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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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