The State of the World's Children 2000

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Statistical Tables

Table 1: Basic indicators

Under-5
mortality
rate Infant
mortality
rate
(under 1)
Total
Population
(thousands) Annual
no. of
births
(thousands) Annual
no. of
under-5
deaths
(thousands) GNP
per capita
(US$) Life
expectancy
at birth
(years) Total
adult
literacy
rate Primary
school
enrolment
ratio
(gross) % share
of household
income
1990-96*

Under-5
mortality
rank 1960 1998 1960 1998 1998 1998 1998 1997 1998 1995 1990-96* lowest
40% highest
20%

Afghanistan 4 360 257 215 165 21354 1113 286 250x 46 32 49 - -

Albania 90 151 37 112 30 3119 63 2 760 73 - 101 - -

Algeria 88 255 40 152 35 30081 875 35 1500 69 58 107 19 43

Andorra 165 - 6 - 5 72 1 0 d - - - - -

Angola 2 345 292 208 170 12092 583 170 260 47 42x 88 - -

Antigua and Barbuda 133 - 20 - 17 67 1 0 7380 76 95x 100x - -

Argentina 126 72 22 60 19 36123 715 16 8950 73 96 113 - -

Armenia 104 48 30 38 25 3536 45 1 560 71 100 86 - -

Australia 175 24 5 20 5 18520 246 1 20650 78 - 103 19 41x

Austria 175 43 5 37 5 8140 82 0 27920 77 - 100 25x 33x

Azerbaijan 80 74 46 55 36 7669 122 6 510 70 100 107 - -

Bahamas 130 68 21 51 18 296 6 0 11830x 74 96 100 - -

Bahrain 133 203 20 130 16 595 11 0 8640x 73 85 106 - -

Bangladesh 48 247 106 151 79 124774 3468 368 360 58 38 69 23 38

Barbados 146 90 15 74 13 268 3 0 6590x 76 97 90 - -

Belarus 110 47 27 37 22 10315 98 3 2150 68 99 98 26 33

Belgium 165 35 6 31 6 10141 106 1 26730 77 - 103 24 35

Belize 83 104 43 74 35 230 7 0 2670 75 70x 121 - -

Benin 22 300 165 176 101 5781 238 39 380 53 32 76 - -

Bhutan 41 300 116 175 84 2004 75 9 430 61 42 25x - -

Bolivia 57 255 85 152 66 7957 262 22 970 62 82 95 15 48

Bosnia and Herzegovina 137 160 19 105 16 3675 37 1 a 73 - - - -

Botswana 77 170 48 117 38 1570 52 3 3310 47 73 112 11x 59x

Brazil 85 177 42 115 36 165851 3340 140 4790 67 83 123 8 64

Brunei Darussalam 156 87 9 63 8 315 6 0 25160x 76 89 107 - -

Bulgaria 144 70 17 49 14 8336 71 1 1170 71 98 99 21 39

Burkina Faso 22 315 165 181 109 11305 519 86 250 45 19 40 - -

Burundi 17 255 176 151 106 6457 271 48 140 43 42 51 - -

Cambodia 24 217 163 146 104 10716 364 59 300 53 65x 131 - -

Cameroon 27 255 153 151 94 14305 562 86 620 55 63 88 - -

Canada 165 33 6 28 6 30563 344 2 19640 79 97x 102 20 39

Cape Verde 65 164 73 110 54 408 13 1 1090 69 69 131 - -

