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Table 1 Trends in health-related MDG indicators in Myanmar, 1990-2010

From: Taking stock of Myanmar’s progress toward the health-related Millennium Development Goals: current roadblocks, paths ahead

MDG indicator

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Actual % reduction achieved

Goal for 2015

MDG 4: Reduce by two-thirds, between 1990 and 2015, the under-5 mortality rate.

4.1 Under-5 mortality rate a

115

91

80

61

54

53.0

38

4.2 Infant mortality rate a

77

69

62

55

49

36.0

26

MDG 5: Reduce by three quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio.

5.1 Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) a

520

380

300

230

200

62.0

130

MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases.

6.1 HIV prevalence among those aged 15–24 years a*

0.2

0.6

0.8

0.7

-

-

-

6.6 Malaria incidence and malaria-associated death rates (malaria morbidity) b

24.4

14.6

11.8

9.5

11.7

52.0

12.2

6.6 Malaria incidence and malaria-associated death rates (malaria mortality) b

12.6

8.4

5.5

3.1

1.3

89.7

6.3

6.9 TB incidence a

393

404

412

403

384

2.0

197

6.9 TB prevalence a

894

881

831

647

525

41.0

447

 

6.9 TB-associated death rates among HIV-negative people a

113

115

104

66

49

57.0

57

  1. aSource: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
  2. bSource: Ministry of Health, Health in Myanmar 2012.
  3. *Available data were incomplete for this metric.