Table 1.

Median annual changes in under-five mortality

Indicator	Median (IQR) annual change between the most recent and the previous DHS (No. of countries: 29— 21 in Africa, 8 in Asia)	Median (IQR) annual change between 2 DHS before the most recent one (No. of countries: 21— 16 in Africa, 5 in Asia)
Annual change in under-five mortality rate (under-five deaths/1,000 livebirths)
Overall	−4.0 (−7.6, −1.7)	−1.2 (−5.5, 3.2)
Africa	−6.1 (−8.1, −2.2)	1.1 (−1.7, 3.4)
Asia	−2.6 (−4.5, −1.5)	−5.4 (−7.2, −2.5)
% of annual change in under-five mortality (as a percentage of mortality at baseline)
Overall	−3.3 (−4.5, −1.4)	−0.6 (−2.3, 2.5)
Africa	−3.2 (−4.5, −1.3)	0.6 (−1.1, 2.9)
Asia	−3.9 (−6.6, −2.2)	−4.6 (−6.3, −2.2)

DHS=Demographic and health survey; IQR=Interquartile range