Central African Rep. 18 327 173 187 113 3485 130 22 320 45 40 58 - -

Chad 13 325 198 195 118 7270 318 63 230 47 48 65 - -

Chile 148 138 12 107 11 14824 291 3 4820 75 95 101 10 61

China 79 209 47 140 38 1255698 20134 946 860 70 80 120 15 48

Colombia 104 130 30 82 25 40803 988 30 2180 71 90 118 10 62

Comoros 53 265 90 200 67 658 23 2 400 59 57 74 - -

Congo 47 220 108 143 81 2785 121 13 670 49 74 114 - -

Congo, Dem. Rep. 9 302 207 175 128 49139 2264 469 110 51 77 72 - -

Cook Islands 104 - 30 - 26 19 0 0 - - 99x 98 - -

Costa Rica 145 112 16 80 14 3841 89 1 2680 76 95 107 13 52

Côte d'Ivoire 28 300 150 195 90 14292 533 80 710 47 40 71 18x 44x

Croatia 156 98 9 70 8 4481 47 0 4060 73 97 87 - -

Cuba 160 54 8 39 7 11116 143 1 1170x 76 96 106 - -

Cyprus 156 36 9 30 8 771 10 0 10260x 78 95 100 - -

Czech Rep. 165 25 6 22 5 10282 88 1 5240 74 - 104 24 37

Denmark 175 25 5 22 5 5270 63 0 34890 76 - 100 25 35

Djibouti 26 289 156 186 111 623 23 4 b 51 46 38 - -

Dominica 133 - 20 - 17 71 1 0 3040 76 - - - -

Dominican Rep. 75 149 51 102 43 8232 196 10 1750 71 82 103 12x 56x

Ecuador 89 180 39 115 30 12175 309 12 1570 70 89 127 14 53

Egypt 68 282 69 189 51 65978 1726 119 1200 67 51 102 21 41

El Salvador 97 210 34 130 30 6032 166 6 1810 69 76 94 12 54

Equatorial Guinea 20 316 171 188 108 431 17 3 1060 50 78 149x - -

Eritrea 45 250 112 170 70 3577 144 16 230 51 - 54 - -

Estonia 126 52 22 40 18 1429 12 0 3360 69 98 94 17 46

Ethiopia 18 280 173 175 110 59649 2652 459 110 43 33 37 21x 41x

Fiji 120 97 23 71 19 796 17 0 2460 73 91 128 - -

Finland 175 28 5 22 4 5154 57 0 24790 77 - 100 24 36

France 175 34 5 29 5 58683 713 4 26300 78 - 106 20x 40x

Gabon 30 287 144 171 85 1167 43 6 4120 52 63 - - -

Gambia 59 364 82 207 64 1229 49 4 340 47 39 77 - -

Georgia 120 70 23 52 19 5059 69 2 860 73 99 84 - -

Germany 175 40 5 34 5 82133 749 4 28280 77 - 103 23x 37x

Ghana 49 215 105 127 67 19162 711 75 390 60 64 76 20 42

Greece 162 64 7 53 6 10600 97 1 11640 78 96 94 - -

Grenada 109 - 28 - 23 93 2 0 3140 72 96x 88x - -

Guatemala 74 202 52 136 41 10801 393 20 1580 64 65 84 8x 63x

Guinea 14 380 197 215 124 7337 309 61 550 47 36 48 11 50

Guinea-Bissau 11 336 205 200 130 1161 48 10 230 45 31 64 9 59

Guyana 60 126 79 100 58 850 18 1 800 65 98 95 - -

Haiti 36 253 130 169 91 7952 253 33 380 54 44 56 - -

Holy See - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Honduras 81 204 44 137 33 6147 203 9 740 70 70 111 11 58

