Table 1. Countries with subnational data.
| Continent | Country | National 2000 IMR from UNICEF | Other National IMR | IMR Base Year | IMR Source (abbr.) | National Crude Birth Rate | Units with IMR Data | Missing any IMR Data | population (000′s; 2000) | area (square km) | population (000′s)/ IMR unit | area/IMR unit | Administrative Level | Method - general | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | Algeria | 40 | 40 | 2000 | MICS | 22.8 | 4 | No | 30,291 | 2,302,498 | 7,573 | 575,624 | 0.5 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Africa | Angola | 154 | 150 | 2001 | MICS | 52.3 | 6 | No | 13,134 | 1,251,924 | 2,189 | 208,654 | 0.5 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Africa | Benin | 95 | 95 | 2001 | DHS | 41.5 | 6 | No | 6,272 | 115,828 | 1,045 | 19,305 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Botswana | 74 | 48 | 1991 | NHDR | 30.6 | 9 | No | 1,541 | 559,502 | 171 | 62,167 | 1 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Africa | Burkina Faso | 107 | 109 | 1999 | DHS | 47.8 | 4 | No | 11,535 | 275,747 | 2,884 | 68,937 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Cameroon | 95 | 80 | 1998 | DHS | 35.4 | 4 | No | 14,876 | 465,765 | 3,719 | 116,441 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Central African Republic | 115 | 102 | 1994 | DHS | 37.7 | 6 | No | 3,717 | 622,868 | 620 | 103,811 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Comoros | 61 | 84 | 1996 | DHS | 36.7 | 3 | No | 706 | 2,046 | 235 | 682 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Egypt | 38 | 29.2 | 1998 | NHDR | 26.6 | 26 | No | 67,884 | 968,071 | 2,611 | 37,234 | 1 | Vital statistics | ||
| Africa | Eritrea | 53 | 57 | 2002 | DHS | 39.7 | 6 | No | 3,659 | 121,863 | 610 | 20,310 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Ethiopia | 116 | 113 | 2000 | DHS | 42.5 | 11 | No | 62,908 | 1,123,714 | 5,719 | 102,156 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Gabon | 60 | 61 | 2000 | DHS | 31.6 | 4 | No | 1,230 | 265,146 | 308 | 66,286 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Gambia | 92 | 92 | 1993 | NHDR | 35.8 | 6 | Yes | 1,303 | 10,838 | 217 | 1,806 | 1 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Africa | Ghana | 62 | 61 | 1998 | DHS | 31.9 | 10 | No | 19,306 | 231,730 | 1,931 | 23,173 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Guinea | 112 | 107 | 1999 | DHS | 42.9 | 5 | No | 8,154 | 245,860 | 1,631 | 49,172 | 0.75 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Kenya | 77 | 77 | 2003 | DHS | 32.5 | 8 | No | 30,669 | 579,617 | 3,834 | 72,452 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Madagascar | 86 | 99 | 1997 | DHS | 41.6 | 6 | No | 15,970 | 592,965 | 2,662 | 98,828 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Malawi | 117 | 113 | 2000 | DHS | 44.6 | 3 | No | 11,308 | 94,958 | 3,769 | 31,653 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Mali | 124 | 126 | 2001 | DHS | 49.9 | 6 | No | 11,351 | 1,248,137 | 1,892 | 208,023 | 0.75 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Mauritania | 120 | 67 | 2000 | DHS | 41.8 | 5 | No | 2,665 | 1,036,905 | 533 | 207,381 | 0.5 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Africa | Morocco | 41 | 66 | 1995 | DHS | 23.2 | 7 | No | 29,878 | 669,159 | 4,268 | 95,594 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Mozambique | 130 | 145.5 | 1997 | DHS | 41.2 | 11 | No | 18,292 | 777,123 | 1,663 | 70,648 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Namibia | 56 | 38 | 2000 | DHS | 33.4 | 4 | No | 1,757 | 819,964 | 439 | 204,991 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Niger | 159 | 136 | 1998 | DHS | 55.2 | 5 | No | 10,832 | 1,157,232 | 2,166 | 231,446 | 0.75 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Nigeria | 102 | 71 | 1999 | DHS | 39.1 | 5 | No | 113,862 | 904,235 | 22,772 | 180,847 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Rwanda | 118 | 117.4 | 2000 | DHS | 44 | 12 | No | 7,609 | 24,349 | 634 | 2,029 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Senegal | 80 | 69 | 1997 | DHS | 37.1 | 4 | No | 9,421 | 196,151 | 2,355 | 49,038 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Somalia | 133 | 132 | 1999 | MICS | 52.1 | 3 | Yes | 8,778 | 634,315 | 2,926 | 211,438 | 0.5 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Africa | South Africa | 50 | 42.2 | 1998 | DHS | 22.6 | 9 | Yes | 43,309 | 1,217,645 | 4,812 | 135,294 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Sudan | 65 | 68 | 2000 | MICS | 33 | 16 | Yes | 31,095 | 2,492,385 | 1,943 | 155,774 | 0.75 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Africa | Togo | 80 | 80 | 1998 | DHS | 38.5 | 5 | No | 4,527 | 57,277 | 905 | 11,455 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Uganda | 85 | 89 | 2000 | DHS | 50.7 | 4 | Yes | 23,300 | 206,968 | 5,825 | 51,742 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Tanzania | 104 | 94.1 | 1996 | DHS | 39.3 | 6 | No | 35,119 | 891,021 | 5,853 | 148,504 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Zambia | 102 | 107.7 | 1996 | DHS | 42.2 | 9 | No | 10,421 | 745,317 | 1,158 | 82,813 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Africa | Zimbabwe | 73 | 60 | 1999 | DHS | 32.1 | 10 | No | 12,627 | 389,055 | 1,263 | 38,905 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Americas | Argentina | 17 | 17.6 | 1999 | National source | 19 | 24 | No | 37,032 | 2,736,391 | 1,543 | 114,016 | 1 | Vital statistics | ||
| Americas | Bolivia | 59 | 61 | 2000 | National source | 29.3 | 9 | No | 8,329 | 1,069,350 | 925 | 118,817 | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Americas | Brazil | 35 | 49.5 | 1991 | National source | 19.7 | 4477 | Yes | 170,406 | 8,480,395 | 38 | 1,894 | 2 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Americas | Canada | 5 | 5.5 | 1997 | National source | 10.3 | 12 | No | 30,757 | 9,458,886 | 2,563 | 788,240 | 1 | Vital statistics | ||
| Americas | Chile | 11 | 10 | 1999 | National source | 18.2 | 28 | Yes | 15,211 | 721,229 | 543 | 25,758 | 1.5 | Vital statistics | ||
| Americas | Colombia | 20 | 24 | 2000 | DHS | 22.2 | 5 | Yes | 42,105 | 1,141,569 | 8,421 | 228,314 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Americas | Costa Rica | 10 | 11.8 | 1996 | National source | 19.1 | 7 | No | 4,024 | 51,015 | 575 | 7,288 | 1 | Vital statistics | ||
| Americas | Cuba | 7 | 7 | 2000 | National source | 11.6 | 15 | No | 11,199 | 111,199 | 747 | 7,413 | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Americas | Dominican Republic | 35 | 37 | 1999 | DHS | 23.3 | 8 | No | 8,373 | 48,092 | 1,047 | 6,011 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Americas | Ecuador | 27 | 30 | 1999 | National source | 23 | 16 | Yes | 12,646 | 246,700 | 790 | 15,419 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Americas | El Salvador | 34 | 31 | 1999 | NHDR | 25.1 | 14 | No | 6,278 | 20,279 | 448 | 1,448 | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Americas | Guatemala | 39 | 49 | 1999 | DHS | 34.2 | 8 | No | 11,385 | 108,523 | 1,423 | 13,565 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Americas | Haiti | 81 | 89 | 2000 | DHS | 30.3 | 9 | No | 8,142 | 26,876 | 905 | 2,986 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Americas | Mexico | 25 | 24.9 | 2000 | National source | 22.4 | 2409 | Yes | 98,872 | 1,943,018 | 41 | 807 | 2 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Americas | Nicaragua | 34 | 35 | 2001 | DHS | 31.6 | 17 | No | 5,071 | 118,279 | 298 | 6,958 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Americas | Paraguay | 26 | 36 | 1990 | DHS | 29.6 | 4 | Yes | 5,496 | 395,886 | 1,374 | 98,972 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Americas | Peru | 32 | 33.6 | 2000 | NHDR | 23.3 | 25 | No | 25,662 | 1,289,475 | 1,026 | 51,579 | 1 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Americas | United States | 7 | 7.2 | 1998 | National source | 14.5 | 51 | Yes | 283,230 | 9,210,755 | 5,554 | 180,603 | 1 | Vital statistics | ||
