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Statistical Tables

Table 8: The rate of progress

		Under-5 mortality rate			Average annual rate of reduction (%)			GNP per capita average annual growth rate (%)		Total fertility rate			Average annual rate of reduction (%)
	Under-5 mortality rank	1960	1990	1998	1960-90	1990-98	required† 1998-2000	1965-80	1990-97	1960	1990	1998	1960-90	1990-98
Afghanistan	4	360	260	257	1.1	0.1	65.0	0.6	-	6.9	6.9	6.8	0.0	0.2
Albania	90	151	41	37	4.3	1.3	15.2	-	2.2	5.9	3.0	2.5	2.3	2.3
Algeria	88	255	48	40	5.6	2.3	11.2	4.2	-1.6	7.3	4.6	3.8	1.5	2.4
Andorra	165	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Angola	2	345	297	292	0.5	0.2	71.4	-	-10.0	6.4	7.2	6.7	-0.4	0.9
Antigua and Barbuda	133	-	-	20	-	-	-	-	1.8	-	2.6	1.7	-	5.3
Argentina	126	72	28	22	3.1	3.0	8.1	1.7	4.2	3.1	2.9	2.6	0.2	1.4
Armenia	104	48	31	30	1.5	0.4	18.6	-	-10.7	4.5	2.4	1.7	2.1	4.3
Australia	175	24	10	5	2.9	8.7	-14.6	2.2	2.4	3.3	1.9	1.8	1.8	0.7
Austria	175	43	9	5	5.2	7.3	-9.1	4.0	1.1	2.7	1.5	1.4	2.0	0.9
Azerbaijan	80	74	44	46	1.7	-0.6	22.6	-	-16.0	5.5	2.7	2.0	2.4	3.8
Bahamas	130	68	29	21	2.8	4.0	4.2	-	-2.0	4.4	2.6	2.6	1.8	0.0
Bahrain	133	203	23	20	7.3	1.7	13.4	-	2.6	7.1	3.8	2.8	2.1	3.8
Bangladesh	48	247	140	106	1.9	3.5	20.7	-0.3	3.3	6.7	4.3	3.1	1.5	4.1
Barbados	146	90	15	15	6.0	0.0	20.3	-	-0.9	4.5	1.7	1.5	3.2	1.6
Belarus	110	47	19	27	3.0	-4.4	37.7	-	-5.6	2.7	1.9	1.4	1.2	3.8
Belgium	165	35	9	6	4.5	5.1	0.0	3.6	1.3	2.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.0
Belize	83	104	49	43	2.5	1.6	13.7	-	0.3	6.5	4.4	3.6	1.3	2.5
Benin	22	300	185	165	1.6	1.4	42.9	-0.3	1.7	6.9	6.6	5.8	0.1	1.6
Bhutan	41	300	166	116	2.0	4.5	25.3	-	2.0	5.9	5.8	5.5	0.1	0.7
Bolivia	57	255	122	85	2.5	4.5	9.7	1.7	2.0	6.7	4.9	4.3	1.0	1.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	137	160	22	19	6.6	1.8	12.8	-	-	4.0	1.7	1.4	2.9	2.4
Botswana	77	170	62	48	3.4	3.2	7.5	9.9	1.3	6.8	5.1	4.3	1.0	2.1
Brazil	85	177	60	42	3.6	4.5	2.4	6.3	1.9	6.2	2.7	2.3	2.8	2.0
Brunei Darussalam	156	87	11	9	6.9	2.5	10.5	-	-2.1	6.9	3.2	2.8	2.6	1.7