Hungary 149 57 11 51 10 10116 97 1 4510 71 99 104 24 38

Iceland 175 22 5 17 5 276 4 0 26470x 79 - 98 - -

India 49 236 105 144 69 982223 24671 2590 370 63 50 101 22 39

Indonesia 71 216 56 128 40 206338 4662 261 1110 65 84 114 20 43

Iran 100 233 33 145 29 65758 1389 46 1780 69 71 90 - -

Iraq 37 171 125 117 103 21800 792 99 b 63 58 85 - -

Ireland 162 36 7 31 6 3681 52 0 17790 76 - 103 18x 43x

Israel 165 39 6 32 6 5984 117 1 16180 78 95 99 18 43

Italy 165 50 6 44 6 57369 512 3 20170 78 98 99 21 39

Jamaica 149 76 11 58 10 2538 54 1 1550 75 85 107 16 48

Japan 189 40 4 31 4 126281 1261 5 38160 80 - 102 22x 38x

Jordan 93 139 36 97 30 6304 218 8 1520 70 86 94 16 50

Kazakhstan 83 74 43 55 36 16319 298 13 1350 68 100 96 20 40

Kenya 40 205 117 122 75 29008 987 115 340 52 77 85 10 62

Kiribati 62 - 74 - 54 81 3 0 910 60 93x 91 - -

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 104 120 30 85 23 23348 485 15 970x 72 - 104x - -

