Africa Western and Central | Number of under-five deaths

Number of children dying before reaching age five. Limitations and exceptions: Complete vital registration systems are fairly uncommon in developing countries. Thus estimates must be obtained from sample surveys or derived by applying indirect estimation techniques to registration, census, or survey data. Survey data are subject to recall error, and surveys estimating infant/child deaths require large samples because households in which a birth has occurred during a given year cannot ordinarily be preselected for sampling. Indirect estimates rely on model life tables that may be inappropriate for the population concerned. Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source
Africa Western and Central | Number of under-five deaths
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1971
1972
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1990 1746525
1991 1769110
1992 1793536
1993 1820166
1994 1842553
1995 1859488
1996 1871360
1997 1875481
1998 1873576
1999 1871418
2000 1868219
2001 1858274
2002 1843942
2003 1826649
2004 1806727
2005 1787319
2006 1769782
2007 1752573
2008 1738966
2009 1728092
2010 1719430
2011 1713661
2012 1707258
2013 1698644
2014 1690897
2015 1682868
2016 1671228
2017 1657980
2018 1640370
2019 1624780
2020 1605276
2021 1586279
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Africa Western and Central | Number of under-five deaths

Number of children dying before reaching age five. Limitations and exceptions: Complete vital registration systems are fairly uncommon in developing countries. Thus estimates must be obtained from sample surveys or derived by applying indirect estimation techniques to registration, census, or survey data. Survey data are subject to recall error, and surveys estimating infant/child deaths require large samples because households in which a birth has occurred during a given year cannot ordinarily be preselected for sampling. Indirect estimates rely on model life tables that may be inappropriate for the population concerned. Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa Western and Central
Records
63
Source