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Table 5: Demographic indicators

	Population (millions) 1994		Population annual growth rate (%)		Crude death rate		Crude birth rate		Life expectancy		Total fertility rate 1994	% of population urbanized 1994	Average annual growth rate of urban population (%)
	under 16	under 5	1965-80	1980-94	1960	1994	1960	1994	1960	1994	Total fertility rate 1994	% of population urbanized 1994	1965-80	1980-94
1 Niger	4.5	1.8	2.8	3.3	29	19	54	53	36	46	7.3	17	6.8	5.4
2 Angola	5.3	2.1	2.0	3.0	31	19	49	51	34	46	7.0	32	5.5	5.9
3 Sierra Leone	2.0	0.8	1.9	2.2	33	25	48	49	32	39	6.4	36	5.0	4.8
4 Mozambique	7.3	2.8	2.5	1.8	26	19	47	45	38	46	6.4	33	9.5	8.4
5 Afghanistan	8.2	3.3	1.9	1.2	30	22	52	50	34	43	6.7	20	5.3	2.9
6 Guinea-Bissau	0.5	0.2	2.8	2.0	29	21	40	43	34	43	5.7	22	3.9	3.8
7 Guinea	3.2	1.3	1.6	2.7	31	20	53	51	34	44	6.9	29	4.9	5.7
8 Malawi	5.3	2.1	2.9	4.0	28	20	54	51	38	46	7.0	13	7.1	6.6
9 Liberia	1.4	0.6	3.0	3.2	25	14	50	47	42	55	6.7	45	6.1	4.9
10 Mali	5.2	2.1	2.2	3.0	29	19	52	51	35	46	7.0	26	4.8	5.6
11 Gambia	0.5	0.2	3.1	3.7	32	19	50	44	33	45	5.5	25	5.0	6.0
12 Somalia	4.5	1.8	3.1	2.2	28	19	50	50	37	47	6.9	26	3.9	3.2
13 Zambia	4.6	1.7	3.1	3.4	23	15	50	45	43	49	5.8	43	6.6	3.9
14 Chad	2.8	1.1	2.0	2.3	30	18	46	44	35	47	5.8	21	6.9	3.2
15 Eritrea	1.6	0.6	2.6	2.6	25	15	49	43	40	50	5.7	17	4.8	4.2
16 Ethiopia	25.9	10.3	2.4	2.7	28	18	51	49	37	47	6.9	13	4.5	4.4
17 Mauritania	1.0	0.4	2.3	2.6	26	15	46	40	39	51	5.3	53	10.1	6.8
18 Bhutan	0.7	0.3	1.9	1.9	26	15	42	40	38	50	5.7	6	4.1	5.3
19 Nigeria	51.8	20.1	2.6	2.9	24	16	52	45	40	50	6.3	39	5.7	5.5
20 Zaire	21.3	8.3	2.9	3.2	23	15	47	48	42	52	6.6	29	3.5	3.3
21 Uganda	10.5	4.2	3.3	3.2	21	19	50	52	44	45	7.1	12	5.3	5.6
22 Cambodia	4.6	1.8	0.4	3.1	21	15	45	44	43	51	5.1	20	1.3	6.5
23 Burundi	3.0	1.2	1.7	2.9	23	16	46	46	42	50	6.6	7	6.2	6.6
24 Central African Rep.	1.5	0.6	2.1	2.4	26	17	43	41	39	49	5.6	39	4.0	3.1
25 Burkina Faso	4.7	1.8	2.3	2.6	28	18	49	47	37	47	6.4	26	5.5	10.5
26 Madagascar	6.9	2.6	2.6	3.3	24	12	49	44	42	56	6.0	27	5.2	5.9
27 Tanzania, U. Rep. of	13.9	5.2	3.0	3.1	23	14	51	43	41	52	5.8	24	9.9	6.5
28 Lesotho	0.9	0.3	2.2	2.9	24	10	43	37	44	60	5.1	22	7.1	6.6
29 Gabon	0.5	0.2	3.3	3.3	24	16	31	37	41	53	5.4	49	6.7	5.6
30 Cote d'Ivoire	7.1	2.8	4.0	3.7	25	15	53	50	40	51	7.3	43	6.7	5.2
31 Benin	2.6	1.0	2.4	3.0	33	18	47	49	36	47	7.0	31	7.1	4.5
32 Rwanda	3.8	1.4	3.2	2.9	22	17	50	44	43	47	6.4	6	6.8	4.6
33 Lao Peo. Dem. Rep.	2.2	0.9	1.8	2.8	23	15	45	45	40	51	6.5	21	5.1	6.0
34 Pakistan	63.5	23.6	2.7	3.4	23	9	49	41	45	61	6.0	34	3.8	4.8
