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Despite improvements in child survival, children under five still account for one in six deaths globally

Deaths to adults aged 15 to 59 account for 26 per cent of deaths globally and 31 per cent of all deaths in low-income countries

The proportion of deaths occurring at age 60 or over is highly correlated with income level

Differences in the age distribution of deaths across income groups reflect differences in the major causes of death

The age distribution of deaths changes as the main causes of death pass from communicable to non-communicable diseases

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs • Population Division

Speeding Progress on the Millennium Development Goals

Sex Differentials in Mortality

 

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In most countries, male mortality is higher than female mortality at all ages and male life expectancy is lower than female life expectancy.

In Africa, the differences between female and male mortality are smaller, and both sexes suffer from very high mortality risks

Excess female child mortality exists in some countries and maternal mortality and morbidity remain high in parts of Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean

Male mortality is especially high relative to that of females in Eastern Europe and in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Accelerating achievement of the MDGs by lowering fertility: Overcoming the challenges of high population growth in the least developed countries

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High population growth: A challenge to the realization of the Millennium Development Goals.

Lowering fertility facilitates the achievement of key development goals.

Strong family planning programmes - key to reducing fertility in the least developed countries.

Recommendations by the Commission on Population and Development (Resolution 2009/1)

International Migrants by Age

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The age distribution of international migrants differs markedly from that of the overall population.

The majority of international migrants are aged 20 to 64 years and they are highly concentrated in developed countries.

Compared to the overall population, the young are underrepresented among international migrants.

In each age group above age 20, there are more international migrants in developed countries than in developing countries.

The proportion female among international migrants varies considerably with age.

The international migrants of working age are unevenly distributed among the world regions.

Asia has the largest number of young migrants and Europe has the largest number of older migrants.