NationMaster Stats Feed: Mortality Category

Mortality > Background

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:08:01 +0000

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Number of countries: 6

Mortality > rate, under-5 > per 1,000

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:59:00 +0000

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.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 187

Mortality > rate, infant > per 1,000 live births

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:58:43 +0000

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.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 187

Mortality > rate, adult, male > per 1,000 male adults

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:58:21 +0000

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.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 185

Mortality > rate, adult, female > per 1,000 female adults

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:58:05 +0000

Mortality > Death rate, crude > per 1,000 people

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:14:28 +0000

Definition: Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the population growth rate in the absence of migration.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Number of countries: 195

Mortality > Abdominal and pelvic pain

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Definition: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:

Abdominal and pelvic pain
Acute abdomen
Pain localized to upper abdomen
Pelvic and perineal pain
Pain localized to other parts of lower abdomen Source: World Health Organisation Statistical Information System
Number of countries: 37

Mortality > Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Definition: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:

Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis
Elevated blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis of hypertension
Nonspecific low blood-pressure readin
Source: World Health Organisation Statistical Information System
Number of countries: 7

Mortality > Abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Definition: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:

Abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid
Abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid, abnormal level of enzymes
Abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid, abno
Source: World Health Organisation Statistical Information System
Number of countries: 5

Mortality > Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Definition: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:

Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity, abnormal l
Source: World Health Organisation Statistical Information System
Number of countries: 10