Table 2. |
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CATEGORY OF PREVALENCE of undernourishment in total population 1998-2000; region and country |
FOOD AVAILABILITY AND DIET DIVERSIFICATION |
POVERTY |
HEALTH |
CHILD NUTRITIONAL STATUS |
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Dietary energy supply (DES) |
Share of non-starchy food in total DES |
People living on less than US$1 per day |
Life expectancy at birth |
Under-five mortality rate |
Underweight children under five years of age |
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1998-2000 |
1990s |
2000 |
1990-2000 |
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kcal/day per person |
% |
% |
years |
per 1 000 births |
% |
|
Less than 2.5% undernourished |
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ASIA AND THE PACIFIC |
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Hong Kong SAR of China |
3 100 |
70 |
na |
80 |
na |
na |
Malaysia |
2 930 |
56 |
na |
73 |
9 |
18 |
Rep. of Korea |
3 060 |
49 |
- |
73 |
5 |
na |
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN |
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Argentina |
3 180 |
66 |
na |
74 |
21 |
na |
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA |
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
3 300 |
53 |
na |
71 |
20 |
5 |
Tunisia |
3 360 |
48 |
- |
72 |
28 |
4 |
Turkey |
3 390 |
47 |
2 |
70 |
45 |
8 |
United Arab Emirates |
3 180 |
65 |
na |
75 |
9 |
14 |
COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION |
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Belarus |
3 050 |
53 |
- |
68 |
20 |
na |
Czech Rep. |
3 170 |
69 |
- |
75 |
5 |
1 |
Estonia |
3 250 |
53 |
- |
71 |
21 |
na |
Hungary |
3 420 |
70 |
- |
71 |
9 |
na |
Poland |
3 370 |
58 |
- |
73 |
10 |
na |
Romania |
3 280 |
47 |
3 |
70 |
22 |
6 |
Slovakia |
3 100 |
65 |
- |
73 |
9 |
na |
Slovenia |
3 080 |
61 |
- |
75 |
5 |
na |
2.5 to 4% undernourished |
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LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN |
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Chile |
2 850 |
57 |
- |
76 |
12 |
1 |
Uruguay |
2 850 |
63 |
- |
74 |
17 |
5 |
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA |
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Egypt |
3 320 |
34 |
3 |
67 |
43 |
12 |
Kuwait |
3 130 |
62 |
na |
77 |
10 |
10 |
Lebanon |
3 160 |
62 |
na |
70 |
32 |
3 |
Saudi Arabia |
2 840 |
51 |
na |
73 |
29 |
14 |
Syrian Arab Rep. |
3 050 |
52 |
na |
70 |
29 |
13 |
COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION |
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Lithuania |
3 010 |
47 |
- |
73 |
21 |
na |
TFYR of Macedonia |
2 960 |
58 |
na |
73 |
26 |
6 |
5 to 19% undernourished |
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ASIA AND THE PACIFIC |
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China* |
3 030 |
39 |
19 |
70 |
40 |
10 |
Indonesia |
2 900 |
29 |
8 |
66 |
48 |
26 |
Myanmar |
2 820 |
24 |
na |
56 |
110 |
36 |
Nepal |
2 380 |
21 |
38 |
59 |
100 |
47 |
Pakistan |
2 460 |
47 |
31 |
63 |
110 |
38 |
Thailand |
2 480 |
49 |
- |
69 |
29 |
19 |
Viet Nam |
2 540 |
26 |
na |
69 |
39 |
33 |
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN |
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Brazil |
2 960 |
65 |
12 |
68 |
38 |
6 |
Colombia |
