Chart 1
Infant mortality, 2005

Notes: In Canada, Japan, the United States and some of the Nordic countries, very premature babies with a low
chance of survival are registered as live births, resulting in higher reported rates compared to countries that
do not do so.
1. 2002.
2. 2004.
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Health at a Glance 2007: OECD Indicators,
cited July 22, 2008.