Least developed countries: UN classification | Number of infant deaths
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age. 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 Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.
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The World Bank
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Least developed countries: UN classification
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Least developed countries: UN classification | Number of infant deaths
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1990 2320687
1991 2306025
1992 2289949
1993 2285151
1994 2303036
1995 2273541
1996 2259651
1997 2238410
1998 2207485
1999 2173290
2000 2137098
2001 2092764
2002 2045254
2003 1999317
2004 1952520
2005 1904619
2006 1862084
2007 1820924
2008 1790308
2009 1740080
2010 1713274
2011 1674655
2012 1644395
2013 1618473
2014 1597537
2015 1579893
2016 1559148
2017 1538825
2018 1521899
2019 1507922
2020 1493324
2021 1480131
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Least developed countries: UN classification | Number of infant deaths
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age. 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 Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.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
Least developed countries: UN classification
Records
63
Source