 |
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REGION, SUB-REGION, COUNTRY |
Proportion of population under-nourished 1996-98 (%) |
Number of under-nourished 1996-98
(million) |
Average per capita dietary energy supply (DES) 1996-98 (kcal/day) |
Share of cereals and roots/ tubers in total DES+ (%) |
Life expectancy at birth (years) 1998 M /F |
Under five mortality rate per 1,000 1998 |
Prevalence of child malnutrition
(% children <5years) |
| DEVELOPING WORLD | 18 |
791.9 |
2716 |
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| ASIA AND THE PACIFIC | 17 |
515.2 |
2791 |
||||
| East Asia | 12 |
155.0 |
2946 |
||||
| China (Mainland Taiwan) [3] | 11 |
140.1 |
2940 |
62 |
68/72 |
36 |
16 |
| China,H.Kong SAR [1] | * |
0.1 |
3200 |
32 |
76/82 |
… |
… |
| Korea DPR [5] | 57 |
13.2 |
1860 |
64 |
… |
… |
… |
| Korea Rep [1] | * |
0.5 |
3120 |
51 |
69/76 |
11 |
… |
| Mongolia [5] | 45 |
1.1 |
1960 |
49 |
65/68 |
60 |
9 |
| Oceania | 29 |
1.3 |
2140 |
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| Papua N Guinea [4] | 29 |
1.3 |
2140 |
56 |
52/55 |
76 |
30 |
| Southeast Asia | 13 |
64.7 |
2385 |
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| Cambodia [4] | 33 |
3.4 |
2060 |
79 |
152/55 |
143 |
… |
| Indonesia [3] | 6 |
12.3 |
2470 |
70 |
64/67 |
52 |
34 |
| Laos [4] | 29 |
1.5 |
2190 |
82 |
52/55 |
200 |
40 |
| Malaysia [1] | * |
0.5 |
2430 |
43 |
70/75 |
12 |
20 |
| Myanmar [3] | 7 |
3.1 |
2300 |
78 |
58/62 |
118 |
43 |
| Philippines [4] | 21 |
15.2 |
2060 |
56 |
67/71 |
40 |
30 |
| Thailand [4] | 21 |
12.2 |
2880 |
49 |
70/75 |
33 |
… |
| Viet Nam [4] | 22 |
16.5 |
2120 |
76 |
66/71 |
42 |
40 |
| South Asia | 23 |
294.2 |
2778 |
||||
| Bangladesh [5] | 38 |
46.8 |
2890 |
84 |
58/59 |
96 |
56 |
| India [4] | 21 |
207.6 |
2830 |
64 |
62/64 |
83 |
… |
| Nepal [4] | 28 |
6.2 |
2390 |
80 |
58/58 |
107 |
57 |
| Pakistan [4] | 20 |
28.9 |
2440 |
57 |
61/63 |
120 |
38 |
| Sri Lanka [4] | 25 |
4.5 |
2410 |
56 |
71/76 |
18 |
38 |
| LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | 11 |
54.9 |
2683 |
||||
| North America | 5 |
5.1 |
2420 |
||||
| Mexico [3] | 5 |
5.1 |
2420 |
47 |
69/75 |
35 |
… |
| Caribbean | 31 |
9.6 |
2333 |
||||
| Cuba [4] | 19 |
2.1 |
2270 |
42 |
… |
… |
… |
| Dominican Rep [4] | 28 |
2.2 |
1840 |
32 |
69/73 |
47 |
6 |
| Haiti [5] | 62 |
4.8 |
2660 |
56 |
51/56 |
116 |
28 |
| Jamaica [3] | 10 |
0.2 |
2690 |
40 |
73/77 |
24 |
10 |
| Trinidad & Tobago [3] | 13 |
0.2 |
2750 |
39 |
… |
… |
… |
REGION, SUB-REGION, COUNTRY |
Proportion of population under-nourished 1996-98 (%) |
Number of under-nourished 1996-98
(million) |
Average per capita dietary energy supply (DES) 1996-98 (kcal/day) |
Share of cereals and roots/ tubers in total DES+ (%) |
Life expectancy at birth (years) 1998 M /F |
Under five mortality rate per 1,000 1998 |
Prevalence of child malnutrition 1992-98 (% children <5years) |
| Central America | 20 |
6.6 |
2387 |
||||
| Costa Rica [3] | 6 |
0.2 |
2540 |
