Long-term trends in fetal mortality: implications for developing countries
Robert Woods
Volume 86, Number 6, June 2008, 460-466
Table 2. WHO mortality estimates for selected countries, year 2000
| Countrya | % skilled attendantsb | Maternal mortality rate (per 10 000 births) | Stillbirth rate | Neonatal mortality rates | Infant mortality rate | Early-childhood mortality rate | e(0) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi (Africa E) | 60.5 | 180.0 | 13 | 40 | 154 | 78 | 37.5 |
| Nigeria (Africa D) | 35.2 | 80.0 | 48 | 53 | 114 | 46 | 50.6 |
| Egypt (Eastern Mediterranean D) | 69.4 | 8.4 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 34 | 61.3 |
| India (South-East Asia D) | 42.5 | 54.0 | 39 | 43 | 63 | 34 | 61.3 |
| China (Western Pacific B) | 82.8 | 5.6 | 19 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 71.0 |
| USA (Americas A) | 99.0 | 1.7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 76.7 |
| Italy (Europe A) | n/a | 0.5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 79.2 |
| Japan (Western Pacific A) | 100.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 81.0 |
e(0), life expectancy at birth in years; n/a, not available; USA, United States of America.a Values in parentheses are WHO subregion and mortality strata.b For various years around the year 2000.Sources: Table 1,13 Annex Table G,15 Table A2.116 and Lopez et al.14