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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Sep 2008                                             Under-five mortality Download File Country 1960 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 Afghanistan 360 320 280 260 257 257 257 257 Albania 151 109 72 45 34 25 18 17 Algeria 261 220 134 69 53 44 39 38 Andorra - - - 6 - 4 3 3 Angola 345 300 265 260 260 260 260 260 Antigua and Barbuda - - - - 21 15 12 11 Argentina 73 71 41 29 23 19 16 16 Armenia - - 76 56 48 36 26 24 Australia 24 20 13 10 7 6 6 6 Austria 43 33 17 10 7 6 5 5 Azerbaijan - - 123 105 98 93 89 88 Bahamas 68 49 35 29 24 19 15 14 Bahrain 150 82 30 19 16 12 11 10 Bangladesh 248 239 205 149 120 92 73 69 Barbados 90 54 29 17 15 13 12 12 Belarus - - 26 24 22 17 14 13 Belgium 35 29 15 10 7 6 5 4 Belize - - 71 43 30 23 17 16 Benin 296 252 214 185 170 160 150 148 Bhutan 300 267 227 166 133 100 75 70 Bolivia 255 243 175 125 105 84 65 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 160 82 39 22 19 17 15 15 Botswana 173 142 84 58 66 101 120 124 Brazil 176 136 91 57 41 30 21 20 Brunei Darussalam 87 78 22 11 9 9 9 9 Bulgaria 70 32 24 18 18 16 15 14 Burkina Faso 308 287 241 206 194 194 203 204 Burundi 238 244 191 190 183 181 181 181 Cambodia - - 153 116 123 104 85 82 Cameroon 255 215 173 139 151 151 149 149 Canada 33 23 13 8 7 6 6 6 Cape Verde - - 80 60 50 42 35 34 Central African Republic 349 232 189 173 192 186 177 175 Chad - - 228 201 202 205 208 209 Chile 155 98 45 21 14 11 10 9 China - 118 60 45 44 37 25 24 Colombia 122 105 51 35 31 26 21 21 Comoros 265 215 165 120 101 84 71 68 Congo 198 142 102 103 110 117 125 126 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 302 245 210 205 205 205 205 205 Cook Islands - - 37 32 29 24 20 19 Costa Rica 123 83 31 18 16 14 12 12 Côte d'Ivoire - 237 169 153 144 136 129 127 Croatia 98 42 23 12 10 8 7 6 Cuba 54 43 22 13 12 9 7 7 Cyprus 36 33 20 12 9 6 5 4 Czech Republic 25 24 19 13 9 5 4 4 Denmark 25 19 10 9 6 6 5 5 Djibouti - - 205 175 161 147 133 130 Dominica - - - 17 18 17 15 15 Dominican Republic 149 127 92 65 53 40 31 29 Ecuador 178 140 98 57 43 32 25 24 Egypt 278 235 176 91 68 51 37 35 El Salvador 191 162 118 60 46 35 27 25 Equatorial Guinea - - - 170 187 200 205 206 Eritrea - 237 192 147 122 97 78 74 Estonia 52 26 24 16 19 11 7 7 Ethiopia 273 241 212 204 179 151 127 123 Fiji - 65 41 22 19 18 18 18 Finland 28 16 9 7 5 4 4 4 France 34 24 13 9 6 5 5 4 Gabon - - 115 92 91 91 91 91 Gambia 360 311 214 153 149 132 116 113 Georgia - - 57 46 41 37 33 32 Germany 40 26 16 9 6 5 5 4 Ghana 212 183 150 120 111 113 119 120 Greece 64 54 23 11 9 7 5 4 Grenada - - - 37 33 26 21 20 Guatemala 202 168 139 82 64 53 43 41 Guinea - 338 282 235 207 184 165 161 Guinea-Bissau - - - 240 233 218 203 200 Guyana - - 106 88 79 70 63 62 Haiti 247 222 200 152 142 109 84 80 Holy See - - - - - - - - Honduras 204 170 102 58 49 40 29 27 Hungary 57 39 26 17 12 11 8 7 Iceland 22 14 8 7 6 3 3 3 India 236 192 156 115 102 89 78 76 Indonesia 216 172 125 91 66 48 36 34 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 281 191 130 72 55 44 36 34 Iraq 158 125 80 53 48 48 47 46 Ireland 36 27 14 10 8 7 5 5 Israel 39 27 19 12 8 7 5 5 Italy 50 33 17 9 7 5 4 4 Jamaica 75 62 46 33 33 32 31 31 Japan 40 21 11 6 6 5 4 4 Jordan 139 107 65 40 35 30 26 25 Kazakhstan - - 73 60 60 43 31 29 Kenya 205 156 115 97 111 117 120 121 Kiribati - - - 88 77 70 65 64 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 120 70 43 55 55 55 55 55 Korea, Republic of 127 54 18 9 6 5 5 5 Kuwait 128 59 35 16 14 11 12 11 Kyrgyzstan - - 110 75 62 51 43 41 Lao People's Democratic Republic 235 218 200 163 131 101 79 75 Latvia 44 26 26 18 21 13 10 9 Lebanon 85 54 44 37 34 