35 |
74/79 |
15 |
5 |
| El Salvador [3] | 11 |
0.6 |
2180 |
57 |
67/72 |
36 |
11 |
| Guatemala [4] | 24 |
2.5 |
2340 |
57 |
61/67 |
52 |
27 |
| Honduras [4] | 22 |
1.3 |
2190 |
46 |
67/72 |
46 |
25 |
| Nicaragua [4] | 31 |
1.5 |
2450 |
54 |
66/71 |
42 |
12 |
| Panama [4] | 16 |
0.4 |
3130 |
40 |
72/76 |
25 |
6 |
| South America | 10 |
33.6 |
2809 |
||||
| Argentina [1] | * |
0.4 |
3150 |
35 |
70/77 |
22 |
2 |
| Bolivia [4] | 23 |
1.8 |
2200 |
48 |
60/64 |
78 |
8 |
| Brazil [3] | 10 |
15.9 |
2960 |
35 |
63/71 |
40 |
6 |
| Chile [2] | 4 |
0.6 |
2820 |
42 |
72/78 |
12 |
1 |
| Colombia [3] | 13 |
5.2 |
2580 |
40 |
67/73 |
28 |
8 |
| Ecuador [3] | 5 |
0.5 |
2710 |
38 |
68/73 |
37 |
… |
| Guyana [3] | 18 |
0.2 |
2450 |
52 |
… |
… |
… |
| Paraguay [3] | 13 |
0.7 |
2570 |
42 |
68/72 |
27 |
… |
| Peru [3] | 18 |
4.4 |
2390 |
51 |
66/71 |
47 |
8 |
| Suriname [3] | 10 |
0.0 |
2640 |
44 |
… |
… |
… |
| Uruguay [2] | 4 |
0.1 |
2810 |
34 |
70/78 |
19 |
4 |
| Venezuela [3] | 16 |
3.7 |
2360 |
39 |
70/76 |
25 |
5 |
| NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | 10 |
35.9 |
2907 |
||||
| Near East | 13 |
30.3 |
2738 |
||||
| Afghanistan [5] | 70 |
14.6 |
1620 |
82 |
… |
… |
… |
| Iran [3] | 6 |
4.1 |
2830 |
56 |
70/76 |
33 |
16 |
| Iraq [3] | 17 |
3.5 |
2340 |
58 |
… |
… |
… |
| Jordan [3] | 5 |
0.2 |
2790 |
54 |
69/73 |
31 |
5 |
| Kuwait [2] | 4 |
0.1 |
3050 |
39 |
74/80 |
13 |
2 |
| Lebanon [1] | * |
0.1 |
3270 |
39 |
68/72 |
30 |
3 |
| Saudi Arabia [2] | 3 |
0.6 |
2860 |
49 |
70/74 |
26 |
… |
| Syria [1] | * |
0.2 |
3350 |
55 |
67/72 |
32 |
13 |
| Turkey [1] | * |
1.2 |
3500 |
51 |
67/72 |
42 |
10 |
| United Arab Em [1] | * |
0.0 |
3370 |
35 |
… |
… |
… |
| Yemen [5] | 35 |
5.7 |
2050 |
69 |
55/56 |
96 |
46 |
| North Africa | 4 |
5.6 |
3180 |
||||
| Algeria [3] | 5 |
1.4 |
2980 |
62 |
69/72 |
40 |
13 |
| Egypt [2] | 4 |
2.6 |
3280 |
67 |
65/68 |
59 |
12 |
| Libya [1] | * |
0.0 |
3250 |
48 |
… |
… |
… |
REGION, SUB-REGION, COUNTRY |
Proportion of population under-nourished 1996-98 (%) |
Number of under-nourished
(million) |
Average per capita dietary energy supply (DES) 1996-98 (kcal/day) |
Share of cereals and roots/ tubers in total DES+ (%) |
Life expectancy at birth (years) 1998 M /F |
Under five mortality rate per 1,000 1998 |
Prevalence of child malnutrition 1992-98 (% children <5years) |
| Morocco [3] | 5 |
1.4 |
3130 |
63 |
65/69 |
61 |
10 |
| Tunisia [1] | * |
0.1 |
3260 |
55 |
70/74 |
32 |
9 |
| SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA | 34 |
185.9 |
2205 |
||||
| Central Africa | 50 |
38.5 |
1898 |
||||
| Cameroon [4] | 29 |
4.1 |
2190 |
57 |
53/56 |
150 |
22 |
| Central African Rep [5] | 41 |
1.4 |
2000 |
54 |
43/46 |
162 |
23 |
| Chad [5] | 38 |
2.7 |
2070 |
63 |
47/50 |
172 |
39 |
| Congo, Dem R [5] | 61 |
29.3 |
1750 |
75 |
49/52 |
141 |
34 |
| Congo, Rep [4] | 32 |
0.9 |
2170 |
62 |
46/51 |
143 |
… |
| Gabon [3] | 8 |
0.1 |
2540 |
47 |
… |
… |
… |
| East Africa | 42 |
79.9 |
