Least developed countries: UN classification | 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 Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.
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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 under-five deaths
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1990 3703404
1991 3681352
1992 3656915
1993 3646029
1994 3676357
1995 3604995
1996 3575316
1997 3535220
1998 3480784
1999 3417124
2000 3345476
2001 3260503
2002 3168724
2003 3078421
2004 2987940
2005 2897663
2006 2814777
2007 2735168
2008 2685881
2009 2578751
2010 2526781
2011 2449559
2012 2390246
2013 2335713
2014 2289942
2015 2251476
2016 2207461
2017 2171224
2018 2140089
2019 2110397
2020 2079196
2021 2051993
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Least developed countries: UN classification | 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 Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.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
Least developed countries: UN classification
Records
63
Source