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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Sep 2011 Trends in under-five mortality rates (1960-2010) Download File Country 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005 2009 2010 Afghanistan 359 314 273 209 151 151 149 149 Albania - - - 41 29 23 19 18 Algeria 248 181 122 68 49 42 37 36 Andorra - - - 9 5 4 4 4 Angola - - 288 243 200 179 164 161 Antigua and Barbuda - - - 26 15 11 9 8 Argentina 74 70 43 27 20 17 14 14 Armenia - - 81 55 33 26 21 20 Australia 25 21 13 9 6 6 5 5 Austria 43 29 16 9 6 5 4 4 Azerbaijan - - 112 93 67 56 48 46 Bahamas - 31 28 22 17 16 16 16 Bahrain 197 84 34 17 12 11 10 10 Bangladesh 251 234 193 143 86 64 51 48 Barbados 88 47 28 18 17 18 19 20 Belarus - - 23 17 14 9 7 6 Belgium 34 24 15 10 6 5 5 4 Belize - - 72 44 27 21 17 17 Benin 302 259 218 178 143 129 118 115 Bhutan - 285 200 139 89 71 59 56 Bolivia 293 225 166 121 82 67 57 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina - - - 19 10 9 8 8 Botswana 170 127 81 59 96 61 49 48 Brazil 175 129 92 59 36 26 21 19 Brunei Darussalam - - 17 12 9 8 8 7 Bulgaria - 39 29 22 21 16 13 13 Burkina Faso 337 286 240 205 191 184 178 176 Burundi 256 226 195 183 164 154 143 142 Cambodia - - 185 121 103 73 55 51 Cameroon - 214 168 137 148 142 138 136 Canada 33 22 13 8 6 6 6 6 Cape Verde - 151 90 59 46 40 37 36 Central African Republic 304 227 176 165 176 168 161 159 Chad - 248 226 207 190 181 175 173 Chile 163 82 34 19 11 9 9 9 China - 110 65 48 33 25 20 18 Colombia - 106 57 37 27 23 20 19 Comoros - 222 165 125 104 95 87 86 Congo 173 150 129 116 104 98 94 93 Cook Islands 109 58 31 20 13 11 10 9 Costa Rica - 72 26 17 13 11 10 10 Côte d'Ivoire - 235 164 151 148 135 125 123 Croatia - - 25 13 8 7 6 6 Cuba - 40 21 13 9 7 6 6 Cyprus - - 21 11 7 5 4 4 Czech Republic - - 19 14 7 5 4 4 Dem. People's Republic of Korea - - - 45 58 32 33 33 Democratic Republic of the Congo - 244 199 181 181 181 172 170 Denmark 25 16 10 9 6 5 4 4 Djibouti - - 141 123 106 98 93 91 Dominica 164 54 19 17 15 14 13 12 Dominican Republic - 127 91 62 41 33 28 27 Ecuador 170 139 94 52 33 26 21 20 Egypt - 237 166 94 47 32 24 22 El Salvador 187 161 116 62 34 23 18 16 Equatorial Guinea - - 233 190 152 136 125 121 Eritrea - - 191 141 93 75 63 61 Estonia - - 27 21 13 9 6 5 Ethiopia - 247 220 184 141 122 109 106 Fiji 75 54 38 30 23 20 18 17 Finland 27 16 9 7 4 4 3 3 France 29 18 12 9 5 5 4 4 Gabon - - 114 93 88 82 75 74 Gambia 376 285 216 165 128 112 101 98 Georgia - - - 47 33 27 23 22 Germany - 26 15 9 5 5 4 4 Ghana 218 185 153 122 99 86 77 74 Greece 55 38 23 13 8 6 4 4 Grenada - - - 21 15 13 12 11 Guatemala 211 171 131 78 49 39 33 32 Guinea 328 317 279 229 175 151 134 130 Guinea-Bissau - - - 210 177 162 152 150 Guyana 95 82 68 66 47 38 32 30 Haiti - 224 191 151 109 92 80 165 Holy See - - - - - - - - Honduras 209 154 97 58 37 30 25 24 Hungary 60 43 27 19 11 8 7 6 Iceland 21 16 10 6 4 3 3 2 India 239 188 147 115 86 73 65 63 Indonesia 218 165 121 85 54 44 37 35 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 265 196 107 65 44 33 27 26 Iraq 213 115 69 46 43 41 39 39 Ireland 35 23 14 9 7 5 4 4 Israel - - 18 12 7 6 5 5 Italy 52 33 16 10 6 4 4 4 Jamaica 82 62 47 38 30 