Bulgaria	144	70	18	17	4.5	0.7	17.4	-	-2.0	2.2	1.7	1.2	0.9	4.4
Burkina Faso	22	315	196	165	1.6	2.2	42.9	1.7	0.8	6.7	7.3	6.5	-0.3	1.5
Burundi	17	255	180	176	1.2	0.3	46.1	2.4	-5.9	6.8	6.8	6.2	0.0	1.2
Cambodia	24	217	193	163	0.4	2.1	42.3	-	2.7	6.3	5.0	4.6	0.8	1.0
Cameroon	27	255	139	153	2.0	-1.2	39.1	2.4	-3.3	5.8	5.9	5.3	-0.1	1.3
Canada	165	33	9	6	4.3	5.1	0.0	3.3	0.8	3.8	1.7	1.6	2.7	0.8
Cape Verde	65	164	73	73	2.7	0.0	20.2	-	1.0	7.0	4.3	3.5	1.6	2.6
Central African Rep.	18	327	177	173	2.0	0.3	45.2	0.8	-1.0	5.6	5.5	4.9	0.1	1.4
Chad	13	325	198	198	1.7	0.0	52.0	-1.9	1.0	6.0	6.6	6.0	-0.3	1.2
Chile	148	138	20	12	6.4	6.4	-5.1	0.0	6.4	5.3	2.6	2.4	2.4	1.0
China	79	209	47	47	5.0	0.0	20.3	4.1	10.0	5.7	2.2	1.8	3.2	2.5
Colombia	104	130	40	30	3.9	3.6	5.8	3.7	2.6	6.8	3.1	2.8	2.6	1.3
Comoros	53	265	120	90	2.6	3.6	12.6	-	-3.1	6.8	6.0	4.8	0.4	2.8
Congo	47	220	110	108	2.3	0.2	21.7	2.7	-2.9	5.9	6.3	6.0	-0.2	0.6
Congo, Dem. Rep.	9	302	207	207	1.3	0.0	54.2	-1.3	-9.6	6.0	6.7	6.4	-0.4	0.6
Cook Islands	104	-	32	30	-	0.8	17.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Costa Rica	145	112	16	16	6.5	0.0	20.1	3.3	2.3	7.0	3.2	2.8	2.6	1.7
Côte d'Ivoire	28	300	150	150	2.3	0.0	38.1	2.8	0.9	7.2	6.3	5.0	0.4	2.9
Croatia	156	98	13	9	6.7	4.6	1.7	-	2.7	2.3	1.7	1.6	1.0	0.8
Cuba	160	54	13	8	4.7	6.1	-4.2	-	-	4.2	1.7	1.6	3.0	0.8
Cyprus	156	36	12	9	3.7	3.6	5.9	-	2.6	3.5	2.4	2.0	1.3	2.3
Czech Rep.	165	25	11	6	2.7	7.6	-9.8	-	-0.3	2.3	1.8	1.2	0.8	5.1
Denmark	175	25	9	5	3.4	7.3	-9.1	2.2	2.5	2.6	1.6	1.7	1.6	-0.8
Djibouti	26	289	164	156	1.9	0.6	40.1	-	-	7.0	6.0	5.3	0.5	1.6
Dominica	133	-	23	20	-	1.7	13.4	-	0.7	-	5.5	1.9	-	13.3
Dominican Rep.	75	149	65	51	2.8	3.0	8.2	3.8	3.5	7.4	3.3	2.8	2.7	2.1
Ecuador	89	180	50	39	4.3	3.1	7.9	5.4	0.9	6.7	3.8	3.1	1.9	2.5
Egypt	68	282	106	69	3.3	5.4	-0.7	2.8	2.8	7.0	4.2	3.3	1.7	3.0
El Salvador	97	210	54	34	4.5	5.8	-2.9	1.5	3.5	6.8	3.7	3.1	2.0	2.2
Equatorial Guinea	20	316	206	171	1.4	2.3	44.7	-	12.1	5.5	5.9	5.5	-0.2	0.9
Eritrea	45	250	160	112	1.5	4.5	23.5	-	2.9	6.9	6.2	5.7	0.4	1.1