35 Togo	1.9	0.7	3.2	3.1	26	13	48	45	40	55	6.4	31	7.9	5.1
36 Ghana	8.1	3.0	2.1	3.3	19	12	48	42	46	56	5.8	36	3.3	4.3
37 Haiti	3.0	1.1	1.7	2.0	23	12	42	35	43	56	4.7	31	3.7	3.9
38 Sudan	12.7	4.6	2.8	2.7	25	13	47	40	40	53	5.6	24	5.6	4.1
39 India	344.5	116.6	2.2	2.1	21	10	43	29	45	60	3.7	27	3.6	3.1
40 Nepal	9.6	3.5	2.4	2.6	26	13	44	39	39	53	5.3	13	6.6	7.6
41 Bangladesh	49.9	17.1	2.8	2.1	22	12	47	36	40	55	4.2	18	6.7	5.3
42 Senegal	3.8	1.4	2.8	2.7	27	16	50	43	37	49	5.9	42	3.4	3.8
43 Yemen, Rep. of	6.8	2.7	2.3	3.7	28	16	53	49	37	50	7.5	33	6.3	7.2
44 Indonesia	69.4	21.9	2.3	1.8	23	9	44	25	42	62	2.8	35	4.6	5.0
45 Bolivia	3.1	1.1	2.4	2.2	22	10	46	36	43	59	4.7	60	3.2	4.1
46 Cameroon	6.0	2.2	2.6	2.8	24	12	44	41	40	56	5.6	44	6.9	5.3
47 Congo	1.2	0.5	2.7	2.9	23	15	45	45	42	51	6.2	58	4.3	5.4
48 Myanmar	18.0	6.4	2.2	2.1	21	11	42	33	45	57	4.1	26	3.1	2.7
49 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	2.5	0.9	4.2	3.9	19	8	49	42	48	63	6.2	86	10.4	5.3
50 Papua New Guinea	1.8	0.6	2.4	2.2	23	11	44	34	42	56	4.9	16	8.6	3.6
51 Kenya	13.8	5.1	3.6	3.6	22	12	53	45	46	56	6.1	27	7.7	7.2
52 Turkmenistan	1.7	0.6	2.8	2.4	15	8	44	32	57	65	3.9	45	2.8	2.1
53 Tajikistan	2.7	1.0	3.0	2.9	13	6	47	37	60	70	4.8	32	2.9	2.5
54 Zimbabwe	5.1	1.9	3.1	3.1	20	12	53	39	46	54	4.9	32	6.0	5.6
55 Namibia	0.7	0.2	2.6	2.7	22	11	44	37	43	59	5.1	37	4.6	6.0
56 Mongolia	1.0	0.3	2.8	2.5	18	8	43	28	48	63	3.5	60	4.2	3.6
57 Iraq, Rep. of	9.2	3.3	3.3	3.0	20	7	49	38	50	66	5.6	74	5.0	3.9
58 Guatemala	4.8	1.8	2.8	2.9	19	8	49	39	47	65	5.2	41	3.4	3.5
59 South Africa	16.1	5.6	2.6	2.4	17	9	42	31	50	63	4.0	51	2.7	2.7
60 Nicaragua	2.1	0.8	3.1	3.0	19	7	51	41	48	66	4.9	62	4.6	4.1
61 Algeria	11.4	3.6	3.0	2.7	20	7	51	30	48	67	3.7	55	4.0	4.4
62 Uzbekistan	9.5	3.2	2.9	2.4	13	6	43	32	60	69	3.8	41	3.9	2.5
63 Brazil	55.4	17.8	2.4	1.9	13	8	43	25	56	66	2.8	78	4.3	3.1
64 Peru	8.8	2.9	2.7	2.1	19	7	47	28	49	66	3.3	72	4.2	2.9
65 Philippines	27.0	9.2	2.7	2.2	15	6	46	31	54	66	3.8	53	3.9	4.8
66 Ecuador	4.4	1.4	2.9	2.5	16	6	44	29	54	69	3.4	58	4.5	3.9
67 El Salvador	2.5	0.8	2.7	1.6	16	7	48	34	52	66	3.9	45	3.2	2.1
68 Morocco	10.3	3.4	2.5	2.2	21	8	50	29	48	63	3.6	48	4.2	3.3
69 Kyrgyzstan	1.8	0.6	2.2	1.8	14	7	38	29	59	69	3.6	39	2.7	1.9
70 Turkey	21.9	7.5	2.4	2.2	18	8	45	28	52	66	3.3	67	4.0	5.3
71 Botswana	0.7	0.2	3.3	3.3	20	7	52	37	47	65	4.7	27	12.5	7.5
72 Honduras	2.6	0.9	3.1	3.1	19	6	52	37	48	67	4.7	43	5.1	4.6
73 Egypt	25.0	8.1	2.2	2.4	21	8	45	30	47	63	3.7	45	2.7	2.6
74 Azerbaijan	2.5	0.8	2.0	1.4	10	6	40	23	65	70	2.4	56	2.5	1.7