32 30 30 Lesotho 203 186 130 101 91 108 132 132 Liberia 288 263 235 235 235 235 235 235 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 270 160 70 41 28 22 19 18 Liechtenstein - - - 10 8 6 4 3 Lithuania 70 28 22 13 15 11 9 8 Luxembourg 41 26 16 10 5 5 4 4 Madagascar 186 180 175 168 156 137 119 115 Malawi 362 341 266 221 193 155 125 120 Malaysia 113 70 42 22 17 14 12 12 Maldives - 264 168 111 85 54 33 30 Mali 500 400 300 250 233 224 218 217 Malta 42 32 17 11 11 7 6 6 Marshall Islands - - - 92 81 68 58 56 Mauritania 310 250 170 133 127 125 125 125 Mauritius 92 86 42 23 21 18 15 14 Mexico 133 110 77 53 45 39 36 35 Micronesia (Federated States of) - - 65 58 52 47 42 41 Moldova, Republic of - 65 51 37 30 24 20 19 Monaco - - - 9 6 6 5 4 Mongolia - - 128 109 83 62 45 43 Montenegro - - - 16 14 13 11 10 Morocco 211 184 144 89 69 54 40 37 Mozambique 313 278 230 235 212 178 145 138 Myanmar 252 179 134 130 117 110 105 104 Namibia 168 135 108 86 77 69 62 61 Nauru - - - - 30 30 30 30 Nepal 292 238 193 142 118 86 63 59 Netherlands 22 15 11 9 7 6 5 5 New Zealand 26 20 16 11 9 8 6 6 Nicaragua 193 165 113 68 53 43 37 36 Niger 354 330 320 320 295 270 256 253 Nigeria 290 265 228 230 230 207 194 191 Niue - - - - - - - - Norway 23 15 11 9 5 5 4 4 Occupied Palestinian Territory - - 65 40 33 27 23 22 Oman 280 200 95 32 19 15 12 12 Pakistan 227 181 153 130 118 108 99 97 Palau - - 32 21 17 14 11 11 Panama 88 68 46 34 30 26 24 23 Papua New Guinea 212 158 118 94 87 80 74 73 Paraguay 94 78 61 41 33 27 23 22 Peru 239 174 121 78 63 41 27 25 Philippines 110 90 81 62 49 40 33 32 Poland 70 36 24 18 15 9 8 7 Portugal 112 62 31 14 10 8 5 5 Qatar 140 65 32 26 24 23 21 21 Romania 82 57 36 31 26 22 19 18 Russian Federation - 40 33 27 27 24 17 16 Rwanda 206 209 213 176 205 183 164 160 Saint Kitts and Nevis - - - 36 30 25 20 19 Saint Lucia - - - 21 20 16 14 14 Saint Vincent and Grenadines - - - 25 22 23 20 20 Samoa 131 101 74 50 41 34 29 28 San Marino - - - 14 8 6 3 3 Sao Tome and Principe 109 106 103 100 99 97 96 96 Saudi Arabia 250 185 85 44 34 29 26 25 Senegal 311 276 213 149 148 133 119 116 Serbia - - - - - 13 9 8 Seychelles 83 59 32 19 16 15 13 13 Sierra Leone 390 368 319 290 282 277 271 270 Singapore 40 27 13 9 5 4 3 3 Slovakia 40 29 23 14 12 10 9 8 Slovenia 45 29 18 10 7 6 4 4 Solomon Islands - - - 121 103 88 75 73 Somalia - - 250 203 183 165 149 145 South Africa - - 91 60 59 63 68 69 Spain 57 34 16 9 7 6 5 4 Sri Lanka 133 100 48 32 25 19 14 13 Sudan 208 172 142 120 106 97 90 89 Suriname - - 56 48 44 41 39 39 Swaziland 225 196 143 110 110 142 160 164 Sweden 20 15 9 7 5 4 4 3 Switzerland 27 18 11 9 6 6 5 5 Syrian Arab Republic 200 128 74 38 27 20 15 14 Tajikistan - 140 127 115 114 93 71 68 Tanzania, United Republic of 241 218 175 161 159 141 122 118 Thailand 148 102 59 31 20 13 8 8 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 177 119 70 38 26 16 17 17 Timor-Leste - - - 177 154 107 61 55 Togo 264 219 177 149 139 124 111 108 Tonga 65 50 39 32 29 26 24 24 Trinidad and Tobago 71 54 41 34 33 34 37 38 Tunisia 254 201 100 52 40 31 24 23 Turkey 219 201 133 82 63 44 29 26 Turkmenistan - - 126 99 88 71 54 51 Tuvalu - - 67 54 48 43 38 38 Uganda 224 170 185 160 156 145 136 134 Ukraine - 36 30 25 23 23 24 24 United Arab Emirates 222 84 33 15 12 10 9 8 United Kingdom 27 23 14 10 7 6 6 6 United States 30 26 15 12 9 9 8 8 Uruguay 61 56 42 23 22 16 13 12 Uzbekistan - - 108 74 68 62 46 43 Vanuatu 209 155 107 62 50 48 38 36 Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) 79 62 46 33 28 25 21 21 Viet Nam 112 87 66 53 44 30 19 17 Yemen 340 303 205 139 122 110 102 100 Zambia 213 181 155 180 182 182 182 182 Zimbabwe 158 135 108 76 99 105 105 105

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