Estonia	126	52	22	22	2.9	0.0	20.2	-	-2.8	2.0	1.9	1.3	0.2	4.7
Ethiopia	18	280	190	173	1.3	1.2	45.2	0.4	2.2	6.9	6.8	6.3	0.0	1.0
Fiji	120	97	31	23	3.8	3.7	5.3	-	0.4	6.4	3.1	2.7	2.4	1.7
Finland	175	28	7	5	4.6	4.2	3.1	3.6	0.9	2.7	1.7	1.7	1.5	0.0
France	175	34	9	5	4.4	7.3	-9.1	3.7	1.0	2.8	1.8	1.7	1.5	0.7
Gabon	30	287	164	144	1.9	1.6	36.1	5.6	-0.1	4.1	5.1	5.4	-0.7	-0.7
Gambia	59	364	127	82	3.5	5.5	7.9	-	-0.6	6.4	5.9	5.2	0.3	1.6
Georgia	120	70	29	23	2.9	2.9	8.8	-	-14.9	2.9	2.2	1.9	0.9	1.8
Germany	175	40	9	5	5.0	7.3	-9.1	3.0x	0.7	2.4	1.4	1.3	1.8	0.9
Ghana	49	215	127	105	1.8	2.4	20.3	-0.8	1.4	6.9	6.0	5.1	0.5	2.0
Greece	162	64	11	7	5.9	5.6	-2.1	4.8	1.0	2.2	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.8
Grenada	109	-	37	28	-	3.5	6.3	-	1.3	-	-	3.6	-	-
Guatemala	74	202	81	52	3.0	5.5	-1.9	3.0	1.5	6.9	5.6	4.9	0.7	1.7
Guinea	14	380	237	197	1.6	2.3	51.7	1.3	2.7	7.0	6.3	5.5	0.4	1.7
Guinea-Bissau	11	336	246	205	1.0	2.3	53.7	-2.7	1.0	5.1	6.0	5.7	-0.5	0.6
Guyana	60	126	90	79	1.1	1.6	13.8	-	12.9	6.5	2.6	2.3	3.1	1.5
Haiti	36	253	148	130	1.8	1.6	31.0	0.9	-4.4	6.3	5.4	4.3	0.5	2.8
Holy See	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Honduras	81	204	61	44	4.0	4.1	3.9	1.1	1.0	7.5	5.1	4.2	1.3	2.4
Hungary	149	57	16	11	4.2	4.7	1.4	5.1	0.2	2.0	1.8	1.4	0.4	3.1
Iceland	175	22	5	5	4.9	0.0	20.8	-	0.4	4.0	2.2	2.1	2.0	0.6
India	49	236	131	105	2.0	2.8	20.3	1.5	4.3	5.9	3.8	3.1	1.5	2.5
Indonesia	71	216	91	56	2.9	6.1	-4.0	5.2	5.9	5.5	3.1	2.5	1.9	2.7
Iran	100	233	59	33	4.6	7.3	-8.7	2.9	1.9	7.2	4.9	2.8	1.3	7.0
Iraq	37	171	50	125	4.1	-11.5	66.1	-	-	7.2	5.9	5.2	0.7	1.6
Ireland	162	36	9	7	4.6	3.1	7.7	2.8	5.6	3.8	2.1	1.9	2.0	1.3
Israel	165	39	12	6	3.9	8.7	-14.4	3.7	2.6	3.9	3.0	2.7	0.9	1.3
Italy	165	50	10	6	5.4	6.4	-5.5	3.2	1.0	2.5	1.3	1.2	2.2	1.0
Jamaica	149	76	16	11	5.2	4.7	1.4	-0.1	0.8	5.4	2.8	2.5	2.2	1.4
Japan	189	40	6	4	6.3	5.1	0.0	5.1	1.4	2.0	1.6	1.4	0.7	1.7
Jordan	93	139	38	36	4.3	0.7	17.6	5.8x	2.8	7.7	5.8	4.8	0.9	2.4
Kazakhstan	83	74	48	43	1.4	1.4	14.8	-	-7.4	4.5	2.8	2.3	1.6	2.5
Kenya	40	205	97	117	2.5	-2.3	29.6	3.1	-0.3	8.0	6.1	4.4	0.9	4.1