75 Iran, Islamic Rep. of	30.4	10.4	3.1	3.7	21	7	47	36	51	67	4.9	58	4.9	4.9
76 Kazakhstan	5.5	1.6	1.5	0.9	12	8	34	20	60	70	2.5	59	2.4	1.6
77 Viet Nam	29.1	10.1	2.2	2.2	23	8	41	31	45	65	3.8	21	3.3	2.7
78 Dominican Rep.	2.9	1.0	2.7	2.1	16	6	50	27	53	69	3.0	64	5.1	3.8
79 China	340.4	107.3	2.1	1.4	19	7	37	19	49	68	2.0	30	2.6	4.3
80 Albania	1.1	0.4	2.4	1.8	10	6	41	24	64	72	2.8	37	2.9	2.4
81 Lebanon	1.1	0.4	1.4	0.6	14	7	43	27	60	68	3.0	87	4.1	1.8
82 Syrian Arab Rep.	7.1	2.6	3.3	3.5	18	6	47	41	51	67	5.7	52	4.3	4.3
83 Moldova	1.3	0.4	1.2	0.7	13	10	26	17	62	68	2.1	51	3.7	2.4
84 Saudi Arabia	7.7	2.8	4.6	4.3	23	5	49	35	46	69	6.2	80	8.3	5.5
85 Paraguay	2.1	0.7	2.8	3.1	9	6	43	33	64	70	4.2	52	3.8	4.7
86 Tunisia	3.3	1.0	2.1	2.2	19	6	47	26	49	68	3.0	57	3.9	3.0
87 Thailand	18.0	5.4	2.8	1.6	15	6	44	20	54	69	2.1	20	4.7	2.6
88 Armenia	1.1	0.4	2.2	1.0	9	7	35	21	69	72	2.5	69	3.3	1.3
89 TFYR Macedonia	0.6	0.2	1.3	1.3	12	7	32	16	62	72	2.0	59	3.2	2.0
90 Mexico	35.4	11.8	2.9	2.2	13	5	45	28	58	71	3.1	75	4.2	3.1
91 Russian Federation	33.9	8.4	0.6	0.4	8	12	22	11	69	68	1.5	76	1.8	1.0
92 Korea, Dem. Peo. Rep. of	7.2	2.6	2.6	1.8	13	5	42	24	55	71	2.3	61	4.1	2.3
93 Romania	5.2	1.3	1.0	0.2	9	11	20	12	67	70	1.5	55	2.8	1.0
94 Georgia	1.4	0.4	0.8	0.5	12	9	25	16	65	73	2.1	58	1.7	1.4
95 Argentina	10.6	3.3	1.5	1.4	9	8	24	21	65	72	2.7	88	2.1	1.8
96 Oman	1.0	0.4	3.7	4.5	28	5	51	44	41	69	7.0	13	7.6	8.2
97 Latvia	0.6	0.2	0.7	0.1	10	13	16	12	70	69	1.6	72	1.7	0.6
98 Ukraine	11.2	3.0	0.6	0.2	9	13	19	12	71	70	1.6	70	1.9	1.1
99 Jordan	2.4	0.9	2.7	4.1	23	6	50	39	48	68	5.4	71	4.4	5.3
100 Venezuela	8.3	2.8	3.4	2.5	10	5	45	28	61	72	3.2	92	4.6	3.2
101 Estonia	0.3	0.1	0.9	0.3	11	13	16	11	70	69	1.6	73	1.8	0.6
102 Yugoslavia	2.6	0.7	0.8	0.9	11	10	22	14	64	72	2.0	56	3.0	2.2
103 Mauritius	0.3	0.1	1.7	1.0	10	7	44	21	60	70	2.3	41	2.6	0.7
104 Belarus	2.4	0.6	0.7	0.4	10	12	23	12	69	70	1.7	70	3.4	1.9
105 Uruguay	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.6	10	10	22	17	68	72	2.3	90	0.9	1.0
106 United Arab Emirates	0.6	0.2	13.0	4.3	19	3	46	24	55	74	4.1	83	15.6	5.4
107 Lithuania	0.9	0.3	1.0	0.5	8	11	21	14	70	71	1.8	71	3.1	1.6
108 Panama	0.9	0.3	2.7	2.0	10	5	40	25	62	73	2.8	53	3.4	2.5
109 Trinidad and Tobago	0.5	0.1	1.3	1.3	9	6	38	21	64	71	2.4	71	1.2	2.1
110 Bulgaria	1.8	0.5	0.5	0.0	9	13	18	11	70	71	1.5	70	2.4	0.9
111 Sri Lanka	6.0	1.8	1.9	1.4	9	6	36	21	63	72	2.4	22	2.4	1.6
112 Colombia	12.3	3.9	2.4	1.9	12	6	45	24	58	69	2.6	72	3.6	2.8
113 Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.9	0.2	0.9	-0.7	10	7	33	14	62	72	1.6	49	3.9	1.6
