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"Best" and "worst" performing countries on progress towards MDG 4 and 5
The charts below highlights countries' progress in reducing child and maternal mortality, according to the 2008 Countdown to 2015 report. Reducing child mortality: The left hand chart lists the 10 best and worst performing countries' progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goal 4, to reduce the under 5 mortality rate by two-thirds by 2015. Reducing maternal mortality: The right hand chart lists the 10 Countdown countries with the lowest and highest maternal mortality rates, used as a proxy to measure progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5 on improving maternal health. Many countries with the highest mortality rates have a recent history of armed conflict and limited funding for health services.   Download the pdf version [233.1 KB][ top ]
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