The State of the World's Children 2000

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Statistical Tables

Table 5: Demographic indicators

Population (thousands) 1998 Population annual growth rate (%) Crude death rate Crude birth rate Life expectancy Total fertility rate % population urbanized Average annual growth rate of urban population (%)

Under-5 mortality rank under 18 under 5 1970-90 1990-98 1970 1998 1970 1998 1970 1998 1998 1998 1970-90 1990-98

Afghanistan 4 10321 4014 0.4 4.6 27 21 53 52 37 46 6.8 20 2.9 6.2

Albania 90 1117 314 2.2 -0.7 8 6 33 20 67 73 2.5 38 2.7 0.1

Algeria 88 13395 4022 3.0 2.3 16 6 49 29 53 69 3.8 56 4.3 3.3

Andorra 165 14 4 5.3 4.1 - - - - - - - 92 5.0 3.7

Angola 2 6542 2339 2.5 3.4 27 19 49 48 37 47 6.7 31 5.6 4.8

Antigua and Barbuda 133 24 7 0.6 0.6 7 5 26 18 67 76 1.7 36 1.0 0.5

Argentina 126 12175 3469 1.5 1.3 9 8 23 20 66 73 2.6 87 2.1 1.4

Armenia 104 1132 244 1.7 0.0 6 8 23 13 72 71 1.7 70 2.3 0.5

Australia 175 4675 1267 1.5 1.2 9 8 20 13 71 78 1.8 84 1.5 1.0

Austria 175 1708 444 0.2 0.7 13 10 15 10 70 77 1.4 64 0.2 0.5

Azerbaijan 80 2759 682 1.6 0.9 7 7 29 16 68 70 2.0 56 2.0 1.3

Bahamas 130 107 33 2.0 1.9 7 5 30 23 66 74 2.6 85 2.8 2.1

Bahrain 133 212 63 4.0 2.4 9 4 40 20 62 73 2.8 89 4.5 2.5

Bangladesh 48 55857 14697 2.5 1.6 21 10 48 28 44 58 3.1 19 5.9 3.8

Barbados 146 71 18 0.4 0.5 9 8 22 12 69 76 1.5 48 1.4 1.2

Belarus 110 2542 522 0.6 0.1 9 13 16 10 71 68 1.4 72 2.7 1.0

Belgium 165 2129 561 0.2 0.2 12 10 15 11 71 77 1.6 97 0.3 0.2

Belize 83 109 34 2.1 2.6 8 4 40 31 66 75 3.6 45 1.8 1.7

Benin 22 3109 1015 2.7 2.7 25 13 53 41 43 53 5.8 39 6.2 4.3

Bhutan 41 980 332 2.4 2.1 22 10 42 38 42 61 5.5 6 4.9 4.9

Bolivia 57 3694 1188 2.2 2.4 20 9 46 33 46 62 4.3 61 3.8 3.5

Bosnia and Herzegovina 137 905 192 0.9 -2.0 7 7 23 10 66 73 1.4 41 2.8 -1.2

Botswana 77 784 241 3.5 2.6 15 16 50 34 52 47 4.3 64 11.8 7.9

Brazil 85 60185 16008 2.2 1.4 10 7 35 20 59 67 2.3 78 3.6 2.0

Brunei Darussalam 156 122 36 3.4 2.5 7 3 36 22 67 76 2.8 69 3.7 3.0

