2. Demographic and Epidemiological Characteristics of Major Regions, 1990—2001

Table 2A: Key Demographic Indicators, by Country/Territory, 1990 and 2001

Key Demographic Indicators, by Country/Territory, 1990 and 2001
19902001
Probability of dying per 1,000Probability of dying per 1,000
Life expectancy at birth (years)Under age 5Ages 15-59Life expectancy at birth (years)Under age 5Ages 15-59Annual change in probability of dying under age 5, 1990-2001 (%)
Country/TerritoryWorld Bank regionPopulation (thousands)MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesPopulation (thousands)MalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemalesMalesFemales
AfghanistanSouth Asia13,79943.847.826725342129522,08341.443.3257255510419-0.30.1
AlbaniaEurope and Central Asia3,28964.171.252382531403,12267.073.4282317197-5.6-4.4
AlgeriaMiddle East and North Africa25,01765.467.8706818815330,74667.471.05544172129-2.3-3.9
American SamoaEast Asia and Pacific5959.936.48679295229
AndorraHigh-income countries6876.683.75411345
AngolaSub-Saharan Africa9,34042.749.028023942728812,76837.542.3277246605475-0.10.2
AnguillaNot included1168.072.83427216116
Antigua and BarbudaLatin America and the Caribbean7268.973.72218197128
ArgentinaLatin America and the Caribbean32,52768.975.8322619610337,52970.978.5201717791-4.2-4.0
ArmeniaEurope and Central Asia3,54561.969.068522761583,08867.072.9383420899-5.3-3.8
ArubaHigh-income countries9266.972.83628230116
AustraliaHigh-income countries16,88874.180.41081246619,35277.683.0759454-4.2-4.1
AustriaHigh-income countries7,72972.479.0109153748,10676.182.26512161-5.1-5.6
AzerbaijanEurope and Central Asia7,19256.463.6119933271998,22662.568.27768247129-3.9-2.8
Bahamas, TheHigh-income countries25566.674.2352322411530768.875.21411249152-8.5-6.4
BahrainHigh-income countries49071.773.6252612410469372.474.3141011282-5.6-8.6
BangladeshSouth Asia109,40353.858.1145143348236140,88062.362.27678251258-5.9-5.5
BarbadosLatin America and the Caribbean25769.276.421141939626870.577.71817187103-1.61.7
BelarusEurope and Central Asia10,26666.275.817122821079,98663.074.51411361129-1.5-1.0
BelgiumHigh-income countries9,96772.779.51181397510,27374.981.46512867-5.2-4.5
BelizeLatin America and the Caribbean18664.469.5504825015424567.272.24534191124-0.9-3.2
BeninSub-Saharan Africa4,65049.055.52011683852516,38750.452.8165157415351-1.8-0.6
BermudaHigh-income countries8068.072.83427216116
BhutanSouth Asia1,69653.859.51451293492272,12560.062.19594275228-3.8-2.9
BoliviaLatin America and the Caribbean6,66955.361.11291143362168,48161.664.48075261211-4.4-3.8
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope and Central Asia4,30868.375.326182041054,06769.176.3211619391-2.0-1.3
BotswanaSub-Saharan Africa1,35462.469.064522711581,75041.542.299977627184.05.7
BrazilLatin America and the Caribbean148,80961.969.06851276158174,02965.572.14436247135-4.0-3.3
British Virgin IslandsNot included2068.072.83427215116
Brunei DarussalamHigh-income countries25770.077.718111828534274.777.4151311587-1.91.6
BulgariaEurope and Central Asia8,71868.274.92015216978,03368.675.2181522197-1.2-0.1
Burkina FasoSub-Saharan Africa8,92147.152.922419639826712,25940.642.72322175965200.30.9
BurundiSub-Saharan Africa5,60949.255.41981693842526,41239.042.7192180680565-0.30.5
CambodiaEast Asia and Pacific9,74455.762.412610333420713,47852.357.51471233922901.41.6
CameroonSub-Saharan Africa11,66154.160.214212334622215,42948.050.01601554984341.12.1
