Under-Five Mortality Rate
Number of deaths under 5 years of age per 1000 live births per annum
1970 |
1975 |
1980 |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
2000 |
2010 |
||
Bahamas |
52 |
41 |
35 |
34 |
30 |
27 |
26 |
25 |
23 |
17 |
|
Barbados |
53 |
40 |
34 |
34 |
34 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
21 |
16 |
|
Belize |
81 |
74 |
67 |
60 |
53 |
47 |
45 |
44 |
41 |
32 |
|
Cuba |
60 |
41 |
26 |
19 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
|
Dominican Republic |
141 |
126 |
109 |
88 |
74 |
68 |
65 |
63 |
55 |
36 |
|
Guadeloupe |
64 |
47 |
23 |
25 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
8 |
|
Guyana |
80 |
86 |
83 |
77 |
74 |
76 |
77 |
79 |
83 |
92 |
|
Haiti |
238 |
215 |
195 |
174 |
160 |
150 |
148 |
146 |
140 |
121 |
|
Jamaica |
61 |
54 |
40 |
32 |
25 |
21 |
20 |
19 |
17 |
12 |
|
Martinique |
54 |
37 |
19 |
25 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
|
Suriname |
87 |
77 |
67 |
57 |
48 |
40 |
39 |
38 |
34 |
24 |
|
Trinidad & Tobago |
59 |
49 |
38 |
27 |
29 |
26 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
20 |
|
Caribbean |
127 |
115 |
103 |
88 |
78 |
73 |
72 |
71 |
67 |
57 |
|
Costa Rica |
98 |
71 |
47 |
27 |
21 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
16 |
14 |
|
El Salvador |
154 |
144 |
115 |
81 |
60 |
44 |
42 |
40 |
35 |
24 |
|
Guatemala |
144 |
123 |
109 |
98 |
84 |
72 |
70 |
67 |
61 |
43 |
|
Honduras |
173 |
142 |
112 |
90 |
72 |
59 |
57 |
54 |
48 |
31 |
|
Nicaragua |
166 |
144 |
123 |
104 |
80 |
65 |
62 |
60 |
52 |
33 |
|
Panama |
65 |
53 |
47 |
47 |
39 |
34 |
33 |
32 |
30 |
23 |
|
Central America |
132 |
118 |
103 |
87 |
74 |
66 |
65 |
64 |
59 |
46 |
|
Argentina |
72 |
59 |
48 |
39 |
34 |
27 |
26 |
26 |
23 |
17 |
|
Bolivia |
157 |
148 |
135 |
123 |
111 |
97 |
94 |
91 |
83 |
59 |
|
Brazil |
139 |
124 |
103 |
84 |
69 |
57 |
54 |
53 |
45 |
29 |
|
Chile |
111 |
81 |
47 |
26 |
22 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
15 |
11 |
|
Colombia |
109 |
92 |
69 |
51 |
46 |
36 |
34 |
32 |
28 |
18 |
|
Ecuador |
135 |
115 |
96 |
77 |
60 |
49 |
47 |
45 |
39 |
25 |
|
Paraguay |
80 |
80 |
78 |
70 |
62 |
55 |
53 |
51 |
47 |
35 |
|
Peru |
170 |
150 |
127 |
104 |
86 |
75 |
71 |
68 |
59 |
38 |
|
Uruguay |
64 |
60 |
50 |
43 |
27 |
21 |
20 |
19 |
16 |
11 |
|
Venezuela |
67 |
58 |
54 |
50 |
46 |
41 |
39 |
38 |
34 |
23 |
|
South America |
125 |
109 |
95 |
80 |
72 |
60 |
58 |
55 |
49 |
39 |
|
Mexico |
111 |
92 |
73 |
57 |
44 |
34 |
33 |
31 |
27 |
17 |
|
LAC |
124 |
108 |
93 |
78 |
68 |
57 |
55 |
53 |
48 |
33 |
Sources Center for International Health Information (CIHI). Estimates were made based on relationships between infant and under-five mortality rates in 150 Demographic and Health and similar surveys.
Definition Under-five mortality rate is the probability of dying between birth and five years of age. It is expressed as the number of deaths under five years of age per 1,000 live births per annum.
Note Regional averages are weighted by the estimated number of live births.
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