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Table 9: The rate of progress

	Under-5 mortality rate						GNP per capita average annual growth rate (%)				Total fertility rate
				average annual rate of reduction (%)			GNP per capita average annual growth rate (%)							average annual rate of reduction (%)
	1960	1980	1994	1960-80	1980-94	required* 1994-2000	1965-80		1980-93		1960	1980	1994	1960-80	1980-94
1 Niger	320	320	320	0.0	0.0	25.3	-2.5		-4.1		7.3	8.1	7.3	-0.5	0.7
2 Angola	345	261	292	1.4	-0.8	23.8	..		-0.9	x	6.4	6.9	7.0	-0.4	-0.1
3 Sierra Leone	385	301	284	1.2	0.4	23.3	0.7		-1.5		6.2	6.5	6.4	-0.2	0.1
4 Mozambique	331	269	277	1.0	-0.2	22.9	..		-1.5		6.3	6.5	6.4	-0.2	0.1
5 Afghanistan	360	280	257	1.3	0.6	21.7	0.6		..		6.9	7.1	6.7	-0.1	0.4
6 Guinea-Bissau	336	290	231	0.7	1.6	19.9	-2.7		2.8		5.1	5.7	5.7	-0.6	0.0
7 Guinea	337	276	223	1.0	1.5	19.3	1.3		1.3	x	7.0	7.0	6.9	0.0	0.1
8 Malawi	365	290	221	1.1	1.9	19.2	3.2		-1.2		6.9	7.6	7.0	-0.5	0.6
9 Liberia	288	235	217	1.0	0.6	18.9	0.5		5.2	x	6.6	6.8	6.7	-0.1	0.1
10 Mali	400	310	214	1.3	2.6	18.6	2.1	x	-1.0		7.1	7.1	7.0	0.0	0.1
11 Gambia	375	278	213	1.5	1.9	18.5	..		-0.2		6.4	6.5	5.5	-0.1	1.2
12 Somalia	294	246	211	0.9	1.1	18.4	-0.1		-2.3	x	7.0	7.0	6.9	0.0	0.1
13 Zambia	220	160	203	1.6	-1.7	17.7	-1.2		-3.1		6.6	7.1	5.8	-0.4	1.4
14 Chad	325	254	202	1.2	1.6	17.7	-1.9		3.2		6.0	5.9	5.8	0.1	0.1
15 Eritrea	294	260	200	0.6	1.9	17.5	..		..		6.6	6.1	5.7	0.4	0.5
16 Ethiopia	294	260	200	0.6	1.9	17.5	0.4		-1.8	x	6.9	6.9	6.9	0.0	0.0
17 Mauritania	321	249	199	1.3	1.6	17.4	-0.1		-0.8		6.5	6.3	5.3	0.2	1.2
18 Bhutan	324	249	193	1.3	1.8	16.9	..		4.5	x	6.0	5.9	5.7	0.1	0.2
19 Nigeria	204	196	191	0.2	0.2	16.7	4.2		-0.1		6.5	6.5	6.3	0.0	0.2
20 Zaire	286	204	186	1.7	0.6	16.3	-1.3		-0.8	x	6.0	6.6	6.6	-0.5	0.0
21 Uganda	218	181	185	0.9	-0.2	16.2	-2.2		1.9	x	6.9	7.0	7.1	-0.1	-0.1
22 Cambodia	217	330	177	-2.1	4.4	15.5	..		..		6.3	4.6	5.1	1.6	-0.7
23 Burundi	255	193	176	1.4	0.7	15.4	2.4		0.9		6.8	6.8	6.6	0.0	0.2
24 Central African Rep.	294	202	175	1.9	1.0	15.3	0.8		-1.6		5.6	5.8	5.6	-0.2	0.3
25 Burkina Faso	318	246	169	1.3	2.7	14.7	1.7		0.8		6.4	6.5	6.4	-0.1	0.1