CanadaHigh-income countries27,70174.080.7971327131,02577.082.5659859-3.5-3.4
Cape VerdeSub-Saharan Africa34961.669.4714927915544566.472.74432209121-4.3-4.0
Cayman IslandsHigh-income countries3868.072.83427216116
Central African RepublicSub-Saharan Africa2,94349.056.52001593852463,77042.644.1187173607556-0.60.8
ChadSub-Saharan Africa5,82247.553.72181873952628,10345.749.2203181485401-0.7-0.3
Channel IslandsHigh-income countries14214575.581.66512060
ChileLatin America and the Caribbean13,10069.876.621171919715,41973.179.9171413768-1.9-2.0
ChinaEast Asia and Pacific1,161,38266.969.638461901451,292,58669.572.63242166104-1.7-0.7
ColombiaLatin America and the Caribbean34,97065.872.4403123413042,82667.576.32719235102-3.7-4.4
ComorosSub-Saharan Africa52755.061.913210733921072660.964.58475273210-4.2-3.3
Congo, Democratic Republic ofSub-Saharan Africa37,37047.453.622118939726349,78541.146.12221985834490.00.4
Congo, Republic ofSub-Saharan Africa2,49455.963.2123963312023,54252.254.5109101460409-1.10.5
Cook IslandsNot included1868.974.12319176112
Costa RicaLatin America and the Caribbean3,07673.077.71915129794,01374.479.3121012875-3.6-3.6
Cote d'IvoireSub-Saharan Africa12,50551.758.016914436523716,09843.548.11921435674981.2-0.1
CroatiaEurope and Central Asia4,84268.676.31410223894,44570.978.59818073-4.3-2.7
CubaLatin America and the Caribbean10,62872.876.7151115511111,23875.280.09713990-4.4-4.3
CyprusHigh-income countries68171.777.312121618878975.078.88810553-3.8-3.8
Czech RepublicEurope and Central Asia10,30668.075.514102209510,25772.179.05416874-8.7-8.0
DenmarkHigh-income countries5,14072.177.9108152995,33874.779.66512477-4.5-3.5
DjiboutiMiddle East and North Africa52846.449.818816148741768149.551.9157144455400-1.7-1.0
DominicaLatin America and the Caribbean7871.175.71314204121
Dominican RepublicLatin America and the Caribbean7,05861.268.574552831628,48564.871.43832256151-6.0-5.0
EcuadorLatin America and the Caribbean10,26462.569.2635027015612,61667.573.13632219135-5.2-4.2
Egypt, Arab Republic ofMiddle East and North Africa55,76857.862.41099930721569,12465.068.74242240158-8.7-7.8
El SalvadorLatin America and the Caribbean5,11062.268.766542731606,31366.272.63734265145-5.2-4.0
Equatorial GuineaSub-Saharan Africa35447.353.522219039726346851.854.7160147382317-3.0-2.4
EritreaSub-Saharan Africa3,10352.958.61561383562323,84742.957.3118103659334-2.5-2.7
EstoniaEurope and Central Asia1,58464.874.918142981071,35365.176.7128319116-4.3-5.5
EthiopiaSub-Saharan Africa48,85647.553.621918939526367,26646.249.5186169500417-1.5-1.0
Faeroe IslandsHigh-income countries4675.581.66512060
Falkland IslandsNot included368.072.73427216117
FijiEast Asia and Pacific72467.272.6323021712882264.470.23027287180-0.6-1.2
FinlandHigh-income countries4,98670.978.977183705,18874.581.55313961-3.6-6.3
FranceHigh-income countries56,73573.381.71081626759,56475.783.76513660-5.0-4.5
French GuianaNot included16968.172.83327216116
French PolynesiaHigh-income countries19523759.836.68881295230
GabonSub-Saharan Africa95358.064.1103893131961,28357.261.310180342281-0.2-1.0
Gambia, TheSub-Saharan Africa93652.058.11651433622351,35155.358.8134119330264-1.9-1.6
GeorgiaEurope and Central Asia5,46067.974.928202101095,22468.374.3262021689-0.7-0.1
GermanyHigh-income countries79,43372.078.51081577782,34975.481.66412162-5.3-4.9
GhanaSub-Saharan Africa15,27754.961.013411534021720,02856.358.8107100355303-2.1-1.3
GibraltarNot included2775.581.66512060
GreeceHigh-income countries10,16174.779.511101175610,94775.580.97611849-3.8-5.7