114 Poland	9.6	2.5	0.8	0.5	8	10	24	13	68	71	1.9	64	1.8	1.2
115 Costa Rica	1.3	0.4	2.9	2.7	10	4	47	27	63	76	3.1	49	3.7	3.7
116 Chile	4.4	1.5	1.8	1.7	13	6	38	22	58	74	2.5	84	2.6	1.9
117 Slovakia	1.3	0.4	0.9	0.5	8	11	22	15	70	71	1.9	58	3.1	1.4
118 Malaysia	7.9	2.7	2.5	2.6	15	5	44	29	55	71	3.5	53	4.7	4.2
119 Croatia	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.2	11	12	19	11	67	71	1.7	63	2.8	1.9
120 Hungary	2.0	0.6	0.4	-0.4	10	15	16	12	68	69	1.7	64	1.8	0.5
121 Kuwait	0.7	0.2	7.1	1.2	10	2	44	25	61	75	3.0	99	8.1	1.9
122 Jamaica	0.8	0.3	1.3	0.9	9	6	39	22	64	73	2.3	53	2.7	1.9
123 Portugal	2.0	0.6	0.4	0.0	11	10	24	12	64	75	1.6	35	1.8	1.3
124 Cuba	2.6	0.9	1.5	0.9	9	7	31	17	65	75	1.8	76	2.6	1.6
125 United States	60.9	20.2	1.1	1.0	9	9	23	16	70	76	2.1	76	1.2	1.2
126 Czech Rep.	2.2	0.7	0.4	0.0	11	13	15	13	70	71	1.8	65	2.1	0.2
127 Belgium	1.9	0.6	0.3	0.2	12	11	17	12	71	76	1.7	97	0.4	0.3
128 Greece	1.9	0.5	0.8	0.6	8	10	19	10	69	78	1.4	65	2.1	1.4
129 Spain	7.3	1.9	1.1	0.4	9	9	21	10	70	78	1.2	76	2.2	0.7
130 France	12.2	3.7	0.7	0.5	12	10	18	13	71	77	1.7	73	1.3	0.4
131 Israel	1.7	0.6	2.8	2.4	6	7	27	21	69	76	2.8	90	3.4	2.6
132 New Zealand	0.9	0.3	1.1	0.9	9	8	26	17	71	75	2.1	86	1.5	1.1
133 Korea, Rep. of	11.5	3.5	1.9	1.1	14	6	43	16	55	71	1.8	80	5.7	3.5
134 Slovenia	0.4	0.1	0.8	0.4	10	11	18	11	69	73	1.5	63	3.4	2.3
135 Australia	4.1	1.3	1.6	1.5	9	7	22	15	71	77	1.9	85	1.9	1.4
136 Italy	9.5	2.8	0.5	0.1	10	10	18	10	70	77	1.3	67	1.0	0.1
137 Netherlands	3.0	1.0	0.9	0.6	8	9	21	13	73	77	1.6	89	1.2	0.6
138 Norway	0.9	0.3	0.6	0.4	9	11	18	14	73	77	2.0	73	2.0	0.6
139 Canada	6.5	2.1	1.5	1.2	8	8	26	15	71	77	1.9	77	1.7	1.3
140 Austria	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	13	11	18	12	69	76	1.6	56	0.8	0.4
141 United Kingdom	12.0	3.9	0.2	0.2	12	11	17	14	71	76	1.8	89	0.4	0.3
142 Switzerland	1.3	0.4	0.5	0.9	10	9	18	13	72	78	1.6	61	1.0	1.3
143 Ireland	1.0	0.3	1.1	0.3	12	9	21	15	70	75	2.1	57	2.0	0.6
144 Germany	14.0	4.1	0.2	0.3	12	12	17	10	70	76	1.3	86	0.6	0.6
145 Denmark	0.9	0.3	0.5	0.1	9	12	17	12	72	75	1.7	85	1.0	0.2
146 Japan	22.4	6.2	1.1	0.5	8	7	18	10	69	79	1.5	78	1.9	0.6
147 Hong Kong	1.2	0.3	2.1	1.1	7	6	35	11	67	79	1.2	95	2.5	1.3
148 Singapore	0.7	0.2	1.7	1.1	8	6	38	16	66	75	1.7	100	1.7	1.1
149 Finland	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.4	9	10	19	13	69	76	1.9	63	2.4	0.8
150 Sweden	1.7	0.6	0.5	0.4	10	11	15	14	73	78	2.1	83	1.0	0.4

Countries listed in descending order of their 1994 under-five mortality rates(table 1).

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