Bulgaria 144 1776 381 0.1 -0.6 9 14 16 9 71 71 1.2 69 1.3 0.0

Burkina Faso 22 6128 2137 2.6 2.8 25 19 53 46 39 45 6.5 16 6.8 4.8

Burundi 17 3438 1150 2.2 2.1 20 20 44 42 44 43 6.2 8 7.7 6.2

Cambodia 24 5110 1602 1.1 2.7 19 13 42 34 43 53 4.6 21 2.8 5.2

Cameroon 27 7213 2416 2.8 2.8 21 12 45 39 44 55 5.3 46 6.2 4.4

Canada 165 7178 1857 1.3 1.2 7 7 17 11 73 79 1.6 76 1.4 1.1

Cape Verde 65 193 60 1.2 2.2 12 6 40 32 57 69 3.5 56 5.4 5.3

Central African Rep. 18 1723 557 2.3 2.1 22 19 43 37 42 45 4.9 39 3.4 2.8

Chad 13 3805 1314 2.3 2.9 26 18 49 44 38 47 6.0 22 5.1 3.7

Chile 148 5046 1455 1.6 1.5 10 6 29 20 62 75 2.4 83 2.1 1.6

China 79 380453 98570 1.6 1.0 8 7 33 16 61 70 1.8 31 3.8 3.4

Colombia 104 16113 4793 2.2 1.9 9 6 38 24 61 71 2.8 72 3.2 2.4

Comoros 53 332 104 3.2 2.8 18 9 50 36 48 59 4.8 31 5.2 3.8

Congo 47 1470 513 2.8 2.8 20 16 46 44 46 49 6.0 59 5.2 4.1

Congo, Dem. Rep. 9 26744 9554 3.1 3.4 20 15 48 46 45 51 6.4 29 2.7 3.7

Cook Islands 104 8 2 -0.8 0.7 - - - - - - - 63 0.0 1.1

Costa Rica 145 1515 432 2.8 2.9 6 4 34 23 67 76 2.8 49 3.6 3.4

Côte d'Ivoire 28 7340 2266 3.7 2.6 20 16 52 37 44 47 5.0 44 5.7 3.7

Croatia 156 988 234 0.4 -0.1 10 11 15 11 69 73 1.6 57 1.9 0.5

Cuba 160 2861 746 1.1 0.6 7 7 30 13 69 76 1.6 76 2.1 1.1

Cyprus 156 223 57 0.5 1.6 10 7 19 14 71 78 2.0 54 1.6 2.4

Czech Rep. 165 2226 503 0.2 0.0 13 11 16 9 70 74 1.2 65 1.4 0.1

Denmark 175 1098 329 0.2 0.3 10 12 16 12 73 76 1.7 85 0.5 0.3

Djibouti 26 298 97 6.3 2.3 24 15 48 37 40 51 5.3 82 7.5 2.6

Dominica 133 25 7 0.1 0.0 11 6 26 22 - 76 1.9 69 1.9 0.3

Dominican Rep. 75 3292 948 2.4 1.8 11 5 42 24 58 71 2.8 62 4.2 2.7

Ecuador 89 5036 1463 2.7 2.1 12 6 42 25 58 70 3.1 59 4.3 3.0

Egypt 68 28569 8024 2.3 2.0 17 7 40 26 51 67 3.3 45 2.6 2.1

El Salvador 97 2588 786 1.8 2.1 12 6 44 28 57 69 3.1 45 2.4 2.3

Equatorial Guinea 20 213 74 1.0 2.5 24 16 40 41 40 50 5.5 44 2.4 4.9

Eritrea 45 1814 616 2.3 2.7 21 14 47 40 43 51 5.7 17 4.2 3.6

Estonia 126 334 65 0.7 -1.2 11 14 15 9 70 69 1.3 74 1.2 -0.8

Ethiopia 18 31275 10815 2.6 2.7 24 20 50 44 40 43 6.3 16 4.4 5.2

