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…TABLE 1Under-5mortalityrankUkraine 118 21 15 18 13 7 45708 468 7 2800 68 100 97 s 23 37United Arab Emirates 151 17 7 15 7 4 4599 63 0 d 78 90 92 – –United Kingdom 157 10 6 8 5 3 61565 749 4 41520 80 – 100 18 x 44 xUnited Republic of Tanzania 27 162 108 99 68 33 43739 1812 188 500 56 73 73 s 19 42United States 149 11 8 9 7 4 314659 4413 35 47240 79 – 92 16 46Uruguay 128 24 13 21 11 7 3361 50 1 9400 76 98 98 13 52Uzbekistan 70 74 36 61 32 17 27488 558 20 1100 68 99 100 s 19 44Vanuatu 116 40 16 33 14 8 240 7 0 2620 70 81 81 s – –Venezuela(Bolivarian Republic of) 109 32 18 27 15 10 28583 600 10 10200 74 95 90 14 49Viet Nam 93 55 24 39 20 12 88069 1485 35 1010 75 93 94 x 18 45Yemen 48 125 66 88 51 29 23580 861 56 1060 63 61 73 18 45Zambia 17 179 141 108 86 35 12935 549 74 970 46 71 80 s 11 55Zimbabwe 35 81 90 54 56 29 12523 379 33 a 46 91 90 13 x 56SUMMARY INDICATORSUnder-5mortalityrate1990 2009Infantmortalityrate(under 1)1990 2009Neonatalmortalityrate2009Totalpopulation(thousands)2009Annualno. ofbirths(thousands)2009Annualno. ofunder-5deaths(thousands)2009GNIper capita(US$)2009Lifeexpectancyat birth(years)2009Totaladultliteracyrate(%)2005–2008*Primaryschool netenrolment/attendance(%)2005–2009*% shareof householdincome2000–2009*lowest highest40% 20%Africa # 165 118 102 75 34 1008354 35762 4072 1500 56 63 69 14 52Sub-Saharan Africa # 180 129 109 81 37 841775 32044 3976 1147 53 63 65 13 55Eastern and Southern Africa 166 108 103 69 32 392853 14480 1504 1496 53 68 71 11 59West and Central Africa 199 150 118 92 40 405786 16241 2331 841 51 57 62 15 49Middle East and North Africa 77 41 57 32 19 413313 10012 410 3029 70 74 83 18 45Asia # 87 50 63 39 25 3632042 68469 3417 2550 69 80 88 17 47South Asia 125 71 89 55 35 1619757 38008 2635 1092 64 62 82 20 45East Asia and Pacific 53 26 40 21 14 2012285 30460 782 3748 73 93 96 16 48Latin America and Caribbean 52 23 41 19 11 576790 10661 239 7195 74 92 93 11 57CEE/CIS 51 21 42 19 11 404153 5629 120 6854 69 97 95 17 46Industrialized countries § 10 6 8 5 3 988390 11221 66 40463 80 – 96 18 43Developing countries § 99 66 68 47 26 5580485 122921 7988 2988 67 79 83 15 50Least developed countries § 178 121 112 78 37 835486 28641 3330 638 57 60 67 17 48World 89 60 62 42 24 6813327 136712 8087 8686 69 81 85 17 45# For a complete list of countries and territories in the regions and subregions, see page 124.§ Includes territories within each country category or regional group. Countries and territories in each country category or regional group are listed on page 124.DEFINITIONS OF THE INDICATORSUnder-five mortality rate – Probability of dying between birth and exactly 5 years of age,expressed per 1,000 live births.Infant mortality rate – Probability of dying between birth and exactly 1 year of age, expressed per1,000 live births.Neonatal mortality rate – Probability of dying during the first 28 completed days of life, expressedper 1,000 live births.GNI per capita – Gross national income (GNI) is the sum of value added by all resident producers,plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output, plus net receipts ofprimary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI per capita isgross national income divided by midyear population. GNI per capita in US dollars is convertedusing the World Bank Atlas method.Life expectancy at birth – Number of years newborn children would live if subject to the mortalityrisks prevailing for the cross section of population at the time of their birth.Adult literacy rate – Number of literate persons aged 15 and above, expressed as a percentage ofthe total population in that age group.Primary school net enrolment/attendance ratios – Number of children enrolled in or attendingprimary school, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of primary school age.The indicator is either the primary school net enrolment ratio or the primary school net attendanceratio. In general, if both indicators are available, the primary school net enrolment ratio ispreferred unless the data for primary school attendance is considered to be of superior quality.Definitions for both the primary school net enrolment ratio and the primary school net attendanceratio are given on page 27.Income share – Percentage of income received by the 20 per cent of households with the highestincome and by the 40 per cent of households with the lowest income.MAIN DATA SOURCESUnder-five and infant mortality rates – Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation(UNICEF, World Health Organization, United Nations Population Division and the World Bank).Neonatal mortality rate – World Health Organization, using civil registrations, surveillancesystems and household surveys.Total population – United Nations Population Division.Births – United Nations Population Division.Under-five deaths – UNICEF.GNI per capita – World Bank.Life expectancy – United Nations Population Division.Adult literacy – UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).School enrolment/attendance – UIS, Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and Demographicand Health Surveys (DHS).Household income – World Bank.NOTESa: low income ($995 or less).b: lower-middle income ($996 to $3,945).c: upper-middle income ($3,946 to $12,195).d: high income ($12,196 or more).– Data not available.x Data refer to years or periods other than those specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definitionor refer to only part of a country. Such data are not included in the calculation of regional and global averages.s National household survey data.* Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified in the column heading.STATISTICAL TABLES 91