Kiribati	62	-	88	74	-	2.2	11.6	-	-0.6	-	-	4.5	-	-
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	104	120	35	30	4.1	1.9	12.6	-	-	5.8	2.2	2.0	3.2	1.2
Korea, Rep. of	175	127	9	5	8.8	7.3	-9.1	7.3	6.0	6.0	1.7	1.7	4.2	0.0
Kuwait	147	128	16	13	6.9	2.6	9.7	0.6x	17.5	7.3	3.6	2.9	2.4	2.7
Kyrgyzstan	69	180	83	66	2.6	2.9	8.8	-	-9.7	5.1	3.8	3.2	1.0	2.1
Lao People's Dem. Rep.	41	235	163	116	1.2	4.3	25.3	-	3.9	6.2	6.5	5.7	-0.2	1.6
Latvia	126	44	20	22	2.6	-1.2	25.2	-	-7.3	1.9	1.9	1.3	0.0	4.7
Lebanon	94	85	40	35	2.5	1.7	13.5	-	4.9	6.3	3.3	2.7	2.2	2.5
Lesotho	33	203	148	136	1.1	1.1	33.2	6.8	2.5	5.8	5.1	4.7	0.4	1.0
Liberia	6	288	235	235	0.7	0.0	60.6	0.5	-	6.6	6.8	6.3	-0.1	1.0
Libya	117	270	42	24	6.2	7.0	-7.7	0.0	-	7.1	4.9	3.8	1.2	3.2
Liechtenstein	149	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lithuania	120	70	21	23	4.0	-1.1	24.8	-	-7.1	2.5	1.9	1.4	0.9	3.8
Luxembourg	175	41	9	5	5.1	7.3	-9.1	-	0.2	2.3	1.6	1.7	1.2	-0.8
Madagascar	25	364	168	157	2.6	0.8	40.4	-0.4	-1.6	6.6	6.2	5.4	0.2	1.7
Malawi	7	361	230	213	1.5	1.0	55.6	3.2	0.8	6.9	7.3	6.7	-0.2	1.1
Malaysia	153	105	21	10	5.4	9.3	-16.8	4.7	5.8	6.8	3.8	3.1	1.9	2.5
Maldives	56	300	115	87	3.2	3.5	10.9	-	4.3	7.0	6.4	5.3	0.3	2.4
Mali	5	517	254	237	2.4	0.9	61.0	2.1x	0.3	7.1	7.1	6.5	0.0	1.1
Malta	162	42	14	7	3.7	8.7	-14.2	-	3.0	3.4	2.0	1.9	1.8	0.6
Marshall Islands	52	-	92	92	-	0.0	20.3	-	-4.0x	-	-	-	-	-
Mauritania	16	310	183	183	1.8	0.0	48.0	-0.1	1.5	6.5	6.0	5.5	0.3	1.1
Mauritius	120	92	25	23	4.3	1.0	16.0	3.7	3.7	5.8	2.2	1.9	3.2	1.8
Mexico	97	134	46	34	3.6	3.8	5.1	3.6	0.2	6.9	3.4	2.7	2.4	2.9
Micronesia, Fed. States of	117	-	31	24	-	3.2	7.4	-	-1.8	-	-	4.0	-	-
Moldova, Rep. of	94	88	37	35	2.9	0.7	17.4	-	-10.8	3.3	2.4	1.7	1.1	4.3
Monaco	175	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mongolia	28	185	150	150	0.7	0.0	38.1	-	-1.4	6.0	4.1	2.6	1.3	5.7
Morocco	67	220	83	70	3.2	2.1	11.8	2.7	0.2	7.2	3.8	3.0	2.1	3.0
Mozambique	10	313	235	206	1.0	1.6	54.0	-	2.6	6.3	6.5	6.2	-0.1	0.6
Myanmar	44	252	130	113	2.2	1.8	23.9	1.6	3.9x	6.0	3.2	2.4	2.1	3.6