2010 |
||||
| Burundi [5] | 68 |
4.3 |
1640 |
47 |
41/44 |
196 |
… |
| Eritrea [5] | 65 |
2.2 |
1650 |
78 |
49/52 |
90 |
44 |
| Ethiopia [5] | 49 |
28.4 |
1850 |
79 |
42/44 |
173 |
48 |
| Kenya [5] | 43 |
12.2 |
1970 |
61 |
50/52 |
124 |
23 |
| Rwanda [5] | 39 |
2.3 |
2030 |
46 |
40/42 |
205 |
29 |
| Somalia [5] | 75 |
6.6 |
1550 |
35 |
… |
… |
… |
| Sudan [3] | 18 |
5.1 |
2430 |
57 |
… |
… |
… |
| Tanzania [5] | 41 |
12.7 |
2000 |
68 |
46/48 |
136 |
31 |
| Uganda [4] | 30 |
6.0 |
2140 |
42 |
42/41 |
170 |
26 |
| Southern Africa | 42 |
34.5 |
2024 |
||||
| Angola [5] | 43 |
5.0 |
1910 |
66 |
45/48 |
204 |
… |
| Botswana [4] | 27 |
0.4 |
2210 |
50 |
45/47 |
105 |
… |
| Lesotho [4] | 29 |
0.6 |
2230 |
80 |
54/57 |
144 |
16 |
| Madagascar [5] | 40 |
5.8 |
2010 |
74 |
56/59 |
146 |
40 |
| Malawi [4] | 32 |
3.2 |
2170 |
74 |
42/42 |
229 |
30 |
| Mauritius [2] | 6 |
0.1 |
2940 |
46 |
… |
… |
… |
| Mozambique [5] | 58 |
10.7 |
1860 |
79 |
44/47 |
213 |
26 |
| Namibia [4] | 31 |
0.5 |
2130 |
66 |
54/55 |
112 |
26 |
| Swaziland [3] | 14 |
0.1 |
2490 |
50 |
… |
… |
… |
| Zambia [5] | 45 |
3.9 |
1960 |
79 |
43/43 |
192 |
24 |
| Zimbabwe [5] | 37 |
4.2 |
2140 |
63 |
50/52 |
125 |
16 |
| West Africa | 16 |
33.0 |
2570 |
||||
| Benin [3] | 14 |
0.8 |
2540 |
74 |
52/55 |
140 |
29 |
| Burkina Faso [4] | 32 |
3.5 |
2160 |
75 |
43/45 |
210 |
33 |
| Côte d'Ivoire [3] | 14 |
1.9 |
2610 |
66 |
46/47 |
143 |
24 |
| Gambia [3] | 16 |
0.2 |
2520 |
56 |
… |
… |
… |
REGION, SUB-REGION, COUNTRY |
Proportion of population under-nourished 1996-98 (%) |
Number of under-nourished
(million) |
Average per capita dietary energy supply (DES) 1996-98 (kcal/day) |
Share of cereals and roots/ tubers in total DES+ (%) |
Life expectancy at birth (years) 1998 M /F |
Under five mortality rate per 1,000 1998 |
Prevalence of child malnutrition 1992-98 (% children <5years) |
| Ghana [3] | 10 |
1.9 |
2670 |
75 |
58/62 |
96 |
27 |
| Guinea [4] | 29 |
2.1 |
2310 |
58 |
46/47 |
184 |
… |
| Liberia [5] | 46 |
1.1 |
2000 |
60 |
… |
… |
… |
| Mali [4] | 32 |
3.4 |
2150 |
73 |
49/52 |
218 |
27 |
| Mauritania [3] | 13 |
0.3 |
2630 |
56 |
52/55 |
140 |
23 |
| Niger [5] | 46 |
4.5 |
1940 |
74 |
44/48 |
250 |
50 |
| Nigeria [3] | 8 |
8.6 |
2760 |
64 |
52/55 |
119 |
39 |
| Senegal [4] | 23 |
2.0 |
2290 |
59 |
51/54 |
121 |
22 |
| Sierra Leone [5] | 43 |
1.9 |
2050 |
63 |
36/39 |
283 |
… |
| Togo [3] | 18 |
0.8 |
2460 |
77 |
47/50 |
144 |
25 |
| COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION | 6 |
26.4 |
2890 |
||||
| COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES | 8 |
22.8 |
2776 |
||||
| Armenia [4] | 21 |
0.7 |
2350 |
61 |
71/78 |
18 |
3 |
| Azerbaijan [4] | 32 |
2.4 |
2190 |
69 |
68/75 |
21 |
10 |
| Belarus [1] | * |
0.1 |
3160 |
47 |
63/74 |
14 |
… |
| Estonia [3] | 6 |
0.1 |
2950 |
44 |
64/75 |
12 |
… |
| Georgia [4] | 23 |
1.2 |
2320 |
67 |
69/77 |
20 |
… |
| Kazakhstan [3] | 5 |
0.7 |
2860 |
63 |
59/70 |
29 |
8 |
| Kyrgyzstan [3] | 17 |
