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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Nov 2009 Trends in under-five mortality rates (1960-2008) Download File Country 1960 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2008 Afghanistan 360 320 280 260 257 257 257 257 Albania 169 107 69 46 34 24 17 14 Algeria 246 202 130 64 52 48 44 41 Andorra - - - 9 6 5 4 4 Angola - - 263 260 251 239 227 220 Antigua & Barbuda - - - - 26 19 15 12 Argentina 72 68 44 29 24 21 17 16 Armenia - - 73 56 48 36 27 23 Australia 25 21 13 9 7 6 6 6 Austria 42 29 16 9 7 6 5 4 Azerbaijan - - 107 98 93 69 46 36 Bahamas - - 43 25 23 20 16 13 Bahrain 212 80 31 16 14 13 12 12 Bangladesh 248 239 209 149 122 91 66 54 Barbados - - 28 18 16 15 12 11 Belarus - - 26 24 21 18 14 13 Belgium 35 24 15 10 8 6 5 5 Belize - 100 69 43 33 27 22 19 Benin - 256 212 184 162 144 129 121 Bhutan - 288 206 148 125 106 90 81 Bolivia 251 241 170 122 107 86 65 54 Bosnia & Herzegovina - - 33 23 21 17 16 15 Botswana 173 142 80 50 62 81 36 31 Brazil 178 135 90 56 44 34 26 22 Brunei - - 19 11 9 8 7 7 Bulgaria - 33 24 18 19 17 13 11 Burkina Faso 331 280 236 201 200 188 176 169 Burundi 246 229 191 189 184 178 171 168 Cambodia - - 153 117 119 106 96 90 Cameroon - 213 171 149 149 147 138 131 Canada 33 22 12 8 7 6 6 6 Cape Verde - 151 98 63 51 41 33 29 Central African Republic 310 237 189 178 180 181 177 173 Chad - - 228 201 202 205 209 209 Chile 139 83 38 22 16 11 9 9 China - 117 59 46 45 36 25 21 Colombia 144 104 52 35 31 26 22 20 Comoros - 197 159 128 120 114 108 105 Congo 193 142 104 104 110 116 123 127 Cook Islands 118 63 29 18 17 17 16 15 Costa Rica 123 82 34 22 17 13 12 11 Cote d Ivoire - 232 174 150 147 138 122 114 Croatia - - - 13 10 8 7 6 Cuba 51 40 23 14 11 9 7 6 Cyprus - - 21 11 9 7 5 4 Czech Republic - - - 12 9 6 4 4 Dem. People's Republic of Korea 120 70 43 55 55 55 55 55 Democratic Republic of the Congo - 240 207 199 199 199 199 199 Denmark 25 16 10 9 7 6 5 4 Djibouti - - 142 123 114 106 99 95 Dominica - 72 14 18 17 16 13 11 Dominican Republic 163 125 95 62 45 39 35 33 Ecuador 183 138 95 53 42 34 28 25 Egypt 304 236 176 90 65 47 30 23 El Salvador 199 163 121 62 49 33 23 18 Equatorial Guinea - - - 198 182 168 155 148 Eritrea - - 186 150 115 89 68 58 Estonia - - 23 18 16 11 7 6 Ethiopia - 230 214 210 180 148 122 109 Fiji - - 40 22 19 18 18 18 Finland 27 16 9 7 5 4 4 3 France 29 18 12 9 7 5 5 4 Gabon - - 117 92 89 87 82 77 Gambia The 360 311 214 153 149 131 115 106 Georgia - - 65 47 40 35 32 30 Germany - 26 15 9 7 5 5 4 Ghana 217 179 150 118 110 111 88 76 Greece 46 32 20 11 8 7 5 4 Grenada - - - 40 27 20 16 15 Guatemala 215 165 132 77 59 47 39 35 Guinea - 326 277 231 210 185 160 146 Guinea-Bissau - - - 240 233 218 204 195 Guyana - - 107 88 79 72 65 61 Haiti - 222 199 151 141 109 84 72 Holy See - - - - - - - - Honduras 205 172 101 55 45 40 34 31 Hungary 55 40 25 17 13 10 8 7 Iceland 22 16 9 7 6 4 3 3 India 234 191 155 116 104 94 77 69 Indonesia 216 170 124 86 67 56 46 41 Iran 286 190 127 73 60 48 37 32 Iraq 158 125 81 53 48 48 45 44 Ireland 35 23 15 9 7 7 5 4 Israel - - 19 11 9 7 6 5 Italy 52 34 16 10 8 6 4 4 Jamaica 75 61 45 33 33 32 31 31 Japan 39 17 10 6 6 5 4 4 Jordan 140 110 61 38 35 27 22 20 Kazakhstan - - 73 60 56 44 35 30 Kenya 204 154 113 105 122 128 127 128 Kiribati - 156 117 89 75 63 53 48 Kuwait 109 59 31 15 14 13 12 11 Kyrgyzstan - - 109 75 62 51 43 38 Lao PDR - 211 188 157 115 86 70 61 Latvia - - 22 17 19 15 11 9 Lebanon 71 56 46 40 35 24 17 13 Lesotho 199 167 128 101 103 109 97 79 Liberia 