The State of the World's Children 1998

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0000EE" VLINK="#551A8B" ALINK="#FF0000"> <CENTER><IMG SRC="stattble.gif" ALT="The State of the World's Children 1998: Focus on Nutrition" ALIGN="TOP" BORDER="0" HEIGHT="124" WIDTH="367"></CENTER> <P></P> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH="84%"> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <H6><a href="/" target="_top">Home</a> | <a href="/action/" target="_top">UNICEF in Action</a> | <a href="/highlights/" target="_top">Highlights</a> | <a href="/infores/" target="_top">Information Resources</a> | <a href="http://www.supportunicef.org" target="_top">Donations, Greeting Cards & Gifts</a> | <a href="/media/" target="_top">Press Centre</a> | <a href="/young/" target="_top">Voices of Youth</a> | <a href="/uwwide/" target="_top">About UNICEF</a></H6> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER> <CENTER><TABLE WIDTH="84%" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD> <H3><FONT COLOR="#663300">Under-five mortality rankings</FONT></H3>The following list ranks countries in descending order of their estimated 1996 under-five mortality rate (U5MR). Subsequent tables list countries alphabetically.</TD> </TR> </TABLE></CENTER> <P></P> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="BORDER" WIDTH="84%"> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#FFCC99"><B>Country</B></TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#FFCC99"><B>U5MR Rate</B></TD> <TD BGCOLOR="#FFCC99"><B>U5MR Rank</B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Niger</TD> <TD>320</TD> <TD>1</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Angola</TD> <TD>292</TD> <TD>2</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Sierra Leone</TD> <TD>284</TD> <TD>3</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Afghanistan</TD> <TD>257</TD> <TD>4</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Liberia</TD> <TD>235</TD> <TD>5</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Guinea-Bissau</TD> <TD>223</TD> <TD>6</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Mali</TD> <TD>220</TD> <TD>7</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Malawi</TD> <TD>217</TD> <TD>8</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Mozambique</TD> <TD>214</TD> <TD>9</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Somalia</TD> <TD>211</TD> <TD>10</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Guinea</TD> <TD>210</TD> <TD>11</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Congo, Dem. Rep.</TD> <TD>207</TD> <TD>12</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Zambia</TD> <TD>202</TD> <TD>13</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Nigeria</TD> <TD>191</TD> <TD>14</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Mauritania</TD> <TD>183</TD> <TD>15</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Ethiopia</TD> <TD>177</TD> <TD>16</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Burundi</TD> <TD>176</TD> <TD>17</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Equatorial Guinea</TD> <TD>173</TD> <TD>18</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Cambodia</TD> <TD>170</TD> <TD>19</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Rwanda</TD> <TD>170</TD> <TD>19</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Central African Rep.</TD> <TD>164</TD> <TD>21</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Madagascar</TD> <TD>164</TD> <TD>21</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Burkina Faso</TD> <TD>158</TD> <TD>23</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Djibouti</TD> <TD>157</TD> <TD>24</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Cote d'ivoire</TD> <TD>150</TD> <TD>25</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Myanmar</TD> <TD>150</TD> <TD>25</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Chad</TD> <TD>149</TD> <TD>27</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Gabon</TD> <TD>145</TD> <TD>28</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Tanzania</TD> <TD>144</TD> <TD>29</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Uganda</TD> <TD>141</TD> <TD>30</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Benin</TD> <TD>140</TD> <TD>31</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Lesotho</TD> <TD>139</TD> <TD>32</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Pakistan</TD> <TD>136</TD> <TD>33</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Haiti</TD> <TD>134</TD> <TD>34</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Lao People's Dem. Rep.</TD> <TD>128</TD> <TD>35</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Bhutan</TD> <TD>127</TD> <TD>36</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Senegal</TD> <TD>127</TD> <TD>36</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Togo</TD> <TD>125</TD> <TD>38</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Comoros</TD> <TD>122</TD> <TD>39</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Iraq</TD> <TD>122</TD> <TD>39</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Eritrea</TD> <TD>120</TD> <TD>41</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Nepal</TD> <TD>116</TD> <TD>42</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Sudan</TD> <TD>116</TD> <TD>42</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Bangladesh</TD> <TD>112</TD> <TD>44</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Papua New Guinea</TD> <TD>112</TD> <TD>44</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>India</TD> <TD>111</TD> <TD>46</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Ghana</TD> <TD>110</TD> <TD>47</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Congo</TD> <TD>108</TD> <TD>46</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Gambia</TD> <TD>107</TD> <TD>49</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Yemen</TD> <TD>105</TD> <TD>50</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Bolivia</TD> <TD>102</TD> <TD>51</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Cameroon</TD> <TD>102</TD> <TD>51</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Swaziland</TD> <TD>97</TD> <TD>53</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Marshall Islands</TD> <TD>92</TD> <TD>54</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Kenya</TD> <TD>90</TD> <TD>55</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Guyana</TD> <TD>83</TD> <TD>56</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Sao Tome and