Since 1985, 2.5 million young lives have been saved each year
through low-cost health programmes.

Child Death Rates

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SUB-SAHARAN 
AFRICA
MIDDLE EAST 
AND NORTH AFRICA
CENTRAL ASIA EAST/SOUTH ASIA 
AND PACIFIC
AMERICAS EUROPE
% % % % % %
1 Gambia
(110)
56  1  Oman
(25)
74  1  Kyrgyzstan
(54)
40 1 Malaysia
(13)
69 1 El Salvador
(40)
67 1 Portugal
(11)
65
2 Botswana
(52)
45 2 Egypt
(51)
72 2 Tajikistan
(79)
37 2 Sri Lanka
(19)
63 1 Jamaica
(13)
67 2 Austria
(7)
59
2 Mauritius
(23)
45 3 Algeria
(40)
71 2 Uzbekistan
(62)
37 3 Viet Nam
(45)
57 3 Mexico
(32)
63 3 Greece
(10)
57
4 Zimbabwe
(74)
41 4 U.A.E.
(19)
70 4 Georgia
(26)
35 4 Singapore
(6)
54 4 Cuba
(10)
62 4 Germany
(7)
56
5 Senegal
(130)
40 5 Iran
(40)
68 5 Kazakstan
(47)
34 5 Korea, Rep.
(9)
50 4 Honduras
(38)
62 4 Slovenia
(8)
56
6 Cameroon
(106)
39 6 Turkey
(50)
65 6 Turkmenistan
(85)
33 6 Thailand
(32)
48 6 Ecuador
(40)
60 6 Bosnia/Herze.
(17)
55
7 Rwanda
(139)
37 7 Tunisia
(37)
64 7 Azerbaijan
(50)
15 7 Cambodia
(174)
47 7 Nicaragua
(60)
58 6 TFYR Macedonia
(31)
55
8 Burkina Faso
(164)
33 8 Jordan
(25)
62 Regional average
(132)
12 8 Bangladesh
(115)
45 7 Peru
(55)
58 8 Italy
(8)
53
9 Namibia
(78)
32 8 Saudi Arabia
(34)
62 8 Armenia
(31)
9 8 Japan
(6)
45 9 Chile
(15)
57 9 Czech Rep.
(10)
50
10 Togo
(128)
27 10 Kuwait
(14)
60 9 Afghanistan
(257)
8 10 New Zealand
(9)
44 9 Guatemala
(60)
57 9 Ireland
(7)
50
11 Chad
(152)
26 Regional average
(57)
59 11 Indonesia
(75)
41 11 Trinidad/Tob.
(18)
55 9 United Kingdom
(7)
50
11 South Africa
(67)
26 11 Israel
(9)
53 12 Australia
(8)
38 12 Dominican Rep.
(44)
53 12 Yugoslavia, F.R.
(23)
48
13 Eritrea
(195)
25 12 Morocco
(75)
51 13 Nepal
(114)
37 Regional average
(34)
51 13 Hungary
(14)
46
13 Ethiopia
(195)
25 12 Syria
(36)
51 14 India
(115)
35 13 Uruguay
(21)
50 14 Finland
(5)
44
13 Mali
(225)
25 14 Yemen
(110)
48 15 Mongolia
(74)
34 14 Colombia
(32)
45 14 Spain
(9)
44
16 Gabon
(148)
24 15 Libya
(63)
47 Regional average
(85)
31 14 Costa Rica
(16)
45 14 Sweden
(5)
44
16 Madagascar
(164)
24 16 Sudan
(115)
43 16 Korea, Dem.
(30)
30 16 Paraguay
(34)
44 Regional average
(16)
41
16 Malawi
(219)
24 17 Iraq
(71)
14 17 Lao Rep.
(134)
29 17 Venezuela
(24)
43 17 Croatia
(14)
39
19 Guinea-Bissau
(227)
22 18 Lebanon
(40)
0 18 China
(47)
28 18 Brazil
(53)
42 18 Belarus
(20)
38
19 Mauritania
(195)
22 19 Bhutan
(189)
24 19 Bolivia
(105)
38 19 Switzerland
(7)
36
21 Guinea
(219)
21 19 Philippines
(53)
24 19 Canada
(8)
38 20 Slovakia
(15)
35
21 Mozambique
(220)
21 21 Pakistan
(137)
9 21 Haiti
(124)
36 21 Belgium
(10)
33
23 Kenya
(90)
20 22 Papua New Guinea
(95)
0 22 Panama
(20)
35 21 Poland
(16)
33
24 Benin
(142)
19 23 Myanmar
(150)
-3 23 Argentina
(27)
34 23 Lithuania
(19)
32
24 Uganda
(145)
19 24 United States
(10)
33 24 France
(9)
31
26 Lesotho
(140)
17 24 Moldova, Rep.
(34)
31
27 Ghana
(130)
16 26 Albania
(40)
30
Regional average
(174)
14 26 Denmark
(7)
30
28 Congo
(108)
14 26 Russian Fed.
(30)
30
28 Somalia
(211)
14 29 Latvia
(26)
28
30 Côte d'Ivoire
(150)
12 30 Estonia
(22)
27
31 Tanzania
(160)
11 30 Netherlands
(8)
27
32 Burundi
(176)
9 30 Norway
(8)
27
33 Cen African Rep
(165)
8 33 Bulgaria
(19)
24
33 Liberia
(216)
8 34 Ukraine
(24)
23
35 Sierra Leone
(284)
6 35 Romania
(29)
19
36 Nigeria
(191)
3
37 Congo, D.R.
(207)
1
38 Niger
(320)
0
39 Angola
(292)
-12
40 Zambia
(203)
-27
  Source: UNICEF
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