| Americas | Uruguay | 15 | 17.8 | 1997 | National source | 16.8 | 19 | No | 3,337 | 173,985 | 176 | 9,157 | 1 | Vital statistics | ||
| Americas | Venezuela | 20 | 20 | 1997 | National source | 22.8 | 22 | Yes | 24,170 | 911,559 | 1,099 | 41,434 | 1 | Vital statistics | ||
| Asia | Armenia | 32 | 44 | 2000 | DHS | 9.7 | 11 | No | 3,787 | 28,277 | 344 | 2,571 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Asia | Bangladesh | 54 | 79.7 | 1999 | DHS | 28.9 | 6 | No | 137,439 | 136,305 | 22,907 | 22,717 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Asia | Cambodia | 95 | 92.7 | 2000 | DHS | 33.9 | 17 | No | 13,104 | 179,492 | 771 | 10,558 | 0.75 | Direct estimation | ||
| Asia | China | 32 | 26.37 | 2000 | National source | 14.5 | 2367 | Yes | 1,275,133 | 9,198,103 | 539 | 3,886 | 3 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Asia | India | 68 | 77 | 1991 | NHDR | 23.8 | 31 | Yes | 1,008,937 | 3,209,716 | 32,546 | 103,539 | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Asia | Indonesia | 35 | 47 | 1999 | NHDR | 20.7 | 26 | No | 212,092 | 1,898,776 | 8,157 | 73,030 | 1 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Asia | Iran | 36 | 31.7 | 1996 | NHDR | 20.3 | 26 | No | 70,330 | 1,590,351 | 2,705 | 61,167 | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Asia | Jordan | 28 | 29 | 1997 | DHS | 28 | 3 | No | 4,913 | 88,362 | 1,638 | 29,454 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Asia | Kazakhstan | 60 | 61.9 | 1999 | DHS | 16.2 | 5 | No | 16,172 | 2,619,352 | 3,234 | 523,870 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Asia | Lebanon | 28 | 26 | 2000 | MICS | 19.1 | 5 | No | 3,496 | 10,328 | 699 | 2,066 | 1 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Asia | Mongolia | 60 | 32.8 | 2000 | National source | 22.5 | 22 | No | 2,533 | 1,546,294 | 115 | 70,286 | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Asia | Nepal | 69 | 77 | 2001 | DHS | 32.9 | 5 | No | 23,043 | 139,087 | 4,609 | 27,817 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Asia | Pakistan | 85 | 94 | 1991 | DHS | 35.9 | 4 | Yes | 141,256 | 785,320 | 35,314 | 196,330 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Asia | Philippines | 30 | 36 | 1998 | DHS | 25.3 | 16 | No | 75,653 | 295,408 | 4,728 | 18,463 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Asia | Sri Lanka | 17 | 13.3 | 2000 | National source | 16.4 | 25 | No | 18,924 | 65,830 | 757 | 2,633 | 2 | Vital statistics | ||
| Asia | Thailand | 25 | 7 | 1997 | NHDR | 17.3 | 76 | No | 62,806 | 513,618 | 826 | 6,758 | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Asia | Turkey | 38 | 48 | 1998 | DHS | 20.9 | 5 | No | 66,668 | 768,690 | 13,334 | 153,738 | 0.5 | Direct estimation | ||
| Asia | Turkmenistan | 75 | 72 | 2000 | DHS | 22.2 | 6 | No | 4,737 | 460,254 | 790 | 76,709 | 1 | Direct estimation | ||
| Asia | Uzbekistan | 51 | 20 | 1999 | NHDR | 21.7 | 13 | No | 24,881 | 412,914 | 1,914 | 31,763 | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Asia | Viet Nam | 23 | 33.1 | 1999 | NHDR | 20.2 | 53 | No | 78,137 | 328,535 | 1,474 | 6,199 | 1 | Indirect estimation | ||
| Asia | Yemen | 84 | 80 | 1997 | NHDR | 45 | 17 | Yes | 18,349 | 415,196 | 1,079 | 24,423 | 1 | Unknown | ||
| Europe | Russian Federation | 18 | 15.3 | 2000 | National source | 8.6 | 85 | Yes | 145,491 | 16,679,998 | 1,712 | 196,235 | 1 | Vital statistics | ||