http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/som ... stics.html
Under-5 mortality rank
6
Under-5 mortality rate (1990)
225
Under-5 mortality rate (2004)
225
Infant mortality rate (under 1) (1990)
133
Infant mortality rate (under 1) (2004)
133
Total population (thousands) (2004)
7964
Annual no. of births (thousands) (2004)
359
Annual no. of under-5 deaths (thousands) (2004)
81
GNI per capita (US$) (2004)
130
Life expectancy at birth (years) (2004)
47
Life expectancy, 1970
40
Life expectancy, 1990
42
Life expectancy, 2004
47
Total fertility rate, 2004
6.3
% of population urbanized, 2004
35
Average annual growth rate of urban population (%), 1970-90
4.4
Average annual growth rate of urban population (%), 1990-2004
2.6
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http://www.todaysseniorsnetwork.com/lif ... ncy_up.htm
"Life expectancy for Americans has reached an all-time high, according to the latest U.S. mortality statistics released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The report, “Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2003,” prepared by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), shows life expectancy at 77.6 years in 2003, up from 77.3 in 2002.
The gap between male and female life expectancy closed from 5.4 years in 2002 to 5.3 years in 2003, continuing a trend toward narrowing since the peak gap of 7.8 years in 1979. Record-high life expectancies were found for white males (75.4 years) and black males (69.2 males), as well as for white females (80.5 years) and black females (76.1 years)."
