Table 1. Trends in key health outcomes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2010

Table 1. Trends in key health outcomes in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2010*

Health status indicator

Group 1 countries

Group 2 countries

Group 3 countries

1990

2000

2010

1990

2000

2010

1990

2000

2010

Life expectancy at birth (years)

72.6

74.1

75.0

69.2

71.2

73.4

52.8

56.6

60.2

Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births)

24.0

18.0

17.0

115

79

63

750

625

360

Infant mortality rate (per 1000 live births)

17.5

8.5

36.5

19

95.5

71.5

Under 5 mortality rate (per 1000 live births)

21.5

9.5

45.5

22

126.5

97

Total fertility rate

5.2

3.9

2.2

5.6

3.7

2.9

6.6

6.3

6.0


Group 1

Bahrain

Kuwait

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

Group 2

Egypt

Islamic Republic of Iran

Iraq

Jordan

Lebanon

Libya

Morocco

Palestine

Syrian Arab Republic

Tunisia

Group 3

Afghanistan

Djibouti

Pakistan

Somalia

South Sudan

Sudan

Yemen

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