0.8 |
2490 |
65 |
63/71 |
41 |
11 |
| Latvia [2] | 4 |
0.1 |
2930 |
43 |
64/76 |
19 |
… |
| Lithuania [1] | * |
0.1 |
3110 |
53 |
67/77 |
12 |
… |
| Moldova Rep [3] | 11 |
0.5 |
2690 |
52 |
63/70 |
22 |
… |
| Russian Fed [3] | 6 |
8.6 |
2840 |
49 |
61/73 |
20 |
3 |
| Tajikistan [4] | 32 |
1.9 |
2160 |
70 |
66/71 |
33 |
… |
| Turkmenistan [3] | 10 |
0.4 |
2620 |
58 |
63/70 |
44 |
… |
| Ukraine [3] | 5 |
2.6 |
2830 |
53 |
62/73 |
17 |
… |
| Uzbekistan [3] | 11 |
2.6 |
2550 |
59 |
66/73 |
29 |
… |
| EASTERN EUROPE | 3 |
3.6 |
3165 |
||||
| Albania [2] | 3 |
0.1 |
3030 |
53 |
69/75 |
31 |
8 |
| Bosnia Herzegovina [3] | 10 |
0.4 |
2660 |
67 |
… |
… |
… |
| Bulgaria [3] | 13 |
1.1 |
2700 |
41 |
67/75 |
15 |
… |
| Croatia [3] | 12 |
0.5 |
2610 |
38 |
69/77 |
10 |
1 |
| Czech Rep [1] | * |
0.1 |
3280 |
33 |
71/78 |
6 |
1 |
| Hungary [1] | * |
0.1 |
3350 |
29 |
66/75 |
12 |
… |
| Macedonia [3] | 7 |
0.1 |
2790 |
45 |
70/75 |
18 |
… |
| Poland [1] | * |
0.3 |
3330 |
42 |
69/77 |
11 |
… |
REGION, SUB-REGION, COUNTRY |
Proportion of population under-nourished 1996-98 (%) |
Number of under-nourished
(million) |
Average per capita dietary energy supply (DES) 1996-98 (kcal/day) |
Share of cereals and roots/ tubers in total DES+ (%) |
Life expectancy at birth (years) 1998 M /F |
Under five mortality rate per 1,000 1998 |
Prevalence of child malnutrition
(% children <5years) |
| Romania [1] | * |
0.3 |
3280 |
54 |
66/73 |
25 |
6 |
| Slovakia [2] | 4 |
0.2 |
2960 |
34 |
69/77 |
10 |
… |
| Slovenia [2] | 3 |
0.1 |
2970 |
40 |
71/79 |
7 |
… |
| Yugoslavia [2] | 3 |
0.3 |
3040 |
32 |
… |
… |
… |
| NOTES: TABLE 1 Figure in brackets [ ] denotes prevalence category, i.e. proportion of the population undernourished in 1996-98. Category [1] <2.5% undernourished [2] 2.5-4% undernourished [3] 5-19% undernourished [4] 20-34% undernourished [5] = or > 35% undernourished * : percentage of undernourished below 2.5% +: High values of DES indicate low diet diversification and vice versa …: Data unavailable |
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| SOURCES: Average dietary energy supply (DES) FAO estimates. Share of cereals and roots and tubers in total DES: FAO estimates Change in prevalence: FAO estimates. Prevalence of Child malnutrition: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2000 Edition. Under-5 mortality rate: World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2000 Edition . Life expectancy at birth. World Bank, World Development Indicators, 2000 Edition |
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PRODUCTION |
UTILIZATION a |
TRADE b |
CHANGE IN STOCKS c |
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TOTAL |
FOOD |
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1998 |
1999 |
2000 f'cast |
1998/99 |
1999/2000 |
2000/01 f'cast |
1998/99 |
1999/2000 |
2000/01 f'cast |
1998/99 |
1999/2000 |
2000/01 |
1998/99 |
1999/2000 |
2000/01 f'cast |
