Table 1

Definition and abbreviation of income based country groupings and mean of GNP per capita, under 5 mortality (U5MR) of each group

Countries*Mean (SD) of GNPper capitaMean (SD)of U5MR
* Data from 1993 except where otherwise indicated in parentheses.
† The mortality rates was reported in selected rural and urban, therefore the average mortality rate was estimated by weighting of rural-urban distribution (rural=0.7 and urban=0.3).10
1. Low income countries, GNP ≤$1000
Albania, Azerbaijan, China (94) , Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan (91), Uzbekistan 637 (240)57.2 (15.7)
2. Lower middle income countries, GNP >$1000–$2500
Bulgaria, Colombia (91), Costa Rica (91), Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Russia, Ukraine (92) 1686 (451)26.6 (12.9)
3. Higher middle income countries, GNP >$2500–$10 000
Argentina (91), Belarus, Chile (92), Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Mauritius, Mexico, Portugal, Puerto Rico (92), Republic of Korea, Trinidad/Tobago (91), Slovenia 4648 (2253)17.8 (7.5)
4. Lower high income countries, GNP >$10 000–$20 000
Australia, Finland, Hong Kong, Ireland (92), Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Spain (92), United Kingdom16 044 (2809) 7.4 (1.5)
5. Higher high income countries, GNP >$20 000
Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy (92), Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, USA (92)24 966 (4761) 7.9 (1.3)