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08Inequalities in maternal and child health
Under-five mortality rate, richest 20% (per 1,000 live births)Excel

HDI Rank Country
1 Iceland ..
2 Norway ..
3 Australia ..
4 Canada ..
5 Ireland ..
6 Sweden ..
7 Switzerland ..
8 Japan ..
9 Netherlands ..
10 France ..
11 Finland ..
12 United States ..
13 Spain ..
14 Denmark ..
15 Austria ..
16 United Kingdom ..
17 Belgium ..
18 Luxembourg ..
19 New Zealand ..
20 Italy ..
21 Hong Kong, China (SAR) ..
22 Germany ..
23 Israel ..
24 Greece ..
25 Singapore ..
26 Korea (Republic of) ..
27 Slovenia ..
28 Cyprus ..
29 Portugal ..
30 Brunei Darussalam ..
31 Barbados ..
32 Czech Republic ..
33 Kuwait ..
34 Malta ..
35 Qatar ..
36 Hungary ..
37 Poland ..
38 Argentina ..
39 United Arab Emirates ..
40 Chile ..
41 Bahrain ..
42 Slovakia ..
43 Lithuania ..
44 Estonia ..
45 Latvia ..
46 Uruguay ..
47 Croatia ..
48 Costa Rica ..
49 Bahamas ..
50 Seychelles ..
51 Cuba ..
52 Mexico ..
53 Bulgaria ..
54 Saint Kitts and Nevis ..
55 Tonga ..
56 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..
57 Antigua and Barbuda ..
58 Oman ..
59 Trinidad and Tobago ..
60 Romania ..
61 Saudi Arabia ..
62 Panama ..
63 Malaysia ..
64 Belarus ..
65 Mauritius ..
66 Bosnia and Herzegovina ..
67 Russian Federation ..
68 Albania ..
69 Macedonia (TFYR) ..
70 Brazil 33
71 Dominica ..
72 Saint Lucia ..
73 Kazakhstan 45
74 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..
75 Colombia 16
76 Ukraine ..
77 Samoa ..
78 Thailand ..
79 Dominican Republic 27
80 Belize ..
81 China ..
82 Grenada ..
83 Armenia 23
84 Turkey 33
85 Suriname ..
86 Jordan 25
87 Peru 11
88 Lebanon ..
89 Ecuador ..
90 Philippines 21
91 Tunisia ..
92 Fiji ..
93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ..
94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) ..
95 Paraguay 20
96 Georgia ..
97 Guyana ..
98 Azerbaijan ..
99 Sri Lanka ..
100 Maldives ..
101 Jamaica ..
102 Cape Verde ..
103 El Salvador ..
104 Algeria ..
105 Viet Nam 16
106 Occupied Palestinian Territories ..
107 Indonesia 29
108 Syrian Arab Republic ..
109 Turkmenistan 70
110 Nicaragua 19
111 Moldova 17
112 Egypt 25
113 Uzbekistan 50
114 Mongolia ..
115 Honduras ..
116 Kyrgyzstan 49
117 Bolivia 32 1
118 Guatemala 39
119 Gabon 55
120 Vanuatu ..
121 South Africa 22
122 Tajikistan ..
123 Sao Tome and Principe ..
124 Botswana ..
125 Namibia 31
126 Morocco 26
127 Equatorial Guinea ..
128 India 46
129 Solomon Islands ..
130 Lao People's Democratic Republic ..
131 Cambodia 43
132 Myanmar ..
133 Bhutan ..
134 Comoros 87 2
135 Ghana 100
136 Pakistan 74
137 Mauritania 79
138 Lesotho 82
139 Congo 85
140 Bangladesh 72
141 Swaziland ..
142 Nepal 68
143 Madagascar 49
144 Cameroon 88
145 Papua New Guinea ..
146 Haiti 55
147 Sudan ..
148 Kenya 91
149 Djibouti ..
150 Timor-Leste ..
151 Zimbabwe 62
152 Togo 97
153 Yemen 73
154 Uganda 106
155 Gambia ..
156 Senegal 64
157 Eritrea 65
158 Nigeria 79
159 Tanzania (United Republic of) 135
160 Guinea 113
161 Rwanda 122
162 Angola ..
163 Benin 93
164 Malawi 149
165 Zambia 92
166 Côte d'Ivoire 100
167 Burundi ..
168 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) ..
169 Ethiopia 92
170 Chad 187
171 Central African Republic 98
172 Mozambique 108
173 Mali 148
174 Niger 157
175 Guinea-Bissau ..
176 Burkina Faso 144
177 Sierra Leone 179

Notes :
This table presents data for developing countries based on data from DHS conducted since 1990. Quintiles are defined by socioeconomic status in terms of assets or wealth, rather than in terms of income or consumption. For details, see Macro International. 2007b.
1 - Data pertain to 5-year period preceding the survey.
2 - Large sampling error due to small number of cases.

Source :
Macro International. 2007. Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) website download or direct correspondence on DHS reports. [http://www.measuredhs.com/]. June 2007. Calverton, MD.