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TABLEInequalities in maternal and child healthBirths attendedby skilled healthpersonnel(%)One-year-olds fullyimmunized a(%)Children underheight for age(% under age 5)Infant mortality rate b(per 1,000 live births)Under-fivemortality rate b(per 1,000 live births)HDI rankSurveyyearPoorest20%Richest20%Poorest20%Richest20%Poorest20%Richest20%Poorest20%Richest20%Poorest20%Richest20%LOW HUMAN DEVELOPMENT156 Senegal 2005 20 89 59 65 26 6 89 41 183 64157 Eritrea 2002 7 81 74 91 45 18 48 38 100 65158 Nigeria 2003 12 84 3 40 49 18 133 52 257 79159 Tanzania (United Republic of) 1999 29 83 53 78 50 23 115 92 160 135160 Guinea 2005 15 87 29 45 41 22 127 68 217 113161 Rwanda 2005 27 66 74 74 55 30 114 73 211 122163 Benin 2001 50 99 49 73 35 18 112 50 198 93164 Malawi d,h 2000 43 83 65 81 26 23 132 86 231 149165 Zambia 2001–02 20 91 64 80 54 32 115 57 192 92166 Côte d’Ivoire 2005 27 88 .. .. .. .. 93 79 150 100169 Ethiopia 2005 1 27 14 36 48 35 80 60 130 92170 Chad 2004 4 55 1 24 51 32 109 101 176 187171 Central African Republic 1994–95 14 82 18 64 42 25 132 54 193 98172 Mozambique 2003 25 89 45 90 49 20 143 71 196 108173 Mali 2001 8 82 20 56 45 20 137 90 248 148174 Niger 2006 21 71 20 48 54 37 91 67 206 157176 Burkina Faso 2003 39 91 34 61 46 21 97 78 206 144177 Sierra Leone d,h 2005 27 83 .. .. 44 26 159 108 268 179NOTESThis table presents data for developing countriesbased on data from DHS conducted since 1990.Quintiles are defi ned by socioeconomic status interms of assets or wealth, rather than in terms ofincome or consumption. For details, see MacroInternational 2007b.a. Includes tuberculosis (BCG), measles or measles,mumps and rubella (MMR) and diphtheria,pertussis and tetanus (DPT) vaccinations.b. Based on births in the 10 years precedingthe survey.c. Figure is based on less than 50unweighted cases.d. Data are obtained from UNICEF 2007b.e. Includes BCG, measles or MMR, DPT orPentavalente, and polio vaccinations.f. Data are from preliminary MICS reports.g. Includes BCG, measles or MMR, DPT, polio andother vaccinations.h. Data pertain to 5-year period precedingthe survey.i. Large sampling error due to small numberof cases.SOURCESAll columns: Macro International 2007a and 2007b,unless otherwise specifi ed.Human development indicators8256 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007/2008