26 Madagascar	364	216	164	2.6	2.0	14.2	-0.4		-2.6		6.6	6.6	6.0	0.0	0.7
27 Tanzania, U. Rep. of	249	202	159	1.0	1.7	13.7	0.8		0.1		6.8	6.8	5.8	0.0	1.1
28 Lesotho	204	173	156	0.8	0.7	13.4	6.8		-0.5		5.8	5.7	5.1	0.1	0.8
29 Gabon	287	194	151	2.0	1.8	12.8	5.6		-1.6		4.1	4.4	5.4	-0.4	-1.5
30 Cote d'Ivoire	300	170	150	2.8	0.9	12.7	2.8		-4.6		7.2	7.4	7.3	-0.1	0.1
31 Benin	310	176	142	2.8	1.6	11.8	-0.3		-0.4		6.9	7.1	7.0	-0.1	0.1
32 Rwanda	191	222	139	-0.8	3.3	11.4	1.6		-1.2		7.5	8.3	6.4	-0.5	1.9
33 Lao Peo. Dem. Rep.	233	190	138	1.0	2.3	11.3	..		2.1	x	6.2	6.7	6.5	-0.4	0.2
34 Pakistan	221	151	137	1.9	0.7	11.2	1.8		3.1		6.9	7.0	6.0	-0.1	1.1
35 Togo	264	175	132	2.0	2.0	10.6	1.7		-2.1		6.6	6.6	6.4	0.0	0.2
36 Ghana	213	155	131	1.6	1.2	10.4	-0.8		0.1		6.9	6.5	5.8	0.3	0.8
37 Haiti	260	195	127	1.4	3.1	9.9	0.9		-3.4	x	6.3	5.3	4.7	0.9	0.9
38 Sudan	292	200	122	1.9	3.6	9.2	0.8		-0.2	x	6.7	6.5	5.6	0.2	1.1
39 India	236	177	119	1.4	2.8	8.8	1.5		3.0		5.9	4.7	3.7	1.1	1.7
40 Nepal	290	180	118	2.4	3.0	8.7	..		2.0		5.7	6.4	5.3	-0.6	1.3
41 Bangladesh	247	211	117	0.8	4.2	8.6	-0.3		2.1		6.7	6.4	4.2	0.2	3.0
42 Senegal	303	221	115	1.6	4.6	8.3	-0.5		0.0		7.0	6.9	5.9	0.1	1.1
43 Yemen, Rep. of	340	210	112	2.4	4.5	7.8	..		..		7.6	7.6	7.5	0.0	0.1
44 Indonesia	216	128	111	2.6	1.0	7.7	5.2		4.2		5.5	4.4	2.8	1.1	3.2
45 Bolivia	252	170	110	2.0	3.1	7.6	1.7		-0.7		6.7	5.6	4.7	0.9	1.3
46 Cameroon	264	173	109	2.1	3.3	7.4	2.4		-2.2		5.8	6.4	5.6	-0.5	1.0
47 Congo	220	125	109	2.8	1.0	7.4	2.7		-0.3		5.9	6.3	6.2	-0.3	0.1
48 Myanmar	237	146	109	2.4	2.1	7.4	1.6		..		6.0	5.1	4.1	0.8	1.6
49 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	269	150	95	2.9	3.2	5.1	0.0		-9.2	x	7.1	7.3	6.2	-0.1	1.2
50 Papua New Guinea	248	95	95	4.8	0.0	6.8	..		0.6		6.3	5.7	4.9	0.5	1.1
51 Kenya	202	112	90	2.9	1.6	6.8	3.1		0.3		8.0	7.8	6.1	0.1	1.8
52 Turkmenistan	..	..	87	..	..	..	..		-1.6	x	6.4	5.1	3.9	1.1	1.9
53 Tajikistan	..	..	81	..	..	..	..		-3.6		6.3	5.7	4.8	0.5	1.2
54 Zimbabwe	181	125	81	1.8	3.1	5.0	1.7		-0.3		7.5	6.4	4.9	0.8	1.9
55 Namibia	206	114	78	3.0	2.7	5.7	..		0.7		6.0	5.9	5.1	0.1	1.0
56 Mongolia	185	112	76	2.5	2.7	5.0	..		0.2		6.0	5.4	3.5	0.5	3.1