Fiji 120 317 84 1.7 1.2 7 4 34 22 64 73 2.7 41 2.2 1.8

Finland 175 1154 307 0.4 0.4 10 10 15 11 70 77 1.7 64 1.4 0.9

France 175 13467 3589 0.6 0.4 11 9 17 12 72 78 1.7 75 0.8 0.6

Gabon 30 527 185 3.1 2.8 21 16 33 38 44 52 5.4 51 6.0 4.3

Gambia 59 570 200 3.4 3.6 28 17 50 40 36 47 5.2 29 6.1 5.1

Georgia 120 1393 357 0.7 -1.0 10 9 19 14 68 73 1.9 60 1.6 -0.1

Germany 175 15790 3919 0.1 0.4 12 11 14 9 71 77 1.3 87 0.4 0.7

Ghana 49 9709 3144 2.8 3.0 17 9 47 37 49 60 5.1 36 3.6 3.6

Greece 162 2079 501 0.8 0.5 8 10 17 9 72 78 1.3 59 1.3 0.5

Grenada 109 33 9 -0.2 0.3 - 7 - 26 - 72 3.6 37 0.2 1.2

Guatemala 74 5537 1787 2.6 2.6 15 7 45 36 52 64 4.9 38 2.8 2.8

Guinea 14 3779 1234 1.9 3.0 27 17 51 42 37 47 5.5 30 5.0 5.0

Guinea-Bissau 11 567 196 3.1 2.2 28 20 42 42 36 45 5.7 22 4.5 3.6

Guyana 60 313 89 0.6 0.8 11 7 38 22 60 65 2.3 36 1.2 1.9

Haiti 36 3897 1122 2.1 1.7 19 12 39 32 47 54 4.3 33 4.0 3.3

Holy See - - - - - - - - - - - - 100 - -

Honduras 81 3039 959 3.2 2.9 15 5 49 33 52 70 4.2 44 4.9 3.8

Hungary 149 2177 537 0.0 -0.3 11 14 15 10 69 71 1.4 66 1.2 0.5

Iceland 175 78 22 1.1 1.0 7 7 22 16 74 79 2.1 91 1.5 0.9

India 49 395791 115615 2.1 1.8 17 9 39 25 49 63 3.1 27 3.4 2.2

Indonesia 71 77808 21967 2.1 1.5 18 7 41 23 48 65 2.5 37 5.1 3.6

Iran 100 30375 7283 3.4 1.9 16 5 45 21 55 69 2.8 59 4.9 2.6

Iraq 37 10593 3327 3.3 2.3 16 8 49 36 55 63 5.2 74 4.6 2.7

Ireland 162 1010 253 0.9 0.6 11 8 22 14 71 76 1.9 58 1.3 0.8

Israel 165 2011 579 2.2 3.1 7 6 27 20 71 78 2.7 89 2.6 2.9

Italy 165 10068 2670 0.3 0.1 10 10 17 9 72 78 1.2 67 0.5 0.1

Jamaica 149 963 276 1.2 0.9 8 6 35 22 68 75 2.5 54 2.2 1.7

Japan 189 23653 6097 0.8 0.3 7 8 19 10 72 80 1.4 78 1.3 0.5

Jordan 93 3088 999 3.5 3.9 18 5 52 35 54 70 4.8 70 4.9 4.3

Kazakhstan 83 5584 1431 1.2 -0.3 9 9 26 18 64 68 2.3 61 2.0 0.3

Kenya 40 15025 4435 3.6 2.6 18 12 53 34 50 52 4.4 30 8.0 5.4

Kiribati 62 37 12 1.8 1.5 - 8 41 32 - 60 4.5 36 3.3 1.9

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 104 7415 2387 1.8 1.6 10 5 41 21 60 72 2.0 61 2.3 1.8

