ANNEX TABLE 2 Incidence of undernourishment by country, geographic region and undernourishment prevalence category | ||||
Country |
Undernourished as a |
Geographic region |
Prevalence category | |
1990-92 |
1997-99 |
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Tunisia |
* |
* |
Near East and North Africa |
1 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
* |
* |
Near East and North Africa |
1 |
Hong Kong SAR of China |
* |
* |
East and Southeast Asia |
1 |
Argentina |
* |
* |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
1 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
* |
* |
Near East and North Africa |
1 |
Republic of Korea |
* |
* |
East and Southeast Asia |
1 |
Turkey |
* |
* |
Near East and North Africa |
1 |
Malaysia |
3 |
* |
East and Southeast Asia |
1 |
Saudi Arabia |
* |
* |
Near East and North Africa |
1 |
Lebanon |
* |
* |
Near East and North Africa |
1 |
United Arab Emirates |
3 |
* |
Near East and North Africa |
1 |
Uruguay |
6 |
3 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
2 |
Kuwait |
23 |
4 |
Near East and North Africa |
2 |
Egypt |
5 |
4 |
Near East and North Africa |
2 |
Chile |
8 |
4 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
2 |
Jordan |
3 |
5 |
Near East and North Africa |
3 |
Ecuador |
8 |
5 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Iran, Islamic Republic |
4 |
5 |
Near East and North Africa |
3 |
Mexico |
5 |
5 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Costa Rica |
6 |
5 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Mauritius |
6 |
6 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
3 |
Indonesia |
9 |
6 |
East and Southeast Asia |
3 |
Algeria |
5 |
6 |
Near East and North Africa |
3 |
Morocco |
5 |
6 |
Near East and North Africa |
3 |
Myanmar |
9 |
7 |
East and Southeast Asia |
3 |
Nigeria |
14 |
7 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
3 |
Jamaica |
12 |
8 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Gabon |
11 |
9 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
3 |
China (including Taiwan Province) |
16 |
9 |
East and Southeast Asia |
3 |
Brazil |
13 |
10 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Suriname |
12 |
11 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Mauritania |
14 |
11 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
3 |
El Salvador |
12 |
12 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Swaziland |
10 |
12 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
3 |
Peru |
41 |
13 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
12 |
13 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Paraguay |
18 |
13 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Colombia |
17 |
13 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Guyana |
19 |
14 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Iraq |
7 |
14 |
Near East and North Africa |
3 |
Ghana |
35 |
15 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
3 |
Gambia |
19 |
15 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
3 |
Benin |
19 |
15 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
3 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
19 |
16 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
3 |
Panama |
19 |
16 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Togo |
27 |
17 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
3 |
Cuba |
5 |
17 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
3 |
Pakistan |
24 |
18 |
South Asia |
3 |
Viet Nam |
27 |
19 |
East and Southeast Asia |
3 |
Venezuela |
11 |
21 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
4 |
Sudan |
31 |
21 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
Thailand |
30 |
21 |
East and Southeast Asia |
4 |
Honduras |
23 |
21 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
4 |
Guatemala |
14 |
22 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
4 |
Bolivia |
25 |
22 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
4 |
Nepal |
19 |
23 |
South Asia |
4 |
India |
25 |
23 |
South Asia |
4 |
Sri Lanka |
29 |
23 |
South Asia |
4 |
Botswana |
17 |
23 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
Philippines |
26 |
24 |
East and Southeast Asia |
4 |
Senegal |
23 |
24 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
Burkina Faso |
31 |
24 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
Dominican Republic |
27 |
25 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
4 |
Lesotho |
28 |
25 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
Cameroon |
29 |
25 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
Papua New Guinea |
24 |
26 |
Oceania |
4 |
Mali |
25 |
28 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
Uganda |
24 |
28 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
Lao People's Democratic Republic |
29 |
28 |
East and Southeast Asia |
4 |
Nicaragua |
30 |
29 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
4 |
Congo |
35 |
32 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
Namibia |
30 |
33 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
Bangladesh |
35 |
33 |
South Asia |
4 |
Yemen |
36 |
34 |
Near East and North Africa |
4 |
Chad |
58 |
34 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
Guinea |
40 |
34 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
4 |
Malawi |
49 |
35 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Cambodia |
43 |
37 |
East and Southeast Asia |
5 |
Zimbabwe |
43 |
39 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Rwanda |
34 |
40 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Democratic People's Rep. of Korea |
17 |
40 |
East and Southeast Asia |
5 |
Madagascar |
35 |
40 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Niger |
42 |
41 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Sierra Leone |
46 |
41 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Liberia |
37 |
42 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Mongolia |
34 |
42 |
East and Southeast Asia |
5 |
Central African Republic |
46 |
43 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Kenya |
47 |
46 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
34 |
46 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Zambia |
43 |
47 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Ethiopia |
n.a. |
49 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Angola |
61 |
51 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Mozambique |
69 |
54 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Haiti |
63 |
56 |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
5 |
Eritrea |
n.a. |
57 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Afghanistan |
64 |
58 |
Near East and North Africa |
5 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
35 |
64 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Burundi |
48 |
66 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Somalia |
67 |
75 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
5 |
Note: Undernourishment prevalence categories refer to the proportion of undernourished in a country's total population. |