The World Mortality Report 2013 (ST/ESA/SER.A/347) assesses changes in mortality risks at the global, regional and country levels, focusing in particular on the implementation period of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, from 1990-1995 to 2010-2015. It evaluates the progress of regions and countries with respect to life expectancy at birth, child mortality, mortality in the reproductive and working ages, and life expectancy at advanced ages and discusses the contributions of improvements in survival at different stages of life towards the achievement of the ICPD survival targets.
1. Health and survival in the ICPD Programme of Action -- 2. Global levels and trends in mortality -- 3. Progress towards the ICPD survival targets -- 4. Components of change in life expectancy over the ICPD Programme of Action implementation period -- 5. References -- 6. Annex: table of mortality indicators in 1990-1995, by country or area -- 8. Ordering the world mortality report 2013 CD-ROM edition.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 68-72).