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Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year....

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https://datahub.io/world-development-indicators/sh.dyn.mort/_r/-/data.csv
https://datahub.io/world-development-indicators/sh.dyn.mort/_r/-/datapackage.json
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nametypedescription
Country NamestringCountry or Region name
Country CodestringISO 3-digit ISO code extended to include regional codes e.g. EUR, ARB etc
YearyearYear
ValuenumberUnder-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

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Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.