57 Iraq, Rep. of	171	83	71	3.6	1.1	13.4	..		..		7.2	6.5	5.6	0.5	1.1
58 Guatemala	205	136	70	2.0	4.7	3.6	3.0		-1.2		6.9	6.3	5.2	0.5	1.4
59 South Africa	126	91	68	1.6	2.1	5.6	3.2		-0.2		6.5	4.9	4.0	1.4	1.4
60 Nicaragua	209	143	68	1.9	5.3	2.8	-0.7		-5.7		7.4	6.2	4.9	0.9	1.7
61 Algeria	243	145	65	2.6	5.7	3.4	4.2		-0.8		7.3	6.8	3.7	0.4	4.3
62 Uzbekistan	..	..	64	..	..	..	..		-0.2		6.3	4.9	3.8	1.3	1.8
63 Brazil	181	93	61	3.3	3.0	4.6	6.3		0.3		6.2	3.9	2.8	2.3	2.4
64 Peru	236	130	58	3.0	5.8	2.7	0.8		-2.7		6.9	5.0	3.3	1.6	3.0
65 Philippines	102	70	57	1.9	1.4	5.4	3.2		-0.6		6.9	4.9	3.8	1.7	1.8
66 Ecuador	180	101	57	2.9	4.1	5.0	5.4		0.0		6.7	5.1	3.4	1.4	2.9
67 El Salvador	210	120	56	2.8	5.4	3.1	1.5		0.2		6.8	5.4	3.9	1.2	2.3
68 Morocco	215	145	56	2.0	6.7	2.6	2.7		1.2		7.2	5.5	3.6	1.3	3.0
69 Kyrgyzstan	..	..	56	..	..	..	..		0.1		5.1	4.1	3.6	1.1	0.9
70 Turkey	217	141	55	2.2	6.7	0.5	3.6		2.4		6.3	4.3	3.3	1.9	1.9
71 Botswana	170	94	54	3.0	3.9	4.6	9.9		6.2		6.8	6.1	4.7	0.5	1.9
72 Honduras	203	100	54	3.6	4.4	4.3	1.1		-0.3		7.5	6.3	4.7	0.9	2.1
73 Egypt	258	180	52	1.8	8.9	-0.4	2.8		2.8		7.0	5.2	3.7	1.5	2.4
74 Azerbaijan	..	..	51	..	..	..	..		-3.5		5.5	3.3	2.4	2.6	2.3
75 Iran, Islamic Rep. of	233	126	51	3.1	6.5	2.1	2.9		-0.7	x	7.2	6.7	4.9	0.4	2.2
76 Kazakhstan	..	..	48	..	..	..	..		-1.6		4.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	1.3
77 Viet Nam	219	105	46	3.7	5.9	3.9	..		4.8	x	6.1	5.1	3.8	0.9	2.1
78 Dominican Rep.	152	94	45	2.4	5.2	3.2	3.8		0.7		7.4	4.3	3.0	2.7	2.6
79 China	209	65	43	5.9	2.9	6.7	4.1		8.2		5.5	2.9	2.0	3.2	2.7
80 Albania	151	57	41	4.9	2.4	6.8	..		-3.2		5.9	3.8	2.8	2.2	2.2
81 Lebanon	85	40	40	3.8	0.0	6.7	..		..		6.3	4.0	3.0	2.3	2.1
82 Syrian Arab Rep.	201	73	38	5.1	4.7	4.2	5.1		-2.1	x	7.3	7.4	5.7	-0.1	1.9
83 Moldova	..	..	36	..	..	..	..		-2.0		3.3	2.5	2.1	1.4	1.2
84 Saudi Arabia	292	90	36	5.9	6.6	2.9	4.0	x	-3.6		7.2	7.3	6.2	-0.1	1.2
85 Paraguay	90	61	34	1.9	4.2	5.3	4.1		-0.7		6.8	4.8	4.2	1.7	1.0
86 Tunisia	244	102	34	4.4	7.8	1.7	4.7		1.2		7.1	5.3	3.0	1.5	4.1
87 Thailand	146	61	32	4.4	4.5	4.8	4.4		6.4		6.4	3.6	2.1	2.9	3.9
88 Armenia	..	..	32	..	..	..	..		-4.2		4.5	2.4	2.5	3.1	-0.3
89 TFYR Macedonia	177	69	32	4.7	5.5	2.6	..		..		4.2	2.6	2.0	2.4	1.9