2 570 |
60 |
20 |
72 |
30 |
7 |
Costa Rica |
2 780 |
62 |
13 |
77 |
12 |
5 |
Cuba |
2 560 |
60 |
na |
76 |
9 |
4 |
Ecuador |
2 680 |
62 |
20 |
70 |
32 |
15 |
El Salvador |
2 460 |
46 |
21 |
70 |
40 |
12 |
Guyana |
2 550 |
48 |
na |
63 |
74 |
12 |
Jamaica |
2 680 |
59 |
3 |
75 |
20 |
4 |
Mexico |
3 150 |
53 |
16 |
73 |
30 |
8 |
Panama |
2 410 |
62 |
14 |
75 |
26 |
7 |
Paraguay |
2 540 |
57 |
20 |
70 |
31 |
5 |
Peru |
2 600 |
46 |
16 |
69 |
50 |
8 |
Suriname |
2 630 |
57 |
na |
70 |
33 |
na |
Trinidad and Tobago |
2 720 |
61 |
12 |
73 |
20 |
na |
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA |
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Algeria |
2 960 |
39 |
- |
71 |
65 |
6 |
Iran, Islamic Rep. of |
2 910 |
39 |
na |
69 |
44 |
11 |
Jordan |
2 720 |
47 |
- |
72 |
34 |
5 |
Morocco |
3 010 |
36 |
- |
67 |
46 |
9 |
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA |
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Benin |
2 570 |
26 |
na |
53 |
154 |
29 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
2 590 |
33 |
12 |
46 |
173 |
21 |
Gabon |
2 550 |
55 |
na |
53 |
90 |
na |
Ghana |
2 650 |
28 |
45 |
57 |
102 |
25 |
Mauritania |
2 660 |
45 |
29 |
52 |
183 |
23 |
Mauritius |
2 970 |
54 |
na |
72 |
20 |
16 |
Namibia |
2 600 |
27 |
35 |
47 |
69 |
26 |
Nigeria |
2 840 |
35 |
70 |
47 |
184 |
27 |
Swaziland |
2 570 |
52 |
na |
46 |
142 |
na |
COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION |
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Albania |
2 750 |
52 |
na |
74 |
31 |
14 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2 810 |
42 |
na |
73 |
18 |
4 |
Bulgaria |
2 640 |
63 |
- |
72 |
16 |
na |
Croatia |
2 480 |
62 |
- |
73 |
9 |
1 |
Georgia |
2 440 |
38 |
- |
73 |
29 |
3 |
Kazakhstan |
2 720 |
41 |
- |
65 |
75 |
4 |
Kyrgyzstan |
2 830 |
34 |
na |
67 |
63 |
11 |
Latvia |
2 880 |
58 |
- |
70 |
21 |
na |
Rep. of Moldova |
2 730 |
48 |
11 |
68 |
33 |
3 |
Russian Fed. |
2 900 |
52 |
7 |
65 |
22 |
3 |
Turkmenistan |
2 720 |
37 |
12 |
66 |
70 |
na |
Ukraine |
2 830 |
49 |
3 |
68 |
21 |
3 |
Uzbekistan |
2 370 |
42 |
3 |
70 |
67 |
19 |
Yugoslavia, Fed. Rep. of ** |
2 750 |
68 |
na |
72 |
20 |
2 |
20 to 34% undernourished |
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ASIA AND THE PACIFIC |
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Dem. People's Rep. of Korea |
2 170 |
32 |
na |
61 |
30 |
60 |
India |
2 430 |
38 |
44 |
63 |
96 |
47 |
Lao People's Dem. Rep. |
2 240 |
21 |
26 |
54 |
105 |
40 |
Papua New Guinea |
2 180 |
44 |
na |
59 |
112 |
na |
Philippines |
2 360 |
44 |
na |
69 |
40 |
28 |
Sri Lanka |
2 360 |
44 |
7 |
73 |
19 |
33 |
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN |
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Bolivia |
2 210 |
51 |
14 |
63 |
80 |
10 |
Dominican Rep. |
2 310 |
67 |
3 |
67 |
48 |
5 |
Guatemala |
2 160 |
47 |
10 |
65 |
59 |
24 |
Honduras |
2 390 |
54 |
24 |
66 |
40 |
25 |
Nicaragua |
2 240 |
49 |
na |
69 |
45 |
12 |
Venezuela |
2 280 |
60 |
23 |
73 |
23 |
5 |
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA |
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Iraq |
2 150 |
34 |
na |
61 |
130 |
16 |
Yemen |
2 040 |
33 |
16 |
56 |
117 |
46 |
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA |
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Botswana |
2 240 |
50 |
na |
39 |
101 |
