 Suriname - - - 52 40 35 30 30 Swaziland 216 181 118 83 114 128 109 104 Sweden 19 13 9 7 4 4 3 3 Switzerland 27 18 11 8 6 5 5 4 Syrian Arab Republic 170 113 64 36 23 19 16 15 Tajikistan - - 125 114 95 79 66 63 Thailand 141 102 66 35 19 16 13 12 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - - 61 38 16 13 10 10 Timor-Leste - - - 180 109 79 58 54 Togo 273 220 175 147 128 120 112 110 Tonga - 43 32 25 20 18 16 15 Trinidad and Tobago 63 52 42 37 32 30 28 28 Tunisia 279 181 93 51 30 22 17 16 Turkey 258 194 130 72 35 24 16 15 Turkmenistan - - 127 94 71 62 54 53 Tuvalu - - 68 58 43 37 31 30 Uganda 215 190 189 178 141 116 94 90 Ukraine - 34 25 19 19 14 11 10 United Arab Emirates 193 92 43 22 12 9 7 7 United Kingdom 27 21 14 9 7 6 5 5 United Republic of Tanzania 244 208 172 158 126 98 73 68 United States 30 23 15 11 9 8 8 8 Uruguay 62 55 40 23 17 14 11 10 Uzbekistan - - 100 75 61 55 50 49 Vanuatu 160 102 65 39 23 18 14 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 81 61 45 31 22 19 16 15 Viet Nam - - 66 50 34 28 23 22 Yemen 400 293 195 126 99 88 79 77 Zambia 214 179 160 193 154 127 90 83 Zimbabwe 152 119 104 79 106 94 72 67                                                               Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) UNICEF Region 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 Decline 1990-2011 (%) Annual rate of reduction 1990-2011 (%) Progress towards the MDG target 2015 Sub-Saharan Africa 178 170 154 133 112 109 39 2.3 Insufficient progress Eastern and Southern Africa 162 155 135 112 88 84 48 3.1 Insufficient progress West and Central Africa 197 190 175 155 135 132 33 1.9 Insufficient progress Middle East and North Africa 72 61 52 44 37 36 50 3.3 On track South Asia 119 104 89 75 64 62 48 3.1 Insufficient progress East Asia and Pacific 55 49 39 29 22 20 63 4.7 On track Latin America and Caribbean 53 43 34 26 22 19 64 4.8 On track CEE/CIS 48 45 35 28 22 21 56 3.9 On track World 87 82 73 63 53 51 41 2.5 Insufficient progress                                                                             Under-five deaths (thousands) UNICEF Region 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2011 Decline 1990-2011 (%) Proportion of under-five deaths worldwide in 2011 (%) Sub-Saharan Africa 3,821 4,034 3,987 3,793 3,435 3,370 12 49 Eastern and Southern Africa 1,664 1,702 1,635 1,464 1,221 1,177 29 17 West and Central Africa 2,058 2,223 2,245 2,225 2,117 2,096 -2 30 Middle East and North Africa 656 529 449 396 360 351 46 5 South Asia 4,340 3,871 3,310 2,745 2,387 2,309 47 33 East Asia and Pacific 2,164 1,601 1,274 853 629 590 73 9 Latin America and Caribbean 610 502 390 295 238 203 67 3 CEE/CIS 358 249 186 149 131 125 65 2 World 11,968 10,770 9,562 8,198 7,148 6,914 42 100

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