The State of the World's Children 1998

Countries in each region	Population (thousands) 1996		Population annual growth rate (%)		Crude death rate		Crude birth rate		Life Expectancy		Total fertility rate 1996	% of population urbanized 1996	Average annual growth rate of urban population (%)
Countries in each region	under 18	under 5	1965-80	1980-96	1970	1996	1970	1996	1970	1996	Total fertility rate 1996	% of population urbanized 1996	1965-80	1980-96
Sub-Saharan Africa	298349	103119	2.7	2.9	21	15	48	43	44	51	5.9	32	5.2	5.0
Middle East and North Africa	150639	46229	2.9	3.0	17	7	45	32	52	65	4.5	56	4.8	4.3
South Asia	536418	156634	2.3	2.1	18	9	41	28	48	61	3.5	27	3.8	3.4
East Asia and Pacific	598624	165346	2.2	1.5	11	7	35	19	58	68	2.1	33	3.4	4.1
Latin America and Caribbean	189383	53761	2.5	1.9	10	6	37	23	60	69	2.8	74	3.8	2.7
CEE/CIS and Baltic States	137929	33210	1.1	0.7	9	11	20	14	66	68	1.9	67	2.3	1.7
Industrialized countries	191260	51706	0.8	0.6	10	9	17	12	72	77	1.7	78	1.2	0.8
Developing countries	1827055	540175	2.3	2.0	14	9	38	26	53	62	3.2	38	3.9	3.8
Least developed countries	298758	97112	2.5	2.5	22	14	48	40	43	51	5.3	23	5.4	5.0
World	2102602	610005	2.0	1.7	13	9	32	23	56	63	2.9	46	2.8	2.8

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. 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. Total fertility rate - The number of children that would be born per woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children at each age in accordance with prevailing age-specific fertility rates. Average annual rate of reduction required 1996-2000 - The average annual reduction rate required, for the period 1996-2000, to achieve an under-five mortality rate in the year 2000 of 70 per 1,000 live births or two thirds the 1990 rate, whichever is less.	Under-five and infant mortality rates — UNICEF, United Nations Population Division and United Nations Statistics Division. GNP per capita — World Bank. Fertility - United Nations Population Division.
Notes
- Data not available. x Indicates data that refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition, or refer to only part of a country.