The child survival country profiles have been developed with support from WHO in collaboration with the respective Ministries of Health. Each profile includes information on the progress towards implementation of Millennium Development Goal 4, the current status of the evidence-based interventions that affect the survival of children, related policies and strategies, child health financing, and coordination mechanisms. This complication should be useful in further analysing and designing country-specific plans of action, coordinating activities with key stakeholders, and tracking progress towards the universal coverage of essential child survival interventions.