Table 1 Levels and trends in the under-five mortality rate by region, 1950–2050
Region | Under-five mortality (deaths under age 5 per 1000 live births) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950–1955 | 1970–1975 | 1990–1995 | 2005–2010 | 2045–2050 | |
World | 214.5 | 130.8 | 86.1 | 59.1 | 25.5 |
More-developed regions | 77.8 | 25.6 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 3.5 |
Less-developed regions | 902 | 247 | 147.5 | 94.9 | 65.1 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 306.7 | 225.8 | 184.9 | 126.2 | 45.8 |
Africa | 309.4 | 219.7 | 168.1 | 115.6 | 43.8 |
 Eastern Africa | 300.8 | 215.2 | 181.1 | 101.9 | 32.2 |
 Southern Africa | 175.6 | 115.3 | 65.9 | 72.8 | 22.6 |
Asia | 237.1 | 132 | 75.9 | 45.7 | 15.8 |
 Eastern Asia | 189.4 | 76.9 | 37.6 | 19.7 | 5.3 |
 South-Central Asia | 288.5 | 188 | 107.5 | 64.3 | 22.2 |
Europe | 94.1 | 29.1 | 15.3 | 8.0 | 3.6 |
 Eastern Europe | 121.7 | 32.3 | 22.9 | 12.1 | 6.3 |
 Western Europe | 51.8 | 21.3 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 187.8 | 113.5 | 49.4 | 27.6 | 8.6 |
North America | 36.5 | 21.4 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 3.7 |
Oceania | 90.7 | 58.7 | 38.2 | 28.1 | 16.6 |