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Under-five mortality rankingsThe following list ranks countries and territories in descending order of their estimated 2009 under-five mortality rate(U5MR), a critical indicator of the well-being of children. Countries and territories are listed alphabetically in the tableson the following pages.Under-5mortalityrate (2009)Value RankChad 209 1Afghanistan 199 2Democratic Republic of the Congo 199 2Guinea-Bissau 193 4Sierra Leone 192 5Mali 191 6Somalia 180 7Central African Republic 171 8Burkina Faso 166 9Burundi 166 9Angola 161 11Niger 160 12Cameroon 154 13Equatorial Guinea 145 14Guinea 142 15Mozambique 142 15Zambia 141 17Nigeria 138 18Congo 128 19Uganda 128 19Côte d’Ivoire 119 21Benin 118 22Mauritania 117 23Liberia 112 24Rwanda 111 25Malawi 110 26Sudan 108 27United Republic of Tanzania 108 27Comoros 104 29Ethiopia 104 29Gambia 103 31Togo 98 32Djibouti 94 33Senegal 93 34Zimbabwe 90 35Cambodia 88 36Haiti 87 37Pakistan 87 37Kenya 84 39Lesotho 84 39Bhutan 79 41Sao Tome and Principe 78 42Swaziland 73 43Myanmar 71 44Gabon 69 45Ghana 69 45Papua New Guinea 68 47India 66 48Yemen 66 48South Africa 62 50Tajikistan 61 51Lao People’s Democratic Republic 59 52Madagascar 58 53Botswana 57 54Timor-Leste 56 55Eritrea 55 56Bangladesh 52 57Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 51 58Namibia 48 59Nepal 48 59Kiribati 46 61Turkmenistan 45 62Iraq 44 63Nauru 44 63Guatemala 40 65Indonesia 39 66Under-5mortalityrate (2009)Value RankMicronesia (Federated States of) 39 66Morocco 38 68Kyrgyzstan 37 69Solomon Islands 36 70Uzbekistan 36 70Guyana 35 72Marshall Islands 35 72Trinidad and Tobago 35 72Tuvalu 35 72Azerbaijan 34 76Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea 33 77Philippines 33 77Algeria 32 79Dominican Republic 32 79Iran (Islamic Republic of) 31 81Jamaica 31 81Honduras 30 83Occupied Palestinian Territory 30 83Georgia 29 85Kazakhstan 29 85Mongolia 29 85Cape Verde 28 88Nicaragua 26 89Suriname 26 89Jordan 25 91Samoa 25 91Ecuador 24 93Viet Nam 24 93Panama 23 95Paraguay 23 95Armenia 22 97Brazil 21 98Egypt 21 98Peru 21 98Saudi Arabia 21 98Tunisia 21 98Saint Lucia 20 103Turkey 20 103China 19 105Colombia 19 105Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 19 105Tonga 19 105Belize 18 109Fiji 18 109Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18 109El Salvador 17 112Mauritius 17 112Mexico 17 112Republic of Moldova 17 112Syrian Arab Republic 16 116Vanuatu 16 116Albania 15 118Cook Islands 15 118Grenada 15 118Palau 15 118Saint Kitts and Nevis 15 118Sri Lanka 15 118Ukraine 15 118Argentina 14 125Bosnia and Herzegovina 14 125Thailand 14 125Maldives 13 128Uruguay 13 128Antigua and Barbuda 12 130Bahamas 12 130Under-5mortalityrate (2009)Value RankBahrain 12 130Belarus 12 130Lebanon 12 130Oman 12 130Romania 12 130Russian Federation 12 130Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12 130Seychelles 12 130Barbados 11 140Costa Rica 11 140Qatar 11 140The former Yugoslav Republicof Macedonia 11 140Bulgaria 10 144Dominica 10 144Kuwait 10 144Chile 9 147Montenegro 9 147Latvia 8 149United States 8 149Brunei Darussalam 7 151Malta 7 151Poland 7 151Serbia 7 151Slovakia 7 151United Arab Emirates 7 151Canada 6 157Cuba 6 157Estonia 6 157Hungary 6 157Lithuania 6 157Malaysia 6 157New Zealand 6 157United Kingdom 6 157Australia 5 165Belgium 5 165Croatia 5 165Republic of Korea 5 165Andorra 4 169Austria 4 169Cyprus 4 169Czech Republic 4 169Denmark 4 169France 4 169Germany 4 169Ireland 4 169Israel 4 169Italy 4 169Monaco 4 169Netherlands 4 169Portugal 4 169Spain 4 169Switzerland 4 169Finland 3 184Greece 3 184Iceland 3 184Japan 3 184Luxembourg 3 184Norway 3 184Singapore 3 184Slovenia 3 184Sweden 3 184Liechtenstein 2 193San Marino 2 193Holy See –Niue –STATISTICAL TABLES 87