Mortality 1-4 Year Olds
In 2002 there were almost 3.2 million deaths of children aged under 5 years, but not under 1 year old. The distribution of these deaths is: 29% in Southern Asia, 26% in Northern Africa, and 18% in Southeastern Africa. The territory with the most deaths of children aged 1 to 4 in one year was India, at 670 thousand.
The region with the highest death rate in this age group was Central Africa, where there are 79 deaths per 1000 live births. This is three times more than the world average. The region with the lowest death rate is Western Europe, where 1.4 children aged 1 to 4 died in 2002 per 1000 live births.
This web site is produced with the financial assistance of the European Union by Amici dei Popoli NGO in cooperation Cestas, CMO, Hegoa and Risc. The contents of this web site are the sole responsability of Amici dei Popoli NGO and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.