27 25 24 Japan 39 18 10 6 5 4 3 3 Jordan 167 102 60 38 29 25 22 22 Kazakhstan - 84 69 57 44 38 34 33 Kenya 201 151 108 99 111 98 87 85 Kiribati - 154 116 87 65 56 50 49 Kuwait 124 58 34 15 13 12 11 11 Kyrgyzstan - - 101 72 52 44 39 38 Lao People's Democratic Republic - 214 188 145 88 69 57 54 Latvia - - 26 21 17 13 10 10 Lebanon 74 60 48 38 29 25 23 22 Lesotho 195 175 123 89 127 121 92 85 Liberia 318 274 235 227 169 132 109 103 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 265 139 73 45 27 21 18 17 Liechtenstein - - - 10 6 4 2 2 Lithuania - - 24 17 12 9 7 7 Luxembourg - 22 13 8 5 4 3 3 Madagascar - 177 176 159 102 79 65 62 Malawi 364 329 254 222 167 128 98 92 Malaysia 97 55 31 18 11 8 7 6 Maldives - 266 167 102 47 27 17 15 Mali 450 371 306 255 213 195 182 178 Malta 42 27 17 11 8 7 6 6 Marshall Islands 135 98 71 51 37 31 27 26 Mauritania 264 218 156 124 116 114 112 111 Mauritius 103 85 40 24 19 16 15 15 Mexico 143 109 74 49 29 22 18 17 Micronesia (Fed. States of) - - 64 56 49 45 43 42 Monaco - - - 9 5 4 4 4 Mongolia - - 140 107 61 44 34 32 Montenegro - - - 18 13 10 8 8 Morocco 220 182 135 86 55 44 37 36 Mozambique - 281 255 219 177 158 140 135 Myanmar - 171 139 112 87 76 69 66 Namibia - 113 94 73 74 58 44 40 Nauru - - - 40 40 40 40 40 Nepal 304 252 203 141 84 65 52 50 Netherlands 21 16 11 8 6 5 5 4 New Zealand 28 21 16 11 7 7 6 6 Nicaragua 196 159 108 68 43 34 28 27 Niger - 328 311 311 218 177 150 143 Nigeria - 251 216 213 186 164 147 143 Niue - - - 14 29 28 23 22 Norway 23 16 10 9 5 4 4 3 Occupied Palestinian Territory - - 77 45 31 26 23 22 Oman 328 196 103 47 22 14 10 9 Pakistan - 173 146 124 101 94 88 87 Palau - - - 33 25 22 19 19 Panama 99 68 46 33 26 23 21 20 Papua New Guinea 201 151 113 90 74 67 62 61 Paraguay 89 74 65 50 35 29 25 25 Peru 236 164 119 78 41 28 21 19 Philippines - 86 77 59 40 35 30 29 Poland 65 36 24 17 10 8 6 6 Portugal 112 66 28 15 7 5 4 4 Qatar - 79 41 21 13 10 9 8 Republic of Korea 146 52 18 8 6 5 5 5 Republic of Moldova - 68 51 37 26 22 20 19 Romania - 64 42 37 27 21 15 14 Russian Federation - 40 33 27 23 17 13 12 Rwanda 205 213 207 163 177 128 98 91 Saint Kitts and Nevis - 71 47 28 16 11 9 8 Saint Lucia - 63 34 23 18 17 16 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 97 51 27 22 21 21 21 Samoa - - - 27 23 22 21 20 San Marino - - - 12 5 3 2 2 Sao Tome and Principe - 97 97 94 87 83 81 80 Saudi Arabia - 179 90 45 26 21 18 18 Senegal 311 275 200 139 119 95 79 75 Serbia - - - 29 13 9 7 7 Seychelles 94 67 30 17 14 14 14 14 Sierra Leone 389 361 315 276 233 202 180 174 Singapore 48 27 14 8 4 3 3 3 Slovakia - - 27 18 12 10 9 8 Slovenia - - 19 10 5 4 3 3 Solomon Islands 165 102 63 45 35 31 27 27 Somalia - - - 180 180 180 180 180 South Africa - - 89 60 78 80 61 57 Spain 56 29 18 11 7 6 5 5 Sri Lanka 111 75 46 32 23 20 17 17 Sudan 201 158 141 125 114 109 104 103 Suriname - - - 52 40 35 31 31 Swaziland 218 175 124 96 114 116 82 78 Sweden 19 13 9 7 4 4 3 3 Switzerland 27 18 11 8 6 5 5 5 Syrian Arab Republic 195 119 72 38 23 19 17 16 Tajikistan - - 125 116 93 76 65 63 TFYR Macedonia - - - 39 16 13 12 12 Thailand 148 102 60 32 18 15 14 13 Timor-Leste - - - 169 104 76 59 55 Togo 269 217 177 147 124 113 106 103 Tonga 60 44 32 25 20 18 16 