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2007/2008 Human Development Report

08Inequalities in maternal and child health
Infant mortality rate, poorest 20% (per 1,000 live births) Excel Export results to Excel

HDI Rank Country 1
1 Iceland ..
2 Norway ..
3 Australia ..
4 Canada ..
5 Ireland ..
6 Sweden ..
7 Switzerland ..
8 Japan ..
9 Netherlands ..
10 France ..
11 Finland ..
12 United States ..
13 Spain ..
14 Denmark ..
15 Austria ..
16 United Kingdom ..
17 Belgium ..
18 Luxembourg ..
19 New Zealand ..
20 Italy ..
21 Hong Kong, China (SAR) ..
22 Germany ..
23 Israel ..
24 Greece ..
25 Singapore ..
26 Korea (Republic of) ..
27 Slovenia ..
28 Cyprus ..
29 Portugal ..
30 Brunei Darussalam ..
31 Barbados ..
32 Czech Republic ..
33 Kuwait ..
34 Malta ..
35 Qatar ..
36 Hungary ..
37 Poland ..
38 Argentina ..
39 United Arab Emirates ..
40 Chile ..
41 Bahrain ..
42 Slovakia ..
43 Lithuania ..
44 Estonia ..
45 Latvia ..
46 Uruguay ..
47 Croatia ..
48 Costa Rica ..
49 Bahamas ..
50 Seychelles ..
51 Cuba ..
52 Mexico ..
53 Bulgaria ..
54 Saint Kitts and Nevis ..
55 Tonga ..
56 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..
57 Antigua and Barbuda ..
58 Oman ..
59 Trinidad and Tobago ..
60 Romania ..
61 Saudi Arabia ..
62 Panama ..
63 Malaysia ..
64 Belarus ..
65 Mauritius ..
66 Bosnia and Herzegovina ..
67 Russian Federation ..
68 Albania ..
69 Macedonia (TFYR) ..
70 Brazil 83
71 Dominica ..
72 Saint Lucia ..
73 Kazakhstan 68
74 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..
75 Colombia 32
76 Ukraine ..
77 Samoa ..
78 Thailand ..
79 Dominican Republic 67
80 Belize ..
81 China ..
82 Grenada ..
83 Armenia 41
84 Turkey 68
85 Suriname ..
86 Jordan 35
87 Peru 46
88 Lebanon ..
89 Ecuador ..
90 Philippines 42
91 Tunisia ..
92 Fiji ..
93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ..
94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) ..
95 Paraguay 43
96 Georgia ..
97 Guyana ..
98 Azerbaijan ..
99 Sri Lanka ..
100 Maldives ..
101 Jamaica ..
102 Cape Verde ..
103 El Salvador ..
104 Algeria ..
105 Viet Nam 39
106 Occupied Palestinian Territories ..
107 Indonesia 78
108 Syrian Arab Republic ..
109 Turkmenistan 89
110 Nicaragua 50
111 Moldova 20
112 Egypt 59
113 Uzbekistan 54
114 Mongolia ..
115 Honduras ..
116 Kyrgyzstan 83
117 Bolivia 72 2
118 Guatemala 58
119 Gabon 57
120 Vanuatu ..
121 South Africa 62
122 Tajikistan ..
123 Sao Tome and Principe ..
124 Botswana ..
125 Namibia 36
126 Morocco 62
127 Equatorial Guinea ..
128 India 97
129 Solomon Islands ..
130 Lao People's Democratic Republic ..
131 Cambodia 101
132 Myanmar ..
133 Bhutan ..
134 Comoros 87
135 Ghana 75
136 Pakistan 89
137 Mauritania 61
138 Lesotho 88
139 Congo 91
140 Bangladesh 90
141 Swaziland ..
142 Nepal 86
143 Madagascar 87
144 Cameroon 101
145 Papua New Guinea ..
146 Haiti 78
147 Sudan ..
148 Kenya 96
149 Djibouti ..
150 Timor-Leste ..
151 Zimbabwe 59
152 Togo 84
153 Yemen 109
154 Uganda 106
155 Gambia ..
156 Senegal 89
157 Eritrea 48
158 Nigeria 133
159 Tanzania (United Republic of) 115
160 Guinea 127
161 Rwanda 114
162 Angola ..
163 Benin 112
164 Malawi 132
165 Zambia 115
166 Côte d'Ivoire 93
167 Burundi ..
168 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) ..
169 Ethiopia 80
170 Chad 109
171 Central African Republic 132
172 Mozambique 143
173 Mali 137
174 Niger 91
175 Guinea-Bissau ..
176 Burkina Faso 97
177 Sierra Leone 159


Notes :
This table presents data for developing countries based on data from DHS conducted since 1990. Quintiles are defined by socioeconomic status in terms of assets or wealth, rather than in terms of income or consumption. For details, see Macro International. 2007b.
1 - Based on births in the 10 years preceding the survey.
2 - Data pertain to 5-year period preceding the survey.


Sources :
Macro International. 2007. Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) website download or direct correspondence on DHS reports. [http://www.measuredhs.com/]. June 2007. Calverton, MD.


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