Korea, Rep. of 175 12496 3430 1.5 0.9 10 6 30 15 60 73 1.7 82 4.4 2.2

Kuwait 147 779 195 5.3 -2.1 5 2 47 22 66 76 2.9 97 6.3 -2.0

Kyrgyzstan 69 1953 562 2.0 0.7 11 7 31 25 62 68 3.2 39 2.1 1.1

Lao People's Dem. Rep. 41 2606 875 2.1 2.7 23 13 44 39 40 53 5.7 21 5.1 4.8

Latvia 126 568 111 0.6 -1.3 11 14 14 8 70 69 1.3 75 1.3 -0.7

Lebanon 94 1249 372 0.2 2.8 11 6 35 23 64 70 2.7 86 1.9 3.1

Lesotho 33 960 311 2.4 2.3 20 12 43 35 48 56 4.7 25 6.4 5.1

Liberia 6 1453 432 3.1 0.4 21 15 49 44 46 48 6.3 44 5.5 1.0

Libya 117 2489 699 4.0 2.4 16 5 50 29 52 70 3.8 84 7.0 2.7

Liechtenstein 149 7 2 1.6 1.2 - - - - - - - 19 2.0 0.0

Lithuania 120 916 201 0.9 -0.1 9 12 17 10 71 70 1.4 73 2.5 0.6

Luxembourg 175 90 27 0.6 1.3 12 9 13 12 70 77 1.7 89 1.8 1.6

Madagascar 25 7577 2704 2.6 3.2 20 11 47 40 45 58 5.4 27 5.1 5.2

Malawi 7 5580 1948 3.6 1.3 24 23 56 47 40 39 6.7 14 7.1 2.9

Malaysia 153 8781 2685 2.5 2.3 10 5 37 25 61 72 3.1 54 4.6 3.3

Maldives 56 138 42 2.9 2.8 17 7 40 35 50 65 5.3 27 6.3 3.1

Mali 5 5745 1965 2.4 2.4 26 16 51 47 42 54 6.5 28 5.1 4.2

Malta 162 98 25 0.8 1.0 9 8 16 13 70 77 1.9 89 1.5 1.1

Marshall Islands 52 27 9 3.0 3.3 - - - - - - - 68 3.1 3.9

Mauritania 16 1277 431 2.5 2.8 22 13 45 40 43 54 5.5 53 8.1 5.3

Mauritius 120 362 98 1.2 1.0 7 6 28 16 62 72 1.9 40 1.0 1.0

Mexico 97 38751 11224 2.5 1.8 10 5 45 24 61 72 2.7 72 3.5 1.8

Micronesia, Fed. States of 117 52 17 2.3 2.0 - 6 - 28 - 67 4.0 28 2.6 3.1

Moldova, Rep. of 94 1315 296 1.0 0.0 10 11 18 13 65 68 1.7 53 3.0 1.3

Monaco 175 7 2 1.1 1.2 - - - - - - - 100 1.1 1.2

Mongolia 28 1113 283 2.8 1.9 14 6 42 23 53 66 2.6 61 4.1 2.6

Morocco 67 10997 3131 2.2 1.7 17 7 47 26 52 67 3.0 52 3.8 2.8

Mozambique 10 9670 3365 2.1 3.6 22 19 46 43 42 44 6.2 35 9.6 7.0

Myanmar 44 15978 4179 2.0 1.2 17 9 41 21 49 60 2.4 27 2.4 1.9

Namibia 62 801 261 2.7 2.6 18 14 43 36 47 51 4.9 37 5.1 4.8

Nauru 104 - - 2.6 1.2 - - - - - - - 100 2.6 1.2

Nepal 51 11066 3449 2.5 2.5 22 11 45 34 42 58 4.4 11 6.6 4.5

Netherlands 175 3410 946 0.7 0.6 8 9 17 11 74 78 1.5 89 0.9 0.5

New Zealand 165 1030 288 0.9 1.5 9 8 22 15 72 77 2.0 85 1.1 1.6

Nicaragua 77 2445 796 2.9 2.8 14 6 48 36 54 68 4.4 62 4.1 3.4

Niger 3 5526 1997 3.1 3.3 26 17 59 48 38 49 6.8 19 6.0 5.3

Nigeria 15 53769 17607 2.8 2.5 22 15 50 39 43 50 5.1 41 5.6 4.4

Niue - 1 0 - - - - - - - - - 50 - -

Norway 189 1020 295 0.4 0.5 10 10 18 13 74 78 1.9 73 1.0 0.7

Oman 140 1228 388 4.5 3.6 22 4 51 35 47 71 5.8 77 13.1 6.3

Pakistan 33 71952 23470 3.0 2.7 19 8 48 36 49 64 5.0 34 4.2 3.6

Palau 97 9 3 2.0 3.0 - - - - - - - 68 3.0 2.1

Panama 133 1051 303 2.3 1.8 8 5 38 22 65 74 2.6 56 2.9 2.2