GreenlandHigh-income countries5675.581.66512060
GrenadaLatin America and the Caribbean8165.868.72521263224
GuadeloupeNot included43268.072.83427216116
GuamHigh-income countries13415859.936.58680295229
GuatemalaLatin America and the Caribbean8,74959.565.8897529918311,72862.968.75851285167-3.8-3.5
GuineaSub-Saharan Africa6,12245.249.72482324112858,24250.553.5166155408333-3.7-3.6
Guinea-BissauSub-Saharan Africa1,01643.349.62732324242851,40745.448.4219201464384-2.0-1.3
GuyanaLatin America and the Caribbean73157.965.71047631418476261.366.76251302206-4.6-3.5
HaitiLatin America and the Caribbean6,91452.758.21571423572358,11148.850.8140130497444-1.0-0.8
Holy See (Vatican City)Not included175.581.66512060
HondurasLatin America and the Caribbean4,86861.968.768542761606,61964.470.44542263148-3.8-2.1
HungaryEurope and Central Asia10,36565.173.819153051339,96868.076.7119264113-5.0-4.6
IcelandHigh-income countries25575.580.7951167728578.181.7438856-8.0-5.5
IndiaSouth Asia846,41857.358.01131263012461,033,39560.061.88998291222-2.2-2.3
IndonesiaEast Asia and Pacific182,11758.364.910082310189214,35664.467.45040246213-6.2-6.4
Iran, Islamic Republic ofMiddle East and North Africa56,70362.566.5737125317367,24565.871.14538225140-4.4-5.8
IraqMiddle East and North Africa17,34163.568.3797121513823,86058.762.81221122581803.94.2
IrelandHigh-income countries3,51571.977.6119133813,86574.179.58611768-3.0-3.6
Isle of ManEurope and Central Asia7475.581.66512060
IsraelHigh-income countries4,51475.078.41311107716,17477.181.27610054-5.0-5.7
ItalyHigh-income countries56,71973.780.41081296057,52176.682.6659950-5.5-4.6
JamaicaLatin America and the Caribbean2,36969.075.522171951032,60371.074.41614164123-3.0-1.7
JapanHigh-income countries123,53776.182.47610953127,27178.285.8549747-3.9-3.3
JordanMiddle East and North Africa3,25466.571.044422091375,18368.573.12927193122-3.9-4.0
KazakhstanEurope and Central Asia16,80963.269.9584626215115,53358.468.94030420192-3.4-3.9
KenyaSub-Saharan Africa23,58557.664.21068731619431,06550.452.61171124964340.92.3
KiribatiEast Asia and Pacific8561.866.58269288194
Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofEast Asia and Pacific19,95663.668.5555525916222,40964.467.156542361910.1-0.2
Korea, Republic ofHigh-income countries42,86969.578.22091898147,14271.579.18717365-8.5-2.8
KuwaitHigh-income countries2,14372.775.62016118812,35375.676.514108462-3.5-3.8
Kyrgyz RepublicEurope and Central Asia4,39559.066.193733041814,99560.168.46557346165-3.2-2.3
Lao People's Democratic RepublicEast Asia and Pacific4,13251.457.11731533682425,40353.855.9149133340308-1.4-1.3
LatviaEurope and Central Asia2,71364.274.520153111182,35164.875.81512323117-2.7-2.0
LebanonMiddle East and North Africa2,71266.771.642322101433,53767.471.93629205140-1.3-0.9
LesothoSub-Saharan Africa1,57052.659.11591343582291,79434.640.11591538717050.01.2
LiberiaSub-Saharan Africa2,13545.050.82512194122783,09940.543.9244223569463-0.30.2
LibyaMiddle East and North Africa4,30667.072.144401991215,34070.275.42019174100-7.4-6.9
LiechtensteinHigh-income countries3375.581.66512060
LithuaniaEurope and Central Asia3,73966.576.315122861073,48466.577.71110297102-2.5-1.9
LuxembourgHigh-income countries37872.178.51081518644175.681.85512066-5.9-4.6
Macedonia, FYREurope and Central Asia1,90969.173.93732167942,03569.075.0191619590-6.3-6.4
MadagascarSub-Saharan Africa11,95650.956.617815837124516,43954.258.2147127335264-1.7-2.0
