Country |
Estimated Population (thousands) 2001 |
Average Annual Rate of Change (%) 91-01 |
Urban Pop. % of Total 2001 |
Life expectancy at birth (Years) 2000-2005 |
Infant mortality rate 2000-2005 |
% of under-fives (1995 - 2001) suffering from |
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Female |
underweight |
wasting moderate & severe |
stunting moderate & severe |
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moderate |
severe |
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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES |
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SOUTHEAST ASIA |
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1. |
Cambodia |
13 441 |
3.0 |
18 |
55.2 |
59.5 |
73 |
45 |
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13 |
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15 |
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45 |
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2. |
Indonesia |
214 840 |
1.5 |
42 |
64.8 |
68.8 |
42 |
26 |
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8 |
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- |
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- |
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3. |
Lao PDR |
5 403 |
2.4 |
20 |
53.3 |
55.8 |
88 |
40 |
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13 |
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15 |
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41 |
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4. |
Malaysia |
22 633 |
2.2 |
58 |
70.8 |
75.7 |
10 |
18 |
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1 |
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- |
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- |
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5. |
Myanmar |
48 364 |
1.6 |
28 |
54.6 |
60.2 |
83 |
36 |
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9 |
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10 |
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37 |
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6. |
Philippines |
77 131 |
2.1 |
59 |
68.0 |
72.0 |
29 |
28 |
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- |
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6 |
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30 |
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7. |
Thailand |
63 584 |
1.4 |
20 |
65.3 |
73.5 |
20 |
19 |
x |
- |
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6 |
x |
16 |
x |
8. |
Viet Nam |
79 175 |
1.6 |
25 |
66.9 |
71.6 |
34 |
33 |
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6 |
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6 |
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36 |
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SOUTH ASIA |
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9. |
Bangladesh |
140 369 |
2.2 |
26 |
61.0 |
61.8 |
64 |
48 |
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13 |
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10 |
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45 |
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10. |
Bhutan |
2 141 |
2.1 |
7 |
62.0 |
64.5 |
54 |
19 |
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3 |
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3 |
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40 |
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11. |
India |
1 025 096 |
1.8 |
28 |
63.2 |
64.6 |
64 |
47 |
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18 |
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16 |
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46 |
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12. |
Maldives |
300 |
3.0 |
28 |
67.8 |
67.0 |
38 |
30 |
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7 |
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13 |
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25 |
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13. |
Nepal |
23 593 |
2.4 |
12 |
60.1 |
59.6 |
71 |
48 |
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13 |
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10 |
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51 |
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14. |
Pakistan |
144 971 |
2.5 |
34 |
61.2 |
60.9 |
87 |
38 |
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13 |
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- |
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15. |
Sri Lanka |
19 104 |
1.0 |
23 |
69.9 |
75.9 |
20 |
29 |
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- |
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14 |
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14 |
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CENTRAL ASIA |
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16. |
Kazakhstan |
16 095 |
-0.4 |
56 |
60.9 |
71.9 |
52 |
4 |
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0 |
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2 |
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10 |
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17. |
Tajikistan |
6 135 |
1.3 |
28 |
66.2 |
71.4 |
50 |
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18. |
Uzbekistan |
25 257 |
1.9 |
37 |
66.8 |
72.5 |
37 |
19 |
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5 |
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12 |
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31 |
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OTHER ASIA |
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19. |
China |
1 284 972 |
1.0 |
37 |
68.9 |
73.3 |
37 |
10 |
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0 |
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3 |
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17 |
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20. |
DPR Korea |
22 428 |
1.1 |
61 |
60.5 |
66.0 |
45 |
60 |
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19 |
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60 |
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21. |
Iran Islamic Rep of |
71 369 |
1.8 |
65 |
68.9 |
71.9 |
33 |
11 |
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2 |
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5 |
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15 |
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22. |
Mongolia |
2 559 |
1.3 |
57 |
61.9 |
65.9 |
59 |
13 |
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3 |
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6 |
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23. |
Rep. of Korea |
47 069 |
0.8 |
82 |
71.8 |
79.3 |
5 |
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PACIFIC ISLANDS |
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24. |
Cook Islands |
20 |
1.0 |
59 |
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19 |
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25. |
Fiji |
823 |
1.2 |
50 |
68.1 |
71.5 |
18 |
8 |
x |
1 |
x |
8 |
x |
3 |
x |
26. |
Kiribati |
84 |
1.4 |
39 |
58.0 |
63.0 |
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13 |
x |
- |
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11 |
x |
28 |
x |
27. |
Marshall Islands |
52 |
1.5 |
66 |
59.1 |
63.0 |
27 |
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28. |
Nauru |
13 |
3.3 |
96 |
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25 |
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29. |
Niue |
2 |
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35 |
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30. |
Palau |
20 |
2.6 |
68 |
65.0 |
69.0 |
20 |
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31. |
Papua New Guinea |
4 920 |
2.4 |
18 |
56.8 |
58.7 |
62 |
35 |
x |
- |
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32. |
Samoa |
159 |
-0.1 |
22 |
66.9 |
73.4 |
26 |
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33. |
Solomon Islands |
463 |
3.4 |
20 |
67.9 |
70.7 |
21 |
21 |
x |
4 |
x |
7 |
x |
27 |
x |
34. |
Tonga |
99 |
0.3 |
33 |
68.0 |
69.1 |
34 |
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35. |
Vanuatu |
202 |
2.8 |
87 |
67.5 |
70.5 |
29 |
20 |
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19 |
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DEVELOPED COUNTRIES |
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36. |
Australia |
19 338 |
1.2 |
91 |
76.4 |
82.0 |
6 |
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37. |
Japan |
127 335 |
0.3 |
79 |
77.9 |
85.1 |
3 |
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38. |
New Zealand |
3 808 |
1.1 |
86 |
75.8 |
80.7 |
3 |
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Sources:
The Worldwide magnitude of protein-energy malnutrition... - WHO Global Data Base on Child Growth; 1997.
Population Division and Statistics Division of the United Nations Secretariat, Social Indicators.
("World Population Prospects: The 2000 Revision", United Nations, New York, 2001
World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision (UN, New York, 2002)
'X' refers to data from years other than those specified in column heading