Estimated Death Rates under Age 5, by Country Income Level, 2001SFTRETProbability of dying in the x years following age y (xqy), expressed per thousand live births | Stillbirth rate (0.25q-0.25) | Neonatal mortality rate (.077q0) | Under mortality rate (1q0) | Complete under 1 mortality rate (1.25q-.25) | Child mortality rate (4q1) | Under 5 mortality rate (5q0) | Complete under 5 mortality rate (5.25q-.25) |
| Region | a | b | c | d | e | f | g |
| Low- and middle-income countries | 27 | 33 | 64 | 89 | 25 | 89 | 113 |
| High-income countries | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| World | 25 | 30 | 58 | 82 | 23 | 82 | 104 |
Sources: Columns c and f are based on data from the World Bank (2003, table 2.20). Data for columns a, b, d, e, and g are provided by WHO (2005a).
Note: Column a = (total stillbirths)/(total births). Column b = (neonatal deaths)/(live births). Column c = (infant deaths)/(live births). Column d = (infant deaths = stillbirths)/(total births).SFTRETColumn e = (total deaths from ages one to four years)/(live births). Column f = (total deaths under age five)/(live births).SFTRETColumn g = (total deaths under age five including stillbirths)/(total births).