13 |
Burkina Faso |
2 320 |
25 |
61 |
44 |
198 |
34 |
Cameroon |
2 270 |
41 |
33 |
50 |
154 |
21 |
Chad |
2 180 |
40 |
na |
48 |
198 |
28 |
Congo |
2 170 |
36 |
na |
51 |
108 |
14 |
Gambia |
2 400 |
45 |
59 |
53 |
128 |
17 |
Guinea |
2 240 |
41 |
na |
46 |
175 |
23 |
Lesotho |
2 300 |
19 |
43 |
44 |
133 |
16 |
Malawi |
2 160 |
24 |
na |
39 |
188 |
25 |
Mali |
2 400 |
28 |
73 |
42 |
233 |
43 |
Senegal |
2 260 |
40 |
26 |
52 |
139 |
18 |
Sudan |
2 360 |
43 |
na |
56 |
108 |
17 |
Togo |
2 370 |
21 |
na |
49 |
142 |
25 |
Uganda |
2 330 |
56 |
na |
42 |
127 |
26 |
COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION |
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Azerbaijan |
2 330 |
33 |
- |
72 |
105 |
17 |
35% OR MORE UNDERNOURISHED |
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ASIA AND THE PACIFIC |
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Bangladesh |
2 100 |
16 |
29 |
61 |
82 |
48 |
Cambodia |
1 990 |
22 |
na |
54 |
135 |
46 |
Mongolia |
2 020 |
56 |
14 |
67 |
78 |
13 |
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN |
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Haiti |
2 040 |
46 |
na |
53 |
125 |
28 |
NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA |
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Afghanistan |
1 630 |
27 |
na |
43 |
257 |
48 |
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA |
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Angola |
1 890 |
33 |
na |
47 |
295 |
na |
Burundi |
1 620 |
51 |
na |
42 |
190 |
45 |
Central African Rep. |
1 950 |
44 |
67 |
43 |
180 |
24 |
Dem. Rep. of the Congo |
1 590 |
23 |
na |
46 |
207 |
34 |
Eritrea |
1 710 |
22 |
na |
52 |
114 |
44 |
Ethiopia |
1 880 |
19 |
31 |
42 |
174 |
47 |
Kenya |
1 960 |
41 |
27 |
47 |
120 |
23 |
Liberia |
2 140 |
38 |
na |
47 |
235 |
na |
Madagascar |
2 010 |
25 |
49 |
55 |
139 |
33 |
Mozambique |
1 910 |
23 |
38 |
42 |
200 |
26 |
Niger |
2 100 |
28 |
61 |
46 |
270 |
40 |
Rwanda |
2 020 |
52 |
na |
40 |
187 |
29 |
Sierra Leone |
1 980 |
36 |
57 |
39 |
316 |
27 |
Somalia |
1 600 |
65 |
na |
48 |
225 |
26 |
United Rep. of Tanzania |
1 920 |
30 |
20 |
44 |
165 |
29 |
Zambia |
1 900 |
21 |
64 |
38 |
202 |
25 |
Zimbabwe |
2 110 |
38 |
36 |
40 |
117 |
13 |
COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION |
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Armenia |
2 040 |
36 |
8 |
74 |
30 |
3 |
Tajikistan |
1 790 |
31 |
na |
69 |
73 |
na |
Key: * includes Taiwan Province of China for FAO estimates; Notes: The underweight refers to children below five years of age (0-59 months), except: 0-35 months Benin, Eritrea, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Nigeria, Togo and Uzbekistan; 0-71 months Chile, Congo, and Costa Rica; 6-59 months Dem. People's Rep. of Korea, Nepal and TFYR Macedonia; 3-35 months Bolivia and Mali; 12-71 months Croatia and Honduras; 3-59 months El Salvador and Guatemala;banner1.gif 6-35 months Afghanistan; 0-72 months China; 0-36 months Côte d'Ivoire; 0-48 months Guyana; 0-47 months Uganda. Sources: Dietary energy supply (DES) and share of non-starchy food: FAO estimates; Poverty: World Development Indicators 2002, World Bank; Life expectancy at birth: World Development Indicators online database, World Bank, July 2002; Under-five mortality and child nutritional status: UNICEF online database, Sept. 2001. |