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Black RE, Laxminarayan R, Temmerman M, et al., editors. Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health: Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition (Volume 2). Washington (DC): The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank; 2016 Apr 5. doi: 10.1596/978-1-4648-0348-2_ch4

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Table 4.4Annual Rates of Reduction in Numbers of Deaths from the 28th Week of Pregnancy to Age Five Years, 2000 and 2015

World Bank region2000–15
28 weeks gestation to birthBirth to 27 days28 days to 1 year1–5 yearsTU5MR
Low- and middle-income countries0.582.513.414.512.64
East Asia and Pacific2.735.124.266.944.45
Europe and Central Asia0.633.374.196.303.28
Latin America and the Caribbean2.993.665.475.294.15
Middle East and North Africa−0.191.242.724.181.51
South Asia1.333.334.645.833.40
Sub-Saharan Africa−1.210.492.493.501.50
High-income countries1.312.642.512.852.27
World0.592.523.394.492.63

Based on Cousens and others 2011; and 2015 UN Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME).

Note: TU5MR = total under-5 mortality rate.

From: Chapter 4, Levels and Causes of Mortality under Age Five Years

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