Korea, Rep. of 175 127 5 90 5 46109 682 3 10550 73 97 94 20x 42x

Kuwait 147 128 13 89 12 1811 39 1 20190x 76 79 75 - -

Kyrgyzstan 69 180 66 135 56 4643 117 8 480 68 97 107 18 42

Lao People's Dem. Rep. 41 235 116 155 96 5163 202 23 400 53 57 111 23 40

Latvia 126 44 22 35 18 2424 20 0 2430 69 100 96 23 37

Lebanon 94 85 35 65 29 3191 74 3 3350 70 83 111 - -

Lesotho 33 203 136 137 94 2062 72 10 680 56 81 97 9x 60x

Liberia 6 288 235 190 157 2666 117 28 490x 48 45 35x - -

Libya 117 270 24 159 20 5339 156 4 5540x 70 74 110 - -

Liechtenstein 149 - 11 - 10 32 0 0 d - 100x - - -

Lithuania 120 70 23 52 19 3694 36 1 2260 70 99 98 20 42

Luxembourg 175 41 5 33 5 422 5 0 44690x 77 - 99 - -

Madagascar 25 364 157 219 95 15057 600 94 250 58 46 73 16 50

Malawi 7 361 213 205 134 10346 489 104 210 39 56 135 - -

Malaysia 153 105 10 73 9 21410 525 5 4530 72 84 91 13x 54x

Maldives 56 300 87 180 62 271 9 1 1180 65 95 125 - -

Mali 5 517 237 293 144 10694 499 118 260 54 32 37 - -

Malta 162 42 7 37 6 384 4 0 9330 77 91 110 - -

Marshall Islands 52 - 92 - 63 60 2 0 1610 - 91x 95 - -

Mauritania 16 310 183 180 120 2529 102 19 440 54 37 83 14x 47x

Mauritius 120 92 23 67 19 1141 17 0 3870 72 82 107 - -

Mexico 97 134 34 94 28 95831 2335 79 3700 72 89 115 12 55

Micronesia, Fed. States of 117 - 24 - 20 114 4 0 1920 67 81x 100 - -

Moldova, Rep. of 94 88 35 64 28 4378 56 2 460 68 98 96 19 42

Monaco 175 - 5 - 5 33 0 0 d - - - - -

Mongolia 28 185 150 128 105 2579 58 9 390 66 83 89 20 41

Morocco 67 220 70 135 57 27377 706 49 1260 67 44 84 17 46

Mozambique 10 313 206 180 129 18880 817 168 140 44 38 60 - -

Myanmar 44 252 113 169 80 44497 943 107 220x 60 83 100 - -

Namibia 62 206 74 129 57 1660 59 4 2110 51 78 131 - -

Nauru 104 - 30 - 25 11 0 0 - - - - - -

Nepal 51 297 100 199 72 22847 779 78 220 58 36 110 19 45

Netherlands 175 22 5 18 5 15678 179 1 25830 78 - 107 21 40

New Zealand 165 26 6 22 5 3796 57 0 15830 77 - 103 16x 45x

Nicaragua 77 193 48 130 39 4807 172 8 410 68 66 110 12 55

Niger 3 354 280 211 166 10078 488 137 200 49 13 29 19 44

Nigeria 15 207 187 123 112 106409 4114 769 280 50 57 89 13 49

Niue - - - - - 2 0 - - - 99x - - -

Norway 189 23 4 19 4 4419 57 0 36100 78 - 99 24 35

Oman 140 280 18 164 15 2382 83 1 4940x 71 64 77 - -

Pakistan 33 226 136 139 95 148166 5306 722 500 64 39 74 21 40

Palau 97 - 34 - 28 19 1 0 c - 98x 103 - -

Panama 133 104 20 67 18 2767 61 1 3080 74 91 104 8 60

Papua New Guinea 45 204 112 137 79 4600 146 16 930 58 72 80 12 57

Paraguay 100 90 33 66 27 5222 162 5 2000 70 92 112 8 62

Peru 73 234 54 142 43 24797 611 33 2610 68 88 122 14 50

Philippines 81 110 44 80 32 72944 2064 91 1200 68 94 117 16 50

Poland 149 70 11 62 10 38718 418 5 3590 73 100 96 23 37

Portugal 156 112 9 81 8 9869 103 1 11010 75 90 128 - -

Qatar 140 239 18 145 15 579 10 0 11340x 72 79 86 - -

Romania 117 82 24 69 21 22474 202 5 1410 70 98 104 24 35

Russian Federation 115 64 25 48 21 147434 1420 36 2680 67 99 108 20 38

Rwanda 21 210 170 124 105 6604 282 48 210 41 60 82 23x 39x

Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 - 37 - 30 39 1 0 6260 70 90x - - -