90 Mexico	148	87	32	2.7	7.2	3.4	3.6		-0.5		6.8	4.7	3.1	1.8	3.0
91 Russian Federation	..	..	31	..	..	..	..		-1.0		2.6	2.0	1.5	1.3	2.1
92 Korea, Dem. Peo. Rep. of	120	43	31	5.1	2.5	4.6	..		..		5.8	3.1	2.3	3.1	2.1
93 Romania	82	36	29	4.1	1.5	4.6	..		-2.4		2.3	2.4	1.5	-0.2	3.4
94 Georgia	..	..	27	..	..	..	..		-6.6		2.9	2.3	2.1	1.2	0.6
95 Argentina	68	41	27	2.5	3.0	6.7	1.7		-0.5		3.1	3.3	2.7	-0.3	1.4
96 Oman	300	95	27	5.7	9.0	2.3	9.0		3.4		7.2	7.2	7.0	0.0	0.2
97 Latvia	..	..	26	..	..	..	..		-0.6		1.9	2.0	1.6	-0.3	1.6
98 Ukraine	..	..	25	..	..	..	..		0.2		2.2	2.0	1.6	0.5	1.6
99 Jordan	149	66	25	4.1	6.9	1.2	5.8	x	-5.9	x	7.7	7.1	5.4	0.4	2.0
100 Venezuela	70	42	24	2.6	4.0	5.2	2.3		-0.7		6.6	4.2	3.2	2.3	1.9
101 Estonia	..	..	23	..	..	..	..		-2.2		2.0	2.1	1.6	-0.2	1.9
102 Yugoslavia	120	44	23	5.0	4.6	2.3	..		..		2.7	2.3	2.0	0.8	1.0
103 Mauritius	84	42	23	3.4	4.4	4.7	3.7		5.5		5.8	2.8	2.3	3.6	1.4
104 Belarus	..	..	21	..	..	..	..		2.4		2.7	2.1	1.7	1.3	1.5
105 Uruguay	47	42	21	0.6	4.9	4.9	2.5		-0.1		2.9	2.7	2.3	0.4	1.1
106 United Arab Emirates	240	64	20	6.6	8.2	3.9	..		-4.4		6.9	5.4	4.1	1.2	2.0
107 Lithuania	..	..	20	..	..	..	..		-2.8		2.5	2.1	1.8	0.9	1.1
108 Panama	104	31	20	6.0	3.1	6.1	2.8		-0.7		5.9	3.8	2.8	2.2	2.2
109 Trinidad and Tobago	73	40	20	3.0	5.0	3.4	3.1		-2.8		5.1	3.3	2.4	2.2	2.3
110 Bulgaria	70	25	19	5.1	1.8	8.0	..		0.5		2.2	2.1	1.5	0.2	2.4
111 Sri Lanka	130	52	19	4.6	7.2	3.6	2.8		2.7		5.3	3.5	2.4	2.1	2.7
112 Colombia	132	59	19	4.1	8.1	4.9	3.7		1.5		6.8	3.8	2.6	2.9	2.7
113 Bosnia and Herzegovina	155	38	17	7.0	5.7	4.1	..		..		4.0	2.1	1.6	3.2	1.9
114 Poland	70	24	16	5.3	2.9	5.0	..		0.4		3.0	2.3	1.9	1.3	1.4
115 Costa Rica	112	29	16	6.8	4.2	6.7	3.3		1.1		7.0	3.7	3.1	3.2	1.3
116 Chile	138	35	15	6.9	5.9	2.1	0.0		3.6		5.3	2.8	2.5	3.2	0.8
117 Slovakia	..	..	15	..	..	..	..		..		3.1	2.4	1.9	1.3	1.7
118 Malaysia	105	42	15	4.6	7.4	1.4	4.7		3.5		6.8	4.2	3.5	2.4	1.3
119 Croatia	98	23	14	7.2	3.3	6.8	..		..		2.3	2.0	1.7	0.7	1.2
120 Hungary	57	26	14	3.9	4.5	3.9	5.1		1.2		2.0	2.0	1.7	0.0	1.2
121 Kuwait	128	35	14	6.6	6.6	3.7	0.6	x	-4.3		7.3	5.4	3.0	1.5	4.2
122 Jamaica	76	39	13	3.4	8.0	2.9	-0.1		-0.3		5.4	3.8	2.3	1.8	3.6
