NationMaster Stats Feed: Mortality Category

Mortality > Background

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Number of countries: 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mortality > Abnormal blood-pressure reading, without diagnosis

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

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

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