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( ………………………………….million tonnes…………………………………) |
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| BY COMMODITY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Staples d | 2063 | 2052 | 2023 | 2034 | 2066 | 2075 | 1032 | 1053 | 1066 | 225 | 244 | 242 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Cereals e | 1901 | 1887 | 1854 | 1872 | 1901 | 1907 | 942 | 960 | 971 | 216 | 235 | 233 | 25.8 | -7.0 | -48.4 | ||||||||||||||
| Wheat | 598 | 591 | 585 | 591 | 597 | 601 | 415 | 422 | 426 | 99 | 109 | 107 | 5.5 | -3.5 | -13.9 | ||||||||||||||
| Rice (milled) | 390 | 408 | 399 | 390 | 405 | 408 | 346 | 356 | 360 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 3.3 | 5.4 | -8.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Coarse Grains | 912 | 887 | 870 | 891 | 898 | 898 | 180 | 182 | 185 | 93 | 104 | 104 | 17.0 | -8.9 | -26.20 | ||||||||||||||
| Roots and Tubers f | 162 | 165 | 169 | 162 | 165 | 169 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Meat | 223 | 229 | 233 | 222 | 229 | 233 | 222 | 229 | 233 | 15 | 17 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oils and Fats g/h | 111 | 115 | 116 | 109 | 115 | 117 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 1.50 | 0.2 | -1.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Milk I | 558 | 566 | 576 | 558 | 566 | 576 | 461 | 468 | 477 | 35 | 36 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
| STAPLES BY COUNTRY GROUPS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Developed countries | 905 | 892 | 901 | 786 | 790 | 796 | 186 | 186 | 189 | 60 | 67 | 68 | 6.8 | -10.5 | -6.7 | ||||||||||||||
| Developing countries | 1158 | 1160 | 1122 | 1248 | 1275 | 1279 | 846 | 867 | 877 | 165 | 177 | 174 | 19 | 3.5 | -41.7 | ||||||||||||||
| LIFDC | 896 | 905 | 864 | 939 | 956 | 957 | 682 | 696 | 703 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 16.7 | 2.9 | -38.8 | ||||||||||||||
| LIFDC< j | 265 | 269 | 267 | 318 | 328 | 330 | 247 | 255 | 259 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 5.2 | -2.0 | -3.5 | ||||||||||||||
| a. Utilization refers to the marketing year following production. For meat, milk, roots and tubers it is the calendar year of the first year shown. b. The trade year is a split year for wheat, coarse grains, oils and fats and a calendar year for the other commodities (first year shown). c. The change between opening and ending stocks during the crop season. d. Includes cereals, roots and tubers. e. Cereals include rice converted from paddy to milled basis. |
f. In grain equivalent g. For oils and fats, the data refer to the split years 1997/98, 1998/99 and 1999/2000. h. Trade is defined as the sum of trade in oil and the oil equivalent of oilseeds. i. Trade is in milk equivalent. j. Excluding India and China. |
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11 Source : FAO (totals computed from unrounded data)
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