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  • Boys aged 1: Child mortality rate is the probability of dying between the exact ages of one and five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. The probability is expressed as a rate per 1,000."
  • Children under 5: Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates."
  • Girls aged 1: Child mortality rate is the probability of dying between the exact ages of one and five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. The probability is expressed as a rate per 1,000."
  • Infants: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year."
  • Men: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages."
  • Women: Adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates between those ages."
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STAT SUB-SAHARAN TOTAL SUB-SAHARAN AVERAGE DATES
Boys aged 1 60.6
41% more than average 		2008
Children under 5 113.96
3 times more than average 		2009
Girls aged 1 55.8
43% more than average 		2008
Infants 72.66
2 times more than average 		2009
Men 378.17
54% more than average 		2008
Women 337.55
82% more than average 		2008

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