| The following illustrates the regional breakdowns used in calculating the WRI indicators in Linking Environment and Health. |
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| Population, Economic Indicators, and Progress in Health by Demographic Region, 1975-1990 |
| Region |
Population, 1990 (millions) |
Deaths, 1990 (millions) |
Income Per Capita |
Child Mortality |
Life Expectancy at Birth (years) |
| Dollars, 1990 |
Growth Rate, 1975-90 (percent per year) |
1975 |
1990 |
1975 |
1990 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
510 |
7.9 |
510 |
-1.0 |
212 |
175 |
48 |
52 |
| India |
850 |
9.3 |
360 |
2.5 |
195 |
127 |
53 |
58 |
| China |
1,134 |
8.9 |
370 |
7.4 |
85 |
43 |
56 |
69 |
| Other Asia and Islands |
683 |
5.5 |
1,320 |
4.6 |
135 |
97 |
56 |
62 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean |
444 |
3.0 |
2,190 |
-0.1 |
104 |
60 |
62 |
70 |
| Middle Eastern Crescent |
503 |
4.4 |
1,720 |
-1.3 |
174 |
111 |
52 |
61 |
| Formerly Socialist Economies of Europe (SFE) |
346 |
3.8 |
2,850 |
0.5 |
36 |
22 |
70 |
72 |
| Established Market Economies (EME) |
798 |
7.1 |
19,900 |
2.2 |
21 |
11 |
73 |
76 |
| Demographically Developing Group [a] |
4,123 |
39.1 |
900 |
3.0 |
152 |
106 |
56 |
63 |
| FSE and EME |
1,144 |
10.9 |
14,690 |
1.7 |
25 |
15 |
72 |
75 |
| World |
5,267 |
50.0 |
4,000 |
1.2 |
135 |
96 |
60 |
65 |
| Source: The World Bank, World Development Report 1993: Investing in Health, World Development Indicators (Oxford University Press, New York, 1993), p.2.
Note: Child mortality is the probability of dying between birth and age 5, expressed per 1,000 live births; life expectancy at birth is the average number of years that a person would expect to live at the prevailing age-specific mortality rates.
[a] Includes the countries of the demographic regions Sub-Saharan Africa, India, China, Other Asia and Islands, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Middle eastern Crescent.
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