298 269 244 219 195 174 155 145 Libya 304 140 64 38 30 24 19 17 Liechtenstein - - - 10 8 6 4 2 Lithuania - - 22 16 15 11 9 7 Luxembourg - 23 13 9 6 5 4 3 Madagascar - 189 178 167 151 132 115 106 Malawi 363 336 261 225 203 162 123 100 Malaysia 90 52 31 18 13 10 8 6 Maldives - - 168 111 83 55 36 28 Mali - 374 299 250 233 217 202 194 Malta 41 28 17 11 10 7 6 6 Marshall Islands 121 103 87 49 41 39 37 36 Mauritania - 224 153 129 126 122 119 118 Mauritius 102 86 40 24 21 19 16 17 Mexico 137 110 73 45 37 26 20 17 Micronesia (Federated States of ) - - - 58 52 47 42 39 Monaco - - - 8 6 5 4 4 Mongolia - - 127 98 82 63 48 41 Montenegro - - - 15 16 14 10 8 Morocco - 183 143 88 70 54 42 36 Mozambique - 280 260 249 223 183 149 130 Myanmar - 177 134 120 113 107 101 98 Namibia - 103 90 72 71 77 58 42 Nauru - - - - 21 51 47 45 Nepal 294 237 192 142 117 85 62 51 Netherlands 21 16 11 8 7 6 5 5 New Zealand 28 21 16 11 9 8 6 6 Nicaragua 193 161 113 68 55 42 32 27 Niger - 309 310 305 274 227 187 167 Nigeria - 265 228 230 230 207 194 186 Niue - - - - - - - - Norway 23 16 10 9 6 5 4 4 Occupied Palestinian Territory - - 63 38 32 29 28 27 Oman - - 84 31 21 17 13 12 Pakistan - 180 154 130 121 108 96 89 Palau - - 32 21 16 16 15 15 Panama 98 70 47 31 28 26 24 23 Papua New Guinea 213 155 113 91 82 77 72 69 Paraguay 92 76 60 42 38 34 30 28 Peru 240 174 123 81 58 41 30 24 Philippines 100 89 80 61 45 36 34 32 Poland 65 35 24 17 14 10 8 7 Portugal 110 66 28 15 10 7 5 4 Qatar - 87 38 20 17 14 11 10 Republic of Korea 138 52 20 9 8 6 6 5 Republic of Moldova - - 52 37 30 24 20 17 Romania - 52 35 32 27 23 17 14 Russian Federation - 40 33 27 27 24 17 13 Rwanda 197 210 206 174 225 186 136 112 Saint Kitts & Nevis - - 54 26 25 21 17 16 Saint Lucia - - 35 23 20 17 14 13 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines - - 59 24 23 23 16 13 Samoa - - 71 50 41 34 29 26 San Marino - - - 15 9 6 3 2 Sao Tome & Principe - 105 103 101 100 99 98 98 Saudi Arabia - - 90 43 31 23 22 21 Senegal 310 280 211 149 148 131 116 108 Serbia - - - 29 19 13 9 7 Seychelles 91 61 26 16 15 14 13 12 Sierra Leone 390 363 287 278 287 252 214 194 Singapore 48 27 14 7 5 4 3 3 Slovakia - - - 15 12 10 8 8 Slovenia - - - 10 7 5 4 4 Solomon Islands 206 101 53 38 38 37 36 36 Somalia - - - 200 200 200 200 200 South Africa - - 94 56 57 73 70 67 Spain 46 24 15 9 7 6 5 4 Sri Lanka 115 84 46 29 25 21 17 15 Sudan 201 169 138 124 119 115 111 109 Suriname - 71 60 51 47 38 31 27 Swaziland 219 175 121 84 93 124 95 83 Sweden 19 13 8 7 5 4 4 3 Switzerland 27 18 10 8 7 6 5 5 Syria 200 128 74 37 28 22 18 16 Tajikistan - - 127 117 114 94 74 64 TFYR Macedonia - - - 36 26 19 14 11 Thailand 147 98 60 32 25 20 16 14 Timor Leste - - - 184 153 129 105 93 Togo 264 219 176 150 140 122 106 98 Tonga - 42 30 23 21 20 20 19 Trinidad & Tobago 72 54 41 34 34 34 35 35 Tunisia 259 187 99 50 35 27 23 21 Turkey 218 200 137 84 62 42 28 22 Turkmenistan - - 126 99 87 71 55 48 Tuvalu - - 67 53 47 42 38 36 Uganda 222 197 183 186 174 158 143 135 Ukraine - 34 27 21 21 19 17 16 United Arab Emirates 223 84 30 17 14 11 9 8 United Kingdom 26 21 14 9 7 7 6 6 United Repulic of Tanzania 243 218 173 157 163 139 117 104 United States of America 30 23 15 11 9 8 8 8 Uruguay 58 53 41 24 21 18 15 14 Uzbekistan - - 108 74 68 62 46 38 Vanuatu 162 116 83 27 28 29 31 33 Venezuela 83 63 46 32 27 23 20 18 Vietnam - - 64 56 44 30 18 14 Yemen - 308 189 127 120 98 79 69 Zambia 210 181 166 172 180 169 158 148 Zimbabwe 157 122 109 79 91 102 99 96

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