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Table 6.8 Projections of infant mortality rates, 2000-2005 and 2005-2010 and mortality under age 5 years, 2000-2005 and 2005-2010 Region, country or area
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 2000-2005 2005-2010
Mortality under age 5 years (per 1000 live births) 2000-2005 2005-2010
ESCAP
50
44
63
54
EAST AND NORTH-EAST ASIA
33
29
38
34
36 19 6 4 9 45 9
32 17 6 4 9 39 9
42 22 7 6 10 62 12
37 20 7 5 10 54 11
39
33
50
42
9 92 40 83 10 70 30 5 24 32
8 79 33 73 9 62 25 5 20 27
10 118 49 131 13 98 36 6 30 44
9 104 40 113 12 84 30 6 26 36
65
57
84
72
143 67 54 65 30 41 71 65 16 38
134 57 45 57 25 33 60 56 14 33
239 92 80 78 42 52 98 91 18 49
220 76 65 67 35 41 82 77 16 41
28
25
37
33
24 32 31
23 30 27
31 44 36
28 39 32
China Dem. People's Rep. of Korea Hong Kong, China Japan Macau Mongolia Republic of Korea SOUTH-EAST ASIA Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Lao People's Dem. Republic Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Viet Nam SOUTH AND SOUTH-WEST ASIA Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran (Islamic Republic of) Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Turkey NORTH AND CENTRAL ASIA Armenia Azerbaijan Kazakhstan
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Table 6.8 Projections of infant mortality rates, 2000-2005 and 2005-2010 and mortality under age 5 years, 2000-2005 and 2005-2010 (Continued)
Region, country or area
Kyrgyzstan Russian Federation Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan PACIFIC Australia Fiji French Polynesia Guam New Caledonia New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 2000-2005 2005-2010
Mortality under age 5 years (per 1000 live births) 2000-2005 2005-2010
36 18 51 49 39
33 16 46 45 36
44 21 74 68 55
40 20 67 61 50
22
20
29
25
6 17 10 9 10 6 55 19 19 32
5 15 9 9 9 6 48 17 17 27
7 20 12 11 14 8 73 23 22 39
7 17 11 11 13 7 64 20 19 32
82 66 34 6
73 58 30 6
120 86 41 8
105 74 35 7
Economic group Least developed countries Low income Middle income High income
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects : The 1998 Revision. (United Nations publication, forthcoming).