Papua New Guinea 45 2089 657 2.3 2.3 18 10 42 32 46 58 4.6 16 4.3 3.1

Paraguay 100 2458 757 2.9 2.7 9 5 37 31 65 70 4.1 52 4.3 3.5

Peru 73 10146 2900 2.5 1.7 14 6 42 25 54 68 2.9 71 3.4 2.0

Philippines 81 32012 9692 2.4 2.3 10 6 39 28 57 68 3.6 55 4.4 3.7

Poland 149 10069 2225 0.8 0.2 8 10 17 11 70 73 1.5 65 1.7 0.7

Portugal 156 2056 536 0.4 0.0 11 11 20 10 67 75 1.4 37 1.6 1.4

Qatar 140 180 50 7.4 2.2 13 4 35 18 61 72 3.7 90 8.0 2.2

Romania 117 5267 1056 0.7 -0.4 9 11 21 9 69 70 1.2 57 1.9 0.3

Russian Federation 115 35628 7003 0.6 -0.1 9 14 15 10 69 67 1.3 77 1.5 0.4

Rwanda 21 3513 1156 3.1 -0.7 21 17 53 43 44 41 6.1 6 5.7 0.9

Saint Kitts and Nevis 90 14 4 -0.6 -0.9 11 12 26 21 - 70 2.4 36 -0.3 -0.9

Saint Lucia 130 54 15 1.4 1.4 - 7 41 21 62 70 2.4 37 1.1 0.9

Saint Vincent/Grenadines 120 40 11 1.0 0.7 - 7 40 21 63 73 2.2 51 5.9 3.8

Samoa 110 80 23 0.5 1.0 11 5 43 29 57 71 4.1 21 0.8 1.1

San Marino 165 5 1 1.2 1.5 - - - - - - - 96 3.2 2.2

Sao Tome and Principe 61 75 26 2.4 2.1 - 10 - 33 - 64 4.7 44 5.0 3.7

Saudi Arabia 113 9556 3135 5.1 2.9 19 4 48 34 52 72 5.7 82 7.5 3.3

Senegal 38 4648 1571 2.8 2.6 25 13 49 40 41 53 5.5 44 3.8 3.8

Seychelles 140 40 13 1.4 1.0 - 7 - 21 - 71 2.1 55 4.6 2.3

Sierra Leone 1 2304 808 2.0 1.7 30 25 49 46 34 38 6.0 34 4.6 3.2

Singapore 175 904 273 1.9 1.8 5 5 23 14 69 77 1.7 98 1.9 1.6

Slovakia 153 1396 314 0.7 0.3 10 10 19 10 70 73 1.4 60 2.3 1.1

Slovenia 175 425 96 0.7 0.5 10 10 17 9 70 74 1.3 52 2.2 0.9

Solomon Islands 113 210 68 3.5 3.3 10 4 46 35 60 72 4.8 18 6.2 5.4

Somalia 8 5024 1847 3.8 2.2 24 18 50 52 40 47 7.2 26 4.8 3.0

South Africa 58 16413 4906 2.2 1.8 14 12 35 27 53 54 3.2 49 2.3 1.7

Spain 165 7540 1848 0.8 0.1 9 9 20 9 72 78 1.1 77 1.4 0.4

Sri Lanka 137 6233 1590 1.5 1.0 8 6 30 18 65 73 2.1 23 1.3 1.9

Sudan 43 13456 4095 2.8 2.0 21 11 47 33 43 55 4.6 33 5.4 4.3

Suriname 94 162 41 0.4 0.4 8 6 37 20 63 70 2.2 50 0.5 1.1

Swaziland 53 477 158 2.9 2.9 19 9 48 38 46 60 4.7 32 7.7 5.6

Sweden 189 1940 508 0.3 0.5 10 11 14 10 74 79 1.6 83 0.4 0.4

Switzerland 175 1532 421 0.5 0.8 9 9 16 11 73 79 1.5 61 1.0 1.1

Syria 102 7660 2146 3.4 2.7 14 5 47 30 56 69 4.0 52 4.2 3.1

Tajikistan 62 2877 859 2.9 1.6 10 7 40 32 63 67 4.1 32 2.2 1.5

Tanzania 32 16870 5643 3.1 2.9 20 15 50 41 45 48 5.4 25 8.6 5.1

TFYR Macedonia 110 571 152 1.0 0.6 8 8 25 16 66 73 2.1 60 2.0 1.1

Thailand 90 19264 4826 2.2 1.0 10 7 39 17 58 69 1.7 21 4.1 2.0

Togo 30 2313 788 2.8 2.8 20 15 45 41 44 49 6.0 31 6.6 4.1

Tonga 120 41 12 0.8 0.3 - 6 - 28 - 71 3.6 43 3.5 2.6

Trinidad and Tobago 140 435 94 1.1 0.7 7 6 27 14 66 74 1.6 72 1.6 1.3

Tunisia 102 3586 927 2.3 1.7 14 7 39 20 54 70 2.5 63 3.6 2.7