16 Trinidad and Tobago 67 53 43 37 32 29 28 27 Tunisia 275 182 96 49 28 22 17 16 Turkey 219 200 135 80 43 27 19 18 Turkmenistan - - 130 98 74 64 57 56 Tuvalu - - 70 57 44 38 33 33 Uganda 221 193 190 175 144 120 103 99 Ukraine - 32 25 21 18 15 14 13 United Arab Emirates 193 91 43 22 12 9 8 7 United Kingdom 27 21 14 9 7 6 6 5 United Republic of Tanzania 241 208 168 155 130 103 80 76 United States of America 30 23 15 11 9 8 8 8 Uruguay 62 55 40 23 17 14 11 11 Uzbekistan - - 101 77 63 57 52 52 Vanuatu 160 102 65 39 23 18 15 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 84 62 45 33 25 21 19 18 Viet Nam - - 67 51 35 29 24 23 Yemen - 280 194 128 100 87 79 77 Zambia 210 179 160 183 157 138 116 111 Zimbabwe 154 120 103 78 115 100 83 80                             Table 1: Under-five mortality rate, by UNICEF region, 1990-2010 UNICEF Region 1990 1995 2000 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 Decline 1990-2010 (%) Average annual rate of reduction 1990-2010 (%) Progress towards the MDG target 2010 AFRICA 160 155 142 127 121 117 114 111 31 1.8 Insufficient progress Sub-Saharan Africa 174 168 154 138 131 128 124 121 30 1.8 Insufficient progress Eastern and Southern Africa 156 151 137 118 110 105 101 98 37 2.3 Insufficient progress West and Central Africa 196 189 175 159 152 149 146 143 27 1.6 Insufficient progress Middle East and North Africa 77 65 55 48 45 44 42 41 47 3.2 Insufficient progress ASIA 86 77 65 56 52 51 49 48 44 2.9 Insufficient progress South Asia 120 104 89 76 72 71 69 67 44 2.9 Insufficient progress East Asia and Pacific 55 48 38 31 28 26 25 24 56 4.1 On track Latin America and Caribbean 54 44 35 27 24 23 22 23 57 4.3 On track Central and Eastern Europe / Commonwealth of Independent States 50 48 37 29 26 25 24 23 54 3.9 On track Industrialized countries 10 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 40 2.6 On track Developing countries 97 90 80 71 68 66 64 63 35 2.2 Insufficient progress Least developed countries 170 155 138 123 117 114 112 110 35 2.2 Insufficient progress World 88 82 73 65 61 60 58 57 35 2.2 Insufficient progress                                Table 2: Number of under-five deaths, by UNICEF region, 1990-2010 UNICEF Region 1990 1995 2000 2005 2009 2010 Decline 1990-2010 (%) Proportion of under-five deaths worldwide in 2010 (%) AFRICA 4,038 4,187 4,159 4,077 3,852 3,804 6 50 Sub-Saharan Africa 3,734 3,977 4,006 3,956 3,752 3,709 1 49 Eastern and Southern Africa 1,559 1,629 1,617 1,517 1,355 1,322 15 17 West and Central Africa 2,046 2,211 2,246 2,293 2,252 2,241 -10 29 Middle East and North Africa 718 577 496 446 423 415 42 5 ASIA 6,575 5,411 4,546 3,680 3,282 3,186 52 42 South Asia 4,399 3,856 3,297 2,789 2,552 2,492 43 33 East Asia and Pacific 2,175 1,556 1,249 890 731 694 68 9 Latin America and Caribbean 623 511 397 305 237 249 60 3 Central and Eastern Europe / Commonwealth of Independent States 371 269 200 156 141 136 63 2 Industrialized countries 118 93 73 70 66 65 45 1 Developing countries 11,784 10,551 9,447 8,355 7,655 7,516 36 99 Least developed countries 3,497 3,503 3,338 3,174 2,965 2,949 16 39 World 12,010 10,702 9,575 8,467 7,756 7,614 37 100

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