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The
World and its Major Regions, 1950-2050
Infant
Mortality Rates - World and major regions, 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
|
| World
total |
156 |
140 |
118 |
102 |
| More
developed regions (*) |
58 |
43 |
33 |
26 |
| Less
developed regions (+) |
179 |
161 |
135 |
115 |
| Least
developed countries |
194 |
179 |
166 |
154 |
Infant
Mortality Rates-World and major regions, 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
|
| World
total |
93 |
87 |
78 |
69 |
62 |
| More
developed regions (*) |
21 |
18 |
15 |
13 |
11 |
| Less
developed regions (+) |
104 |
98 |
87 |
76 |
68 |
| Least
developed countries |
147 |
139 |
130 |
118 |
109 |
Infant
Mortality Rates-World and major regions, 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
|
| World
total |
57 |
51 |
45 |
40 |
35 |
31 |
| More
developed regions (*) |
9 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
| Less
developed regions (+) |
62 |
56 |
49 |
43 |
38 |
34 |
| Least
developed countries |
100 |
89 |
79 |
70 |
62 |
54 |
Infant
Mortality Rates-World and major regions,
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
|
| World
total |
27 |
23 |
20 |
17 |
16 |
| More
developed regions (*) |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Less
developed regions (+) |
29 |
25 |
22 |
19 |
17 |
| Least
developed countries |
47 |
39 |
34 |
29 |
25 |
Footnotes:
Source:
"World Population Prospects: The 1996 Revision", United
Nations, 1997
(*) : More
developed regions comprise Northern America, Japan, Europe, Australia/New
Zealand.
(+) : Less
developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Latin America
and the Caribbean, Asia
(excluding
Japan), and Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
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