South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 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 Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.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
Origin
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
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South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Number of under-five deaths
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1990 4874885
1991 4754097
1992 4639749
1993 4521249
1994 4410496
1995 4298562
1996 4175161
1997 4049183
1998 3922529
1999 3791301
2000 3667439
2001 3553097
2002 3428637
2003 3292401
2004 3160172
2005 3010635
2006 2862502
2007 2728937
2008 2603350
2009 2486664
2010 2367227
2011 2251140
2012 2138217
2013 2028367
2014 1907314
2015 1793538
2016 1699548
2017 1604775
2018 1516882
2019 1435012
2020 1355068
2021 1287474
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South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 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 Extrapolations based on outdated surveys may not be reliable for monitoring changes in health status or for comparative analytical work.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
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
Source