123 Portugal	112	31	11	6.4	7.4	0.5	4.6		3.3		3.1	2.2	1.6	1.7	2.3
124 Cuba	50	26	10	3.3	6.5	3.0	..		..		4.2	2.0	1.8	3.7	0.8
125 United States	30	15	10	3.3	3.0	5.2	1.8		1.7		3.5	1.8	2.1	3.3	-1.1
126 Czech Rep.	..	..	10	..	..	..	..		-2.0	x	2.3	2.2	1.8	0.2	1.4
127 Belgium	35	15	10	4.3	3.2	6.8	3.6		1.9		2.6	1.6	1.7	2.4	-0.4
128 Greece	64	23	10	5.2	6.3	4.2	4.8		0.9		2.2	2.1	1.4	0.2	2.9
129 Spain	57	16	9	6.2	4.0	6.5	4.1		2.7		2.8	2.2	1.2	1.2	4.3
130 France	34	13	9	4.9	2.5	6.3	3.7		1.6		2.8	1.9	1.7	1.9	0.8
131 Israel	39	19	9	3.6	5.7	1.8	3.7		2.0		3.9	3.3	2.8	0.8	1.2
132 New Zealand	26	16	9	2.5	4.3	0.6	1.7		0.7		3.9	2.1	2.1	3.1	0.0
133 Korea, Rep. of	124	18	9	9.8	5.2	3.5	7.3		8.2		5.7	2.6	1.8	3.9	2.6
134 Slovenia	45	18	8	4.6	5.6	3.4	..		..		2.4	2.1	1.5	0.7	2.4
135 Australia	24	13	8	3.0	3.8	3.8	2.2		1.6		3.3	2.0	1.9	2.5	0.4
136 Italy	50	17	8	5.3	5.6	3.0	3.2		2.1		2.5	1.7	1.3	1.9	1.9
137 Netherlands	22	11	8	3.4	2.6	4.8	2.7		1.7		3.1	1.5	1.6	3.6	-0.5
138 Norway	23	11	8	3.8	2.4	2.9	3.6		2.2		2.9	1.8	2.0	2.4	-0.8
139 Canada	33	13	8	4.8	3.8	4.6	3.3		1.4		3.8	1.7	1.9	4.0	-0.8
140 Austria	43	17	7	4.6	6.0	2.7	4.0		2.0		2.7	1.6	1.6	2.6	0.0
141 United Kingdom	27	14	7	3.1	4.7	3.2	2.0		2.3		2.7	1.8	1.8	2.0	0.0
142 Switzerland	27	11	7	4.5	2.9	3.0	1.5		1.1		2.4	1.5	1.6	2.4	-0.5
143 Ireland	36	14	7	4.6	4.9	3.0	2.8		3.6		3.8	3.2	2.1	0.9	3.0
144 Germany	40	16	7	4.7	5.9	2.6	3.0	x	2.1		2.4	1.5	1.3	2.4	1.0
145 Denmark	25	10	7	4.4	3.0	2.1	2.2		2.0		2.6	1.6	1.7	2.4	-0.4
146 Japan	40	11	6	6.6	3.8	6.9	5.1		3.4		2.0	1.8	1.5	0.5	1.3
147 Hong Kong	52	13	6	6.9	5.5	3.4	6.2		5.4		5.0	2.1	1.2	4.3	4.0
148 Singapore	40	13	6	5.6	6.1	0.6	8.3		6.1		5.5	1.8	1.7	5.6	0.4
149 Finland	28	9	5	5.9	3.8	2.1	3.6		1.5		2.7	1.7	1.9	2.3	-0.8
150 Sweden	20	9	5	4.1	4.2	1.4	2.0		1.3		2.3	1.6	2.1	1.8	-1.9

* The average annual reduction rate required to achieve an under-five mortality rate in all countries of 70 per, 1000 live births or of two thirds the 1990 rate, whichever is the less.

Countries listed in descending order of their 1994 under-five mortality rates.

.. Data not available

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