by about 24 percent between 1980 and 1990, from 99 to 123 deaths per 1000 children, respectively. In 2000, IMR was recorded at 110 deaths per 1000 children. This implies that 11 children died more in 2000 than in 1980, for every 1000 children. 149. Statistics indicate that overall Child Mortality Rate4 (CMR) declined slightly between 1990 and 2000, by about 13 percent, from 95 to 82 deaths per 1000 live births, respectively. The 2000 levels, however, were still higher than the 1980 levels, by about 16 percent (82 compared with 71 deaths per 1000 live births). 4 Child Mortality Rate, refers to the number of deaths among children aged between exact age one and five years per thousand (1000) live births per year 75