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Death rate, crude > per 1,000 people	7.2 per 1,000 people		[117th of 195]
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rate, adult, female > per 1,000 female adults	105 per 1,000 female adults		[12th of 185]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
rate, adult, male > per 1,000 male adults	183 per 1,000 male adults		[15th of 185]
DEFINITION: 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.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
rate, infant > per 1,000 live births	13 per 1,000 live births		[128th of 187]
DEFINITION: Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database
rate, under-5 > per 1,000	15 per 1,000		[129th of 187]
DEFINITION: Under-5 mortality rate is the probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to current age-specific mortality rates. The probability is expressed as a rate per 1,000.		View time series
SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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