Saint Lucia 130 - 21 - 18 150 3 0 3510 70 - 95x - -

Saint Vincent/Grenadines 120 - 23 - 20 112 2 0 2420 73 82x 95x - -

Samoa 110 210 27 134 22 174 4 0 1140 71 98x 107 - -

San Marino 165 - 6 - 6 26 0 0 - - - - - -

Sao Tome and Principe 61 - 77 - 60 141 6 0 290 64 57x - - -

Saudi Arabia 113 292 26 170 22 20181 680 18 7150 72 71 76 - -

Senegal 38 300 121 173 70 9003 358 43 540 53 33 69 11 59

Seychelles 140 - 18 - 14 76 3 0 6910 71 84x 102x - -

Sierra Leone 1 390 316 220 182 4568 211 67 160 38 31 50 3x 63x

Singapore 175 40 5 31 4 3476 50 0 32810 77 91 94 15x 49x

Slovakia 153 40 10 33 9 5377 56 1 3680 73 - 102 28 31

Slovenia 175 45 5 37 5 1993 18 0 9840 74 100 105 23 39

Solomon Islands 113 185 26 120 22 417 14 0 870 72 62x 97 - -

Somalia 8 294 211 175 125 9237 484 102 110x 47 24x 11x - -

South Africa 58 130 83 89 60 39357 1056 88 3210 54 83 116 9 63

Spain 165 57 6 46 6 39628 360 2 14490 78 97 105 20 40

Sri Lanka 137 133 19 83 17 18455 327 6 800 73 90 109 22 39

Sudan 43 210 115 125 73 28292 932 107 290 55 51 53 - -

Suriname 94 98 35 70 28 414 8 0 1320 70 93 127x - -

Swaziland 53 233 90 157 64 952 36 3 1520 60 76 129 - -

Sweden 189 20 4 16 4 8875 86 0 26210 79 - 105 24 35

Switzerland 175 27 5 22 5 7299 80 0 43060 79 - 107 19x 44x

Syria 102 201 32 136 26 15333 464 15 1120 69 70 101 - -

Tajikistan 62 140 74 95 55 6015 190 14 330 67 99 93 - -

Tanzania 32 240 142 142 91 32102 1314 187 210 48 69 66 18 45

TFYR Macedonia 110 177 27 120 23 1999 31 1 1100 73 - 88 - -

Thailand 90 148 37 103 30 60300 1000 37 2740 69 94 88 14 53

Togo 30 267 144 158 81 4397 181 26 340 49 51 119 - -

Tonga 120 - 23 - 19 98 2 0 1810 71 99x 98x - -

Trinidad and Tobago 140 73 18 61 16 1283 17 0 4250 74 98 96 - -

Tunisia 102 254 32 170 25 9335 189 6 2110 70 65 114 16 46

Turkey 85 219 42 163 37 64479 1425 60 3130 69 82 105 - -

Turkmenistan 66 150 72 100 53 4309 121 9 640 66 98x - 18 43

Tuvalu 71 - 56 - 40 11 0 0 - - 99x 101 - -

Uganda 35 224 134 133 84 20554 1054 141 330 40 62 73 17 48

Ukraine 126 53 22 41 18 50861 486 11 1040 69 99 87 24 35

United Arab Emirates 153 223 10 149 9 2353 43 0 18240x 75 79 89 - -

United Kingdom 165 27 6 23 6 58649 689 4 20870 77 - 116 20x 40x

United States 160 30 8 26 7 274028 3788 30 29080 77 99x 102 15 45

Uruguay 137 56 19 48 16 3289 57 1 6130 74 97 113 - -

Uzbekistan 70 120 58 84 45 23574 652 38 1020 68 100 77 - -

Vanuatu 76 225 49 141 38 182 5 0 1340 68 64x 106 - -

Venezuela 115 75 25 56 21 23242 572 14 3480 72 91 91 13 52

Viet Nam 85 219 42 147 31 77562 1681 71 310 68 91 114 19 44

Yemen 38 340 121 220 87 16887 807 98 270 58 40 70 17 46

Yugoslavia 130 120 21 87 18 10635 136 3 b 73 98 71 - -

Zambia 12 213 202 126 112 8781 372 75 370 40 78 89 12 50

Zimbabwe 55 159 89 97 59 11377 353 31 720 44 85 113 10 62

Regional Summaries

Sub-Saharan Africa 261 173 156 107 580939 23671 4093 513 48 56 74 12 57

Middle East and North Africa 241 66 153 51 324970 9227 613 2078 66 60 89 - -

South Asia 239 114 146 76 1320094 35748 4060 385 62 48 94 22 39

East Asia and Pacific 201 50 133 38 1837039 33054 1643 1273 69 82 116 17 47

Latin America and Caribbean 154 39 102 32 498220 11441 446 3894 69 86 113 10 60

CEE/CIS and Baltic States 101 35 76 29 475350 6413 225 2339 69 97 99 22 37

Industrialized countries 37 6 31 6 847998 9830 60 27146 78 98 104 19 41

Developing countries 216 95 138 64 4702849 116297 11007 1299 62 70 100 15 51

Least developed countries 282 167 172 107 614920 23660 3950 256 50 49 68 20 42

World 193 86 124 59 5884610 129384 11140 5132 64 74 100 19 42

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.

Infant mortality rate - Probability of dying between birth and exactly one year 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.

Life expectancy at birth - The number of years newborn children would live if subject to the mortality risks prevailing for the cross section of population at the time of their birth.

Adult literacy rate - Percentage of persons aged 15 and over who can read and write.

Gross primary school enrolment ratio - The number of children enrolled in primary school, regardless of age, divided by the population of the age group that officially corresponds to primary schooling.

Income share - Percentage of income received by the 20 per cent of households with the highest income and by the 40 per cent of households with the lowest income.

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

Total population - United Nations Population Division

Births - United Nations Population Division

Under-five deaths - UNICEF

GNP per capita - World Bank

Life expectancy - United Nations Population Division

Adult literacy - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

School enrolment - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Household income - World Bank

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