Age of Data
The table below gives the average age of the latest internationally available data for three key indicators: the under-5 mortality
rate, the net primary school enrolment/attendance rate and the percentage of under-5s who are underweight.
The more up-to-date statistics used by most governments and international organizations are often interpolated and/or
extrapolated from past surveys. The table shows the number of years that have elapsed, on average, between the last national
on-the-ground surveys and the year 1998.
In some cases, governments may have more recent statistics that have not been made available to the United Nations.
Average age of data (in years) on the three social indicators
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Madagascar |
1.7 |
Congo, Dem. Rep. |
3.7 |
South Africa |
5.7 |
| Mozambique |
1.7 |
Uganda |
3.7 |
Lesotho |
6.0 |
| Chad |
2.0 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
4.0 |
Burundi |
6.7 |
| Mauritius |
2.0 |
Gambia |
4.0 |
Ethiopia |
6.7 |
| Senegal |
2.3 |
Botswana |
4.3 |
Guinea |
8.3 |
| Benin |
2.3 |
Burkina Faso |
4.7 |
Angola |
10.7 |
| Tanzania |
2.7 |
Ghana |
4.7 |
Gabon |
10.7 |
| Mali |
3.0 |
Zimbabwe |
4.7 |
Guinea-Bissau |
10.7 |
| Mauritania |
3.0 |
Rwanda |
5.0 |
Somalia |
10.7 |
| Zambia |
3.0 |
Cameroon |
5.3 |
Liberia |
11.0 |
| Eritrea |
3.3 |
Kenya |
5.3 |
Sierra Leone |
12.7 |
| Malawi |
3.3 |
Togo |
5.3 |
Congo |
13.7 |
| Niger |
3.3 |
Namibia |
5.7 |
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| Central African Rep. |
3.7 |
Nigeria |
5.7 |
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| Middle East and North Africa |
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| Egypt |
3.0 |
Iran |
4.3 |
Sudan |
5.0 |
| Algeria |
3.3 |
Morocco |
4.3 |
Syria |
5.0 |
| U. Arab Emirates |
3.3 |
Yemen |
4.3 |
Kuwait |
6.7 |
| Iraq |
3.7 |
Lebanon |
4.7 |
Jordan |
7.7 |
| Oman |
3.7 |
Turkey |
4.7 |
Saudi Arabia |
10.0 |
| Tunisia |
3.7 |
Libya |
5.0 |
Israel |
10.7 |
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| Central Asia |
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| Kyrgyzstan |
2.3 |
Georgia |
6.3 |
Turkmenistan |
9.0 |
| Afghanistan |
5.7 |
Kazakhstan |
6.7 |
Armenia |
10.7 |
| Azerbaijan |
6.0 |
Uzbekistan |
7.0 |
Tajikstan |
11.3 |
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| East/South Asia and Pacific |
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| Australia |
1.5* |
Viet Nam |
3.0 |
Korea, Rep. |
6.7 |
| New Zealand |
1.5* |
India |
3.3 |
Papua New Guinea |
6.7 |
| Bangladesh |
2.0 |
Japan |
3.5* |
Singapore |
6.7 |
| Indonesia |
2.3 |
Myanmar |
3.7 |
Sri Lanka |
6.7 |
| Malaysia |
2.3 |
Lao PDR |
4.0 |
Korea, Dem. |
8.7 |
| Philippines |
2.3 |
China |
4.3 |
Bhutan |
10.0 |
| Mongolia |
3.0 |
Pakistan |
5.3 |
Thailand |
10.3 |
| Nepal |
3.0 |
Cambodia |
6.3 |
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| Americas |
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| Chile |
1.7 |
Colombia |
3.3 |
Ecuador |
5.0 |
| Cuba |
1.7 |
Dominican Rep. |
3.3 |
El Salvador |
5.0 |
| Uruguay |
2.3 |
Canada |
3.5* |
Mexico |
5.0 |
| Brazil |
2.7 |
Guatemala |
3.7 |
Panama |
5.0 |
| Costa Rica |
2.7 |
Haiti |
4.3 |
Nicaragua |
5.3 |
| Peru |
2.7 |
Honduras |
4.3 |
Paraguay |
6.0 |
| Venezuela |
2.7 |
Jamaica |
4.3 |
Argentina |
8.0 |
| United States |
3.0 |
Bolivia |
4.7 |
Trinidad/Tobago |
9.0 |
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| Europe |
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| Austria |
2.0* |
Estonia |
2.5* |
Romania |
3.3 |
| Bulgaria |
2.0* |
Finland |
2.5* |
Russian Fed. |
3.3 |
| Ireland |
2.0* |
France |
2.5* |
Czech Rep. |
3.7 |
| Italy |
2.0* |
Germany |
2.5* |
Yugoslavia |
3.7 |
| Latvia |
2.0* |
Greece |
2.5* |
Hungary |
4.7 |
| Netherlands |
2.0* |
Norway |
2.5* |
Albania |
5.0* |
| Poland |
2.0* |
Spain |
2.5* |
Lithuania |
8.0* |
| Slovenia |
2.0* |
Sweden |
2.5* |
Ukraine |
8.0* |
| TFYR Macedonia |
2.0* |
United Kingdom |
2.5* |
Moldova, Rep. |
8.5* |
| Belarus |
2.5* |
Croatia |
2.7 |
Slovakia |
8.5* |
| Belgium |
2.5* |
Portugal |
3.0* |
Bosnia/Herzegovina |
11.0 |
| Denmark |
2.5* |
Switzerland |
3.0* |
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*Underweight not included.
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