Index-Year  /  Group           of Countries                                                             Infant mortality (<1-yr x 1000 live-births)  [rate]                                    [% of decline]                Life expectancy at birth  [yr]                                                    [% of increase]                 Total adult literacy (over 14-yr)     [%]                                                        [% of rise]   Urban population      [%]                                                          [% of increment]   GDP per capita      [1990 US$  converted GK PPP]                                                     [% of growth]                  
Group Developing Countries 1900-1957 1957-2005 1900-1957 1957-2005 1900-1957 1957-2004 1900-1957 1957-2005 1900-1957 1957-2005
1 North Korea   65 51 77 21 96 111 967 94 21 -5
Cuba   84 81 97 24 67 18 77 43 72 12
Viet Nam   48 87 54 65 200 200 367 93 11 217
Russia (USSR)   79 75 139 -3 260 10 145 49 189 104
China   42 87 64 59 100 57 200 173 16 775
2 South Korea   96 94 77 47 100 113 440 200 51 1331
Taiwan   82 83 107 24 89 46 200 150 88 1358
Cyprus   81 87 86 18 100 39 238 109 151 520
Singapore   83 93 110 25 71 55 25 0 132 870
Hong Kong   77 96 117 26 86 45 40 13 304 881
Group Developed Countries 1900-1957 1957-2005 1900-1957 1957-2005 1900-1957 1957-2004 1900-1957 1957-2005 1900-1957 1957-2005
3 Spain   76 92 91 19 77 15 74 43 71 496
Italy 71 92 62 18 63 10 63 19 187 276
France 76 88 53 17 10 1 100 28 140 223
Germany (W & E) 82 90 64 16 10 1 23 19 77 269
Japan 98 93 54 24 23 2 290 69 166 605
4 Iceland  87 88 58 10 10 1 28 21 216 288
Canada 83 84 46 33 7 1 71 25 196 181
England & UK  85 78 54 11 2 1 3 13 79 180
United States 81 77 47 13 4 1 68 21 167 180
Australia   80 77 27 16 9 2 9 45 102 200