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Infant Mortality Rates - Eastern African Countries, 1950-1970

Region and country
Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1950-55

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1955-60

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1960-65

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1965-70

Eastern Africa (1)
181
167
156
146
British Indian Ocean Terri.
-
-
-
-
Burundi
167
157
149
140
Comoros
180
170
160
147
Djibouti
207
193
179
166
Eritrea
186
172
159
147
Ethiopia
208
193
180
167
Kenya
150
130
118
108
Madagascar
200
185
171
158
Malawi
212
209
204
197
Mauritius (2)
99
79
61
67
Mozambique
205
195
185
175
Réunion
141
110
87
73
Rwanda
160
153
147
143
Seychelles
-
-
-
-
Somalia
190
180
170
162
Uganda
160
140
125
118
Tanzania
160
150
143
135
Zambia
150
140
130
115
Zimbabwe
120
113
106
101

 

Infant Mortality Rates-Eastern African Countries, 1970-1995

Region and country
Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1970-75

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000 births)

1975-80

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1980-85

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1985-90

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000 births)

1990-95

Eastern Africa (1)
137
129
125
114
108
British Indian Ocean Terri.
-
-
-
-
-
Burundi
137
127
117
113
120
Comoros
135
123
112
102
91
Djibouti
154
143
132
122
115
Eritrea
136
130
140
117
107
Ethiopia
154
149
161
132
119
Kenya
98
88
81
75
71
Madagascar
172
150
130
112
93
Malawi
191
177
163
154
148
Mauritius (2)
55
38
28
24
18
Mozambique
168
160
135
126
118
Réunion
41
21
14
9
8
Rwanda
142
133
125
118
139
Seychelles
-
-
-
-
-
Somalia
155
149
143
132
122
Uganda
116
114
117
126
122
Tanzania
125
113
98
91
86
Zambia
100
94
88
113
111
Zimbabwe
93
86
76
70
70

 

Infant Mortality Rates-Eastern African Countries, 1995-2025

Region and country
Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000
births)

1995-00

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000
births)

2000-05

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000
births)

2005-10

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000
births)

2010-15

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000
births)

2015-20

Infant mortality rate

(per 1,000
births)

2020-25

Eastern Africa (1)
99
89
79
70
62
55
British Indian Ocean Terri.
-
-
-
-
-
-
Burundi
114
105
98
85
78
70
Comoros
82
72
63
54
46
38
Djibouti
106
97
88
80
71
64
Eritrea
98
87
77
66
57
48
Ethiopia
107
96
85
75
65
56
Kenya
65
57
48
41
37
33
Madagascar
77
68
59
51
42
36
Malawi
142
130
116
104
93
82
Mauritius (2)
15
13
11
10
8
7
Mozambique
110
101
91
82
74
66
Réunion
7
6
6
5
5
5
Rwanda
125
113
102
92
84
76
Seychelles
-
-
-
-
-
-
Somalia
112
103
94
85
77
69
Uganda
113
101
90
80
72
63
Tanzania
80
72
64
57
51
45
Zambia
103
90
75
64
55
48
Zimbabwe
68
60
51
44
39
37

 

Infant Mortality Rates-Eastern African Countries, 2025-2050

Region and country
Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

2025-30

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

2030-35

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

2035-40

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

2040-45

Infant mortality
rate

(per 1,000
births)

2045-50

Eastern Africa (1)
47
40
35
30
27
British Indian Ocean Terri.
-
-
-
-
-
Burundi
61
52
44
37
32
Comoros
31
26
22
19
15
Djibouti
54
46
39
33
28
Eritrea
41
35
31
28
25
Ethiopia
47
40
34
29
26
Kenya
30
26
23
22
20
Madagascar
30
25
21
18
15
Malawi
71
61
53
47
41
Mauritius (2)
6
6
6
5
5
Mozambique
57
48
41
35
31
Réunion
5
5
5
5
5
Rwanda
67
59
50
43
38
Seychelles
-
-
-
-
-
Somalia
59
50
42
36
30
Uganda
55
48
43
38
33
Tanzania
37
31
29
26
23
Zambia
44
40
36
33
31
Zimbabwe
35
31
29
27
25

Footnotes:

Source: "World Population Prospects: The 1996 Revision", United Nations, 1997

- : Data negligible or not available

(1) : Including Seychelles

(2) : Including Agalesa, Rodrigues and Saint Brandon

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