Namibia	62	206	84	74	3.0	1.6	13.9	-	1.1	6.0	5.4	4.9	0.4	1.2
Nauru	104	-	-	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nepal	51	297	138	100	2.6	4.0	17.8	-	2.2	5.8	5.4	4.4	0.2	2.6
Netherlands	175	22	8	5	3.4	5.9	-2.9	2.7	1.9	3.1	1.6	1.5	2.2	0.8
New Zealand	165	26	11	6	2.9	7.6	-9.8	1.7	1.2	3.9	2.1	2.0	2.1	0.6
Nicaragua	77	193	66	48	3.6	4.0	4.4	-0.7	1.6	7.3	5.0	4.4	1.3	1.6
Niger	3	354	320	280	0.3	1.7	69.3	-2.5	-1.9	7.3	7.6	6.8	-0.1	1.4
Nigeria	15	207	190	187	0.3	0.2	49.1	4.2	0.7	6.5	6.0	5.1	0.3	2.0
Niue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Norway	189	23	9	4	3.1	10.1	-20.3	3.6	3.8	2.9	1.8	1.9	1.6	-0.7
Oman	140	280	30	18	7.4	6.4	-5.3	9.0	-0.4	7.2	7.0	5.8	0.1	2.4
Pakistan	33	226	138	136	1.6	0.2	33.2	1.8	2.0	6.9	5.8	5.0	0.6	1.9
Palau	97	-	34	34	-	0.0	20.2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Panama	133	104	21	20	5.3	0.6	17.8	2.8	3.0	5.9	3.0	2.6	2.3	1.8
Papua New Guinea	45	204	112	112	2.0	0.0	23.5	-	2.5	6.3	5.1	4.6	0.7	1.3
Paraguay	100	90	37	33	3.0	1.4	14.5	4.1	0.0	6.5	4.7	4.1	1.1	1.7
Peru	73	234	75	54	3.8	4.1	3.8	0.8	4.6	6.9	3.7	2.9	2.1	3.0
Philippines	81	110	66	44	1.7	5.1	0.0	3.2	1.6	6.9	4.2	3.6	1.7	1.9
Poland	149	70	19	11	4.3	6.8	-7.2	-	4.2	3.0	2.0	1.5	1.4	3.6
Portugal	156	112	15	9	6.7	6.4	-5.3	4.6	2.0	3.1	1.6	1.4	2.2	1.7
Qatar	140	239	36	18	6.3	8.7	-14.4	-	-5.3	7.0	4.4	3.7	1.5	2.2
Romania	117	82	32	24	3.1	3.6	6.0	-	-0.1	2.3	1.9	1.2	0.6	5.7
Russian Federation	115	64	26	25	3.0	0.5	18.4	-	-7.9	2.6	1.8	1.3	1.2	4.1
Rwanda	21	210	161	170	0.9	-0.7	44.4	1.6	-5.7	7.5	6.8	6.1	0.3	1.4
Saint Kitts and Nevis	90	-	44	37	-	2.2	11.7	-	4.0	-	3.5	2.4	-	4.7
Saint Lucia	130	-	24	21	-	1.7	13.6	-	2.8	-	5.5	2.4	-	10.4
Saint Vincent/Grenadines	120	-	26	23	-	1.5	14.2	-	1.8	-	5.0	2.2	-	10.3
Samoa	110	210	42	27	5.4	5.5	-1.8	-	0.7	8.3	4.7	4.1	1.9	1.7
San Marino	165	-	10	6	-	6.4	-5.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sao Tome and Principe	61	-	90	77	-	2.0	12.5	-	-1.7	-	-	4.7	-	-
Saudi Arabia	113	292	45	26	6.2	6.9	-7.2	4.0x	-2.5	7.2	6.6	5.7	0.3	1.8
Senegal	38	300	147	121	2.4