Principe</TD> <TD>80</TD> <TD>57</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Egypt</TD> <TD>78</TD> <TD>58</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Turkmenistan</TD> <TD>78</TD> <TD>58</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Namibia</TD> <TD>77</TD> <TD>60</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Kiribati</TD> <TD>76</TD> <TD>61</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Maldives</TD> <TD>76</TD> <TD>61</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Taiikistan</TD> <TD>76</TD> <TD>61</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Morocco</TD> <TD>74</TD> <TD>64</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Cape Verde</TD> <TD>73</TD> <TD>65</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Zimbabwe</TD> <TD>73</TD> <TD>65</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Indonesia</TD> <TD>71</TD> <TD>67</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Mongolia</TD> <TD>71</TD> <TD>67</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>South Africa</TD> <TD>66</TD> <TD>69</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Libya</TD> <TD>61</TD> <TD>70</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Ubekistan</TD> <TD>60</TD> <TD>71</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Peru</TD> <TD>58</TD> <TD>72</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Nicaragua</TD> <TD>57</TD> <TD>73</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Dominican Rap-</TD> <TD>56</TD> <TD>74</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Guatemala</TD> <TD>56</TD> <TD>74</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Tuvalu</TD> <TD>56</TD> <TD>74</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Samoa</TD> <TD>53</TD> <TD>77</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Vanuatu</TD> <TD>53</TD> <TD>77</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Brazil</TD> <TD>52</TD> <TD>79</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Botswana</TD> <TD>50</TD> <TD>80</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Kyrgyzstan</TD> <TD>50</TD> <TD>80</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>China</TD> <TD>47</TD> <TD>82</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Turkey</TD> <TD>47</TD> <TD>82</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Kazakstan</TD> <TD>45</TD> <TD>84</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Azerbaijan</TD> <TD>44</TD> <TD>85</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Belize</TD> <TD>44</TD> <TD>85</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Viet Nam</TD> <TD>44</TD> <TD>85</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Albania</TD> <TD>40</TD> <TD>88</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Ecuador</TD> <TD>40</TD> <TD>88</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>D Salvador</TD> <TD>40</TD> <TD>88</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Lebanon</TD> <TD>40</TD> <TD>88</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Algeria</TD> <TD>39</TD> <TD>92</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Philippines</TD> <TD>38</TD> <TD>93</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Saint Kitts and Nevis</TD> <TD>38</TD> <TD>93</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Thailand</TD> <TD>38</TD> <TD>93</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Iran</TD> <TD>37</TD> <TD>96</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Honduras</TD> <TD>35</TD> <TD>97</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Palau</TD> <TD>35</TD> <TD>97</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Tunisia</TD> <TD>35</TD> <TD>97</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Paraguay</TD> <TD>34</TD> <TD>100</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Syria</TD> <TD>34</TD> <TD>100</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Mexico</TD> <TD>32</TD> <TD>102</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Moldova, Rep. of</TD> <TD>32</TD> <TD>102</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Colombia</TD> <TD>31</TD> <TD>104</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Grenada</TD> <TD>31</TD> <TD>104</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Nauru</TD> <TD>31</TD> <TD>104</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Suriname</TD> <TD>31</TD> <TD>104</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Armenia</TD> <TD>30</TD> <TD>108</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Cook Islands</TD> <TD>30</TD> <TD>108</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Korea, Dem. People's Rep.</TD> <TD>30</TD> <TD>108</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Saudi Arabia</TD> <TD>30</TD> <TD>108</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>TFYR Macedonia</TD> <TD>30</TD> <TD>108</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Georgia</TD> <TD>29</TD> <TD>113</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Solomon Islands</TD> <TD>29</TD> <TD>113</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Venezuela</TD> <TD>28</TD> <TD>115</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Micronesia, Fed. States of</TD> <TD>27</TD> <TD>116</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Argentina</TD> <TD>25</TD> <TD>117</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Jordan</TD> <TD>25</TD> <TD>117</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Romania</TD> <TD>25</TD> <TD>117</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Russian Federation</TD> <TD>25</TD> <TD>117</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Fiji</TD> <TD>24</TD> <TD>121</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Ukraine</TD> <TD>24</TD> <TD>121</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Bahamas</TD> <TD>23</TD> <TD>123</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Mauritius</TD> <TD>23</TD> <TD>123</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Saint Vincent/Grenadines</TD> <TD>23</TD> <TD>123</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Tonga</TD> <TD>23</TD> <TD>123</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Antigua and Barbuda</TD> <TD>22</TD> <TD>127</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Bahrain</TD> <TD>22</TD> <TD>127</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Saint Lucia</TD> <TD>22</TD> <TD>127</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Uruguay</TD> <TD>22</TD> <TD>127</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Yugoslavia, Fed. Rep.