List of member states by WHO region and mortality stratum To aid in cause-of-death and burden-of-disease analyses, the 192 Member States of the World Health Organization have been divided into five mortality strata on the basis of their levels of mortality in children under five years of age(5q0)and in males 15-59 years old(45q15) This classification was carried out using population estimates for 1999(using United Nations Popu lation Division data)and estimates of 5q0 and 45q15 based on WHO analyses of mortality rates for 1999 Quintiles of the distribution of 5q0(both sexes combined)were used to define some coun tries as very low child mortality(lst quintile), some as low child mortality(2nd and 3rd quintiles)and others as high child mortality(4th and 5th quintiles). Adult mortality 45q15 was regressed on 5q0 and the regression line used to divide countries with high child mortal ity into high adult mortality(stratum D)and very high adult mortality(stratum E). Stratum E includes the countries in sub-Saharan Africa where HIV/AIDS has had a very substantial The following table summarizes the five mortality strata. When these mortality strata are applied to the six WHO regions, they produce 14 subregions, which are used in this report and in the Annex Tables to present results Definitions of mortality strata used to define The WHO Member States in each region are grouped subregions by subregion as listed below. This classification has no official status and is for analytical purposes only Mortality stratum Child mortality Adult mortality The total number of WHO Member States has risen to A Very low 192, with the addition in The World Health Report 2003 of Timor-Leste, which is classified in the high-mortality gh developing region of Sear-D.In 2003, the Fift World Health Assembly endorsed the reassignment of High Very high Cyprus to the European Region from the Eastern Medi- terranean Region Three major groupings of countries are used in Chapter 1, defined by geography, state of economic and demographic development, and mortality patterns. These are developed coun tries(Amr-A, Eur-A, Eur-B, Eur-C and Wpr-A), high-mortality developing countries(Afr-D, Afr-E, Amr-D, Emr-D and Sear-D), and low-mortality developing countries(Amr-B, Emr-B, Sear-B and Wpr-B)
182 The World Health Report 2003 List of Member States by WHO region and mortality stratum To aid in cause-of-death and burden-of-disease analyses, the 192 Member States of the World Health Organization have been divided into five mortality strata on the basis of their levels of mortality in children under five years of age (5q0) and in males 15–59 years old (45q15). This classification was carried out using population estimates for 1999 (using United Nations Population Division data) and estimates of 5q0 and 45q15 based on WHO analyses of mortality rates for 1999. Quintiles of the distribution of 5q0 (both sexes combined) were used to define some countries as very low child mortality (1st quintile), some as low child mortality (2nd and 3rd quintiles) and others as high child mortality (4th and 5th quintiles). Adult mortality 45q15 was regressed on 5q0 and the regression line used to divide countries with high child mortality into high adult mortality (stratum D) and very high adult mortality (stratum E). Stratum E includes the countries in sub-Saharan Africa where HIV/AIDS has had a very substantial impact. The following table summarizes the five mortality strata. When these mortality strata are applied to the six WHO regions, they produce 14 subregions, which are used in this report and in the Annex Tables to present results. The WHO Member States in each region are grouped by subregion as listed below. This classification has no official status and is for analytical purposes only. The total number of WHO Member States has risen to 192, with the addition in The World Health Report 2003 of Timor-Leste, which is classified in the high-mortality developing region of Sear-D. In 2003, the Fifty-sixth World Health Assembly endorsed the reassignment of Cyprus to the European Region from the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Three major groupings of countries are used in Chapter 1, defined by geography, state of economic and demographic development, and mortality patterns. These are developed countries (Amr-A, Eur-A, Eur-B, Eur-C and Wpr-A), high-mortality developing countries (Afr-D, Afr-E, Amr-D, Emr-D and Sear-D), and low-mortality developing countries (Amr-B, Emr-B, Sear-B and Wpr-B). Definitions of mortality strata used to define subregions Mortality stratum Child mortality Adult mortality A Very low Low B Low Low C Low High D High High E High Very high
List of Member States by WHO region and mortality stratum WHO Member States, by region and mortality stratum Region and Description Broad grouping Member states mortality stratum Africa with high child and high High-mortality developing Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Niger Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Togo Africa with high child and very High-mortality developing Botswana, Burundi, Central African Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Afr-E high adult mortality alawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwa 地hasa0 Uganda, United Republic of Anzani Zimbabwe cas Canada Cuba. United States of America and very low adult mortality mericas with low child and low Low-mortality developing Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Amr-B Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominic Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela( Bolivarian Republic of) Americas with high child and High-mortality developing Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru Amr-D outh-East Asia South-East Asia with low child Low-mortality developing Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand Sear-B and low adult mortality South-East Asia with high child High-mortality developing Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Timor-Leste urope with very low child and Developed Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark EUr-A very low adult mortality Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom Europe with low child and low Developed Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina Eur-B Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Tajukista goslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegr Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Europe with low child and high Developed Belarus, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of Eur-C Mediterrannnean Eastern Mediterranean with low Low-motality developing Bahrain, Iran(Islamic Republic of), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab child and low adult mortality mahiriya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia stern Mediterranean with high High-mortality developing Afghanistan, Djibouti, Egypt, "Iraq, Morocco, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Emr-D hild and high adult mortality Western Pacific Western Pacific with very low Developed Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore child and very low adult Western Pacific with low child Low-mortality developing Cambodia, " China, Cook Islands, and low adult mortality of Korea, Samoa, Solomon islands, hu, Vanuatu, Viet N other WHO publications. Although Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Papua New Guinea meet criteria for high child mortality, they have been included in the Wpr-B subregion with other developing countries of the Western Pacific Region for reporting purposes
List of Member States by WHO region and mortality stratum 183 WHO Member States, by region and mortality stratum Region and mortality stratum Africa Afr-D Afr-E Americas Amr-A Amr-B Amr-D South-East Asia Sear-B Sear-D Europe Eur-A Eur-B Eur-C Eastern Mediterrannnean Emr-B Emr-D Western Pacific Wpr-A Wpr-B Description Africa with high child and high adult mortality Africa with high child and very high adult mortality Americas with very low child and very low adult mortality Americas with low child and low adult mortality Americas with high child and high adult mortality South-East Asia with low child and low adult mortality South-East Asia with high child and high adult mortality Europe with very low child and very low adult mortality Europe with low child and low adult mortality Europe with low child and high adult mortality Eastern Mediterranean with low child and low adult mortality Eastern Mediterranean with high child and high adult mortality Western Pacific with very low child and very low adult mortality Western Pacific with low child and low adult mortality Broad grouping High-mortality developing High-mortality developing Developed Low-mortality developing High-mortality developing Low-mortality developing High-mortality developing Developed Developed Developed Low-motality developing High-mortality developing Developed Low-mortality developing Member States Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Togo Botswana, Burundi, Central African Republic, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe Canada, Cuba, United States of America Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Timor-Leste Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Belarus, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Ukraine Bahrain, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates Afghanistan, Djibouti, Egypt,* Iraq, Morocco, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore Cambodia,** China, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic,** Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea,** Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam * Following improvements in child mortality over recent years, Egypt meets criteria for inclusion in subregion Emr-B with low child and low adult mortality. Egypt has been included in Emr-D for the presentation of subregional totals for mortality and burden to ensure comparability with previous editions of The World Health Report and other WHO publications. ** Although Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Papua New Guinea meet criteria for high child mortality, they have been included in the Wpr-B subregion with other developing countries of the Western Pacific Region for reporting purposes