Long-term trends in fetal mortality: implications for developing countries
Robert Woods
Volume 86, Number 6, June 2008, 460-466
Table 1. WHO mortality estimates for subregions,a in 2000
| Subregion and mortality stratab,c | Stillbirth rate | Neonatal mortality rate | Infant mortality rate | Early-childhood mortality rate | e(0) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa E (20) | 30 | 42 | 116 | 55 | 44.4 |
| Africa D (26) | 39 | 45 | 118 | 48 | 51.4 |
| Eastern Mediterranean D (9) | 24 | 46 | 94 | 29 | 60.0 |
| South-East Asia D (7) | 36 | 41 | 63 | 34 | 61.1 |
| Americas D (6) | 12 | 20 | 42 | 19 | 66.0 |
| Europe C (9) | 20 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 66.2 |
| South-East Asia B (3) | 15 | 17 | 39 | 11 | 66.5 |
| Europe B (17) | 17 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 68.9 |
| Eastern Mediterranean B (12) | 13 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 70.1 |
| Western Pacific B (21) | 19 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 70.5 |
| Americas B (26) | 9 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 71.0 |
| Americas A (3) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 76.9 |
| Europe A (23) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 78.0 |
| Western Pacific A (5) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 80.8 |
e(0), life expectancy at birth in years.a The total number of countries in this analysis was 187.b The letters A–E are applied to distinguish mortality strata and create subregions. A: very low child and adult mortality; B: low child and adult mortality; C: low child and high adult mortality; D: high child and adult mortality; E: high child and very high adult mortality.c The values in parentheses are the number of countries.Sources: Table A2.1,13 and Lopez et al.14