MalawiSub-Saharan Africa9,45645.149.725023241228511,62740.040.9199192648601-2.1-1.7
MalaysiaEast Asia and Pacific17,84568.775.3241819910523,49269.674.8109193107-7.5-6.7
MaldivesSouth Asia21658.059.710312731422530066.365.44249211207-8.1-8.7
MaliSub-Saharan Africa9,04644.149.126223841828812,25643.745.5235226489418-1.0-0.5
MaltaMiddle East and North Africa36073.878.41391016239175.979.8868954-4.5-2.7
Marshall IslandsEast Asia and Pacific5260.764.34737347292
MartiniqueNot included38868.072.83427215116
MauritaniaSub-Saharan Africa2,03049.355.51971693832512,72449.754.4187156394305-0.5-0.7
MauritiusSub-Saharan Africa1,05765.573.327202631211,19868.175.42114222119-2.4-3.5
MexicoLatin America and the Caribbean83,22564.470.55042250146100,45671.877.1312517599-4.3-4.9
Micronesia, Federated States ofEast Asia and Pacific9610764.667.86553214179
MoldovaEurope and Central Asia4,36466.973.333272211234,27663.871.43224301149-0.4-1.1
MonacoHigh-income countries3477.384.35411349
MongoliaEast Asia and Pacific2,21657.062.61121013222062,52859.866.08070320209-3.1-3.3
MontserratNot included468.973.63226205110
MoroccoMiddle East and North Africa24,56463.167.4908020614129,58568.672.64543161104-6.3-5.6
MozambiqueSub-Saharan Africa13,46544.750.325522541528118,20441.744.4211201596503-1.7-1.0
MyanmarEast Asia and Pacific40,50653.861.214611434921548,20556.261.811895332236-1.9-1.7
NamibiaSub-Saharan Africa1,40959.065.393783041861,93049.752.29288572496-0.21.1
NauruNot included1259.366.21914456308
NepalSouth Asia18,62554.457.713914734423824,06059.659.68793300292-4.3-4.2
NetherlandsHigh-income countries14,95273.880.21081166715,98275.880.9769766-3.7-3.1
Netherlands AntillesHigh-income countries18821768.172.83327216116
New CaledoniaHigh-income countries17122059.836.58780295230
New ZealandHigh-income countries3,36072.578.5139143933,81576.581.68610165-4.8-3.1
NicaraguaLatin America and the Caribbean3,82461.368.073582821665,20467.772.33934213146-5.7-5.0
NigerSub-Saharan Africa7,65039.242.932931144932011,13442.642.6251257496442-2.51.7
NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa86,01849.854.7191177379256117,82348.149.8184181448387-0.30.2
NiueNot included267.973.13426193132
Northern Mariana IslandsHigh-income countries7365.336.48680295229
NorwayHigh-income countries4,24173.479.9107128654,49476.181.75410361-6.1-5.3
West Bank and GazaMiddle East and North Africa2,1543,31068.472.02729200140
OmanMiddle East and North Africa1,84568.674.333271841062,68870.876.1171616895-6.1-4.8
PakistanSouth Asia110,90154.658.4137140342233146,27761.161.5105115228203-2.4-1.7
PalauEast Asia and Pacific2066.371.42422241194
PanamaLatin America and the Caribbean2,41166.072.939292321263,00773.178.4262214385-3.6-2.4
Papua New GuineaEast Asia and Pacific4,11458.162.81021003122055,46058.361.49992310250-0.2-0.7
ParaguayLatin America and the Caribbean4,21965.672.242322371315,60468.774.23727170123-1.0-1.6
PeruLatin America and the Caribbean21,75359.566.3887129917926,36267.171.64137206145-6.9-6.0
PhilippinesEast Asia and Pacific61,10462.269.3655027215677,15164.971.44135260136-4.2-3.3
PitcairnNot included059.936.48680295230
PolandEurope and Central Asia38,11166.575.6201626310238,65170.278.59820984-6.9-6.2
PortugalHigh-income countries9,89970.477.316121788010,03373.280.57615566-7.2-6.7
Puerto RicoLatin America and the Caribbean3,52868.777.61713237903,83870.578.4131121793-2.1-1.2
QatarHigh-income countries46767.774.6292121111159175.274.315139382-5.7-4.3
RomaniaEurope and Central Asia23,207