Turkey 85 22972 6611 2.3 1.7 12 6 37 22 56 69 2.5 70 4.7 3.5

Turkmenistan 66 1936 573 2.6 2.0 11 7 37 28 60 66 3.6 45 2.3 1.9

Tuvalu 71 5 1 2.0 2.5 - - - - - - - 45 6.9 2.8

Uganda 35 11668 4215 2.6 2.8 18 21 49 51 46 40 7.1 13 4.2 5.0

Ukraine 126 11798 2546 0.5 -0.3 9 14 15 10 71 69 1.4 71 1.5 0.4

United Arab Emirates 153 803 211 10.8 2.5 12 3 39 18 61 75 3.4 83 12.5 2.8

United Kingdom 165 13367 3581 0.2 0.2 12 11 16 12 72 77 1.7 89 0.2 0.2

United States 160 71222 19623 1.0 0.9 9 8 17 14 71 77 2.0 76 1.0 1.1

Uruguay 137 974 283 0.5 0.7 10 9 21 18 69 74 2.4 90 0.9 0.8

Uzbekistan 70 10609 3068 2.7 1.7 10 7 36 28 63 68 3.4 41 3.2 1.7

Vanuatu 76 89 27 2.7 2.5 14 6 46 32 53 68 4.3 19 4.5 2.9

Venezuela 115 9585 2784 3.0 2.2 7 5 37 25 65 72 3.0 85 3.8 2.3

Viet Nam 85 32058 8755 2.2 1.9 15 7 38 22 49 68 2.6 19 2.8 1.3

Yemen 38 9187 3355 3.0 4.7 23 10 53 48 41 58 7.5 34 7.0 6.9

Yugoslavia 130 2699 673 0.8 0.6 9 10 18 13 68 73 1.8 58 2.3 1.7

Zambia 12 4844 1584 2.7 2.4 19 20 49 42 46 40 5.5 43 4.4 2.7

Zimbabwe 55 5625 1637 3.1 1.8 16 18 50 31 50 44 3.8 33 5.6 3.7

Regional summaries

Sub-Saharan Africa 298834 100036 2.8 2.6 21 16 48 41 44 48 5.5 32 4.4 4.2

Middle East and North Africa 147923 42576 2.9 2.3 17 7 45 28 52 66 3.8 56 4.2 3.0

South Asia 552338 163209 2.2 1.9 18 9 41 27 48 62 3.4 27 3.6 2.6

East Asia and Pacific 599090 160477 1.7 1.2 10 7 35 18 58 69 2.0 34 3.9 3.2

Latin America and Caribbean 192738 54841 2.2 1.7 10 6 37 23 60 69 2.7 73 3.2 2.0

CEE/CIS and Baltic States 133507 31712 0.9 0.3 9 11 20 14 66 69 1.8 67 1.9 1.0

Industrialized countries 189861 50598 0.7 0.6 10 9 17 12 72 78 1.6 77 0.9 0.7

Developing countries 1844149 536105 2.1 1.7 14 9 38 25 53 62 3.0 38 3.7 2.9

Least developed countries 303946 98575 2.5 2.5 22 15 48 38 43 50 5.0 23 4.4 4.3

World 2114291 603449 1.7 1.4 12 9 33 22 56 64 2.7 45 2.4 2.1

Definitions of the indicators

Main data sources

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.

Crude death rate - Annual number of deaths per 1,000 population.

Crude birth rate - Annual number of births per 1,000 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.

Urban population - Percentage of population living in urban areas as defined according to the national definition used in the most recent population census.

Life expectancy - United Nations Population Division.

Child population - United Nations Population Division.

Crude death and birth rates - United Nations Population Division.

Fertility - United Nations Population Division.

Urban population - United Nations Population Division.

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