The State of the World's Children 2000

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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 2.4 27.4 -0.5 0.0 7.0 6.3 5.5 0.4 1.7

Seychelles 140 - 21 18 - 1.9 12.6 - 1.7 - - 2.1 - -

Sierra Leone 1 390 323 316 0.6 0.3 75.4 0.7 -5.7 6.2 6.5 6.0 -0.2 1.0

Singapore 175 40 8 5 5.4 5.9 -2.9 8.3 6.7 5.5 1.7 1.7 3.9 0.0

Slovakia 153 40 15 10 3.3 5.1 0.0 - 0.3 3.1 2.0 1.4 1.5 4.5

Slovenia 175 45 9 5 5.4 7.3 -9.1 - 4.2 2.4 1.5 1.3 1.6 1.8

Solomon Islands 113 185 36 26 5.5 4.1 4.0 - 1.0 6.4 5.7 4.8 0.4 2.1

Somalia 8 294 215 211 1.0 0.2 55.2 -0.1 -2.3x 7.3 7.3 7.2 0.0 0.2

South Africa 58 130 81 83 1.6 -0.3 21.5 3.2 -0.2 6.5 3.7 3.2 1.9 1.8

Spain 165 57 9 6 6.2 5.1 0.0 4.1 1.3 2.8 1.4 1.1 2.3 3.0

Sri Lanka 137 133 23 19 5.8 2.4 10.8 2.8 4.0 5.3 2.4 2.1 2.6 1.7

Sudan 43 210 125 115 1.7 1.0 24.8 0.8 3.7 6.7 5.2 4.6 0.8 1.5

Suriname 94 98 44 35 2.7 2.9 8.9 - -0.5 6.6 2.7 2.2 3.0 2.6

Swaziland 53 233 115 90 2.4 3.1 12.6 - -0.6 6.5 5.4 4.7 0.6 1.7

Sweden 189 20 6 4 4.0 5.1 0.0 2.0 0.2 2.3 2.0 1.6 0.5 2.8

Switzerland 175 27 8 5 4.1 5.9 -2.9 1.5 -0.5 2.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 0.0

Syria 102 201 44 32 5.1 4.0 4.4 5.1 3.3 7.3 5.7 4.0 0.8 4.4

Tajikistan 62 140 78 74 1.9 0.7 17.6 - -16.1 6.3 4.9 4.1 0.8 2.2

Tanzania 32 240 150 142 1.6 0.7 35.4 0.8 0.9 6.8 6.1 5.4 0.4 1.5

TFYR Macedonia 110 177 41 27 4.9 5.2 -0.6 - -2.1 4.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 0.6

Thailand 90 148 41 37 4.3 1.3 15.2 4.4 5.9 6.4 2.3 1.7 3.4 3.8

Togo 30 267 152 144 1.9 0.7 36.1 1.7 -1.2 6.6 6.6 6.0 0.0 1.2

Tonga 120 - 27 23 - 2.0 12.3 - 1.4 - - 3.6 - -

Trinidad and Tobago 140 73 24 18 3.7 3.6 5.9 3.1 0.5 5.1 2.5 1.6 2.4 5.6

Tunisia 102 254 52 32 5.3 6.1 -4.1 4.7 2.0 7.1 3.6 2.5 2.3 4.6

Turkey 85 219 70 42 3.8 6.4 -5.3 3.6 2.3 6.3 3.2 2.5 2.3 3.1

Turkmenistan 66 150 76 72 2.3 0.7 17.5 - -14.6 6.4 4.3 3.6 1.3 2.2

Tuvalu 71 - 56 56 - 0.0 20.3 - - - - - - -

Uganda 35 224 165 134 1.0 2.6 32.5 -2.2 4.4 6.9 7.1 7.1 -0.1 0.0

Ukraine 126 53 22 22 2.9 0.0 20.2 - -12.6 2.2 1.8 1.4 0.7 3.1

United Arab Emirates 153 223 14 10 9.2 4.2 3.6 - -3.8 6.9 4.2 3.4 1.7 2.6

United Kingdom 165 27 9 6 3.7 5.1 0.0 2.0 1.9 2.7 1.8 1.7 1.4 0.7

United States 160 30 10 8 3.7 2.8 8.9 1.8 1.7 3.5 2.0 2.0 1.9 0.0

Uruguay 137 56 24 19 2.8 2.9 8.6 2.5 3.5 2.9 2.5 2.4 0.5 0.5

Uzbekistan 70 120 58 58 2.4 0.0 20.2 - -5.6 6.3 4.1 3.4 1.4 2.3

Vanuatu 76 225 70 49 3.9 4.5 2.4 - -3.5 7.2 4.9 4.3 1.3 1.6

Venezuela 115 75 27 25 3.4 1.0 16.4 2.3 -0.2 6.6 3.5 3.0 2.1 1.9

Viet Nam 85 219 55 42 4.6 3.4 6.7 - 6.1 6.1 3.8 2.6 1.6 4.7

Yemen 38 340 142 121 2.9 2.0 27.4 - -1.5 7.6 7.6 7.5 0.0 0.2

Yugoslavia 130 120 30 21 4.6 4.5 2.4 - - 2.7 2.1 1.8 0.8 1.9

Zambia 12 213 192 202 0.3 -0.6 53.0 -1.2 -0.9 6.6 6.2 5.5 0.2 1.5

Zimbabwe 55 159 80 89 2.3 -1.3 25.6 1.7 -0.7 7.5 5.0 3.8 1.4 3.4

Regional summaries

Sub-Saharan Africa 261 180 173 1.2 0.5 46.2 2.8 -0.1 6.7 6.2 5.5 0.3 1.5

Middle East and North Africa 241 76 66 3.8 1.7 15.9 3.1 0.4 7.1 4.9 3.8 1.3 3.1

South Asia 239 135 114 1.9 2.1 24.6 1.4 3.9 6.1 4.1 3.4 1.3 2.5

East Asia and Pacific 201 57 50 4.2 1.8 14.2 4.9 7.7 5.8 2.5 2.0 2.8 2.5

Latin America and Caribbean 154 53 39 3.5 3.8 6.0 4.0 2.2 6.1 3.2 2.7 2.2 2.0

CEE/CIS and Baltic States 101 40 35 3.1 1.9 9.7 - -3.3 3.1 2.3 1.8 1.1 3.1

Industrialized countries 37 9 6 4.7 4.7 1.7 2.9 1.4 2.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 0.7

Developing countries 216 104 95 2.5 1.2 27.5 3.7 4.1 6.0 3.5 3.0 1.8 2.2

Least developed countries 282 182 167 1.5 1.1 43.5 -0.1 1.2 6.6 5.7 5.0 0.5 1.6

World 193 94 86 2.4 1.1 27.2 3.1 1.8 5.1 3.1 2.7 1.6 1.9

Definitions of the indicators

Main data sources

Under-five mortality rate - Probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age expressed per 1,000 live births.

GNP per capita - Gross national product (GNP) is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers, plus any taxes that are not included in the valuation of output, plus net receipts of primary income from non-resident sources. GNP per capita is the gross national product, converted to United States dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the mid-year population.

Total fertility rate - The number of children that would be born per woman if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years and bear children at each age in accordance with prevailing age-specific fertility rates.

†Average annual rate of reduction required 1998-2000 - The average annual reduction rate required, for the period 1998-2000, to achieve an under-five mortality rate in the year 2000 of 70 per 1,000 live births or two thirds the 1990 rate, whichever is the less.

Under-five mortality - United Nations Population Division, United Nations Statistics Division and UNICEF.

GNP per capita - World Bank.

Fertility - United Nations Population Division .

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