</TD> <TD>22</TD> <TD>127</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Qatar</TD> <TD>21</TD> <TD>132</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Dominica</TD> <TD>20</TD> <TD>133</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> Latvia</TD> <TD>20</TD> <TD>133</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> Panama</TD> <TD>20</TD> <TD>133</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> Bulgaria</TD> <TD>19</TD> <TD>136</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> Seychelles</TD> <TD>19</TD> <TD>136</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Sri Lanka</TD> <TD>19</TD> <TD>136</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Belarus</TD> <TD>18</TD> <TD>139</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Lithuania</TD> <TD>18</TD> <TD>139</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Oman</TD> <TD>18</TD> <TD>139</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>United Arab Emirates</TD> <TD>18</TD> <TD>139</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Bosnia and Herzegovina</TD> <TD>17</TD> <TD>143</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Trinidad and Tobago</TD> <TD>17</TD> <TD>143</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Estonia</TD> <TD>16</TD> <TD>145</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Costa Rica</TD> <TD>15</TD> <TD>146</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Kuwait</TD> <TD>14</TD> <TD>147</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Poland</TD> <TD>14</TD> <TD>147</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Chile</TD> <TD>13</TD> <TD>149</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Malaysia</TD> <TD>13</TD> <TD>149</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>San Marino</TD> <TD>13</TD> <TD>149</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Barbados</TD> <TD>12</TD> <TD>152</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Hungary</TD> <TD>12</TD> <TD>152</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Brunei Darussalam</TD> <TD>11</TD> <TD>154</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Croatia</TD> <TD>11</TD> <TD>154</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Jamaica</TD> <TD>11</TD> <TD>154</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Malta</TD> <TD>11</TD> <TD>154</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Slovakia</TD> <TD>11</TD> <TD>154</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Cuba</TD> <TD>10</TD> <TD>159</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Cyprus</TD> <TD>10</TD> <TD>159</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Greece</TD> <TD>9</TD> <TD>161</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Israel</TD> <TD>9</TD> <TD>161</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>United States</TD> <TD>8</TD> <TD>163</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Belgium</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>164</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Canada</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>164</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Czech Rep.</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>164</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Ireland</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>164</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Italy</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>164</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Korea, Rep. of</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>164</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Liechtenstein</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>164</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Luxembourg</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>164</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>NewZealand</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>164</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Portugal</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>164</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>United Kingdom</TD> <TD>7</TD> <TD>164</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Andorra</TD> <TD>6</TD> <TD>175</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Australia</TD> <TD>6</TD> <TD>175</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Austria</TD> <TD>6</TD> <TD>175</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Denmark</TD> <TD>6</TD> <TD>175</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>France</TD> <TD>6</TD> <TD>175</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Germany</TD> <TD>6</TD> <TD>175</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Japan</TD> <TD>6</TD> <TD>175</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Monaco</TD> <TD>6</TD> <TD>175</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Netherlands</TD> <TD>6</TD> <TD>175</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Norway</TD> <TD>6</TD> <TD>175</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Slovenia</TD> <TD>6</TD> <TD>175</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Iceland</TD> <TD>5</TD> <TD>186</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Spain</TD> <TD>5</TD> <TD>186</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Switzerland</TD> <TD>5</TD> <TD>186</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Finland</TD> <TD>4</TD> <TD>189</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Singapore</TD> <TD>4</TD> <TD>189</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Sweden</TD> <TD>4</TD> <TD>189</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Holy See</TD> <TD COLSPAN="2">no data</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Niue</TD> <TD COLSPAN="2">no data</TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P><A HREF="gennote.htm">Previous</A> | <A HREF="mainmenu.htm"> Contents </A>| <A HREF="tab1.htm" TARGET="_top">Continue </A> </P> <P><BR></P> <TABLE WIDTH="84%"> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <H6><a href="/" target="_top">Home</a> | <a href="/action/" target="_top">UNICEF in Action</a> | <a href="/highlights/" target="_top">Highlights</a> | <a href="/infores/" target="_top">Information Resources</a> | <a href="http://www.supportunicef.org" target="_top">Donations, Greeting Cards & Gifts</a> | <a href="/media/" target="_top">Press Centre</a> | <a href="/young/" target="_top">Voices of Youth</a> | <a href="/uwwide/" target="_top">About UNICEF</a></H6> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> </BODY>