The World Mortality Report 2009, prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, provides a comprehensive set of mortality estimates for the world’s countries and their aggregates. The objective of the World Mortality Report 2009 is to present the results of the 2008 Revision of World Population Prospects and provide an overview of levels and trends of mortality for 196 countries and areas that had populations of 100,000 or higher in 2009. The report provides a detailed analysis of the estimated levels and trends of mortality for selected aggregates and at the country level. The impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on specific mortality indicators is also discussed for countries highly affected by the epidemic. To complement this analysis, a number of mortality indicators organized in Country Profiles together with figures displaying mortality trends for the period 1950-2010 are also presented

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 33.)