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APPENDIX: Some indicators of malnutrition, poverty and hunger as mentioned in the text above

(Source: CFS, 2001; CIA, 2002; BWI, 2003; CIDA, 2003; FAO/GIEWS, 2003; Fishstat, 2001; UNICEF, 2003).

GENERAL DATA ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Country
(* aquaculture prod.; LIFDCs in bold)

Area

Population

Projected pop. change

Fertility rate

Life expectancy at birth

Child rate of mortality (% age <5)
2000

Aquaculture Production tonnes
2001

1000 km²

millions mid 2002

%
2002-2050

2000

male
2002

female
2002

Angola

1247

12.7

319

7.2

44

47

29.5

0

Benin

112.6

6.6

173

5.9

53

56

15.4

0

Botswana

600

1.6

-27

4.2

39

40

10.1

0

Burkina Faso*

274

12.6

172

6.9

46

47

19.8

5

Burundi*

27.8

6.7

202

6.8

46

41

19

100

Cameroon*

475.4

16.2

114

4.9

54

56

15.4

50

Cape Verde

4

0.5

81

3.4

66

72

4

0

Central Afr. Rep.*

623

3.6

75

5.1

42

46

18

125

Chad

1300

9

270

6.7

49

53

19.8

0

Comoros

2230

0.6

199

5.2

54

59

8.2

0

Congo, Dem. Rep.*

2300

55.2

229

6.7

47

51

20.7

400

Congo, Rep.*

342

3.2

235

6.3

49

53

10.8

200

Côte d’Ivoire*

322.5

16.8

112

4.9

44

47

17.3

1025

Dijbouti

23.2

0.7

64

6

42

44

14.6

0

Equatorial Guinea

28.1

0.5

185

5.9

49

53

15.6

0

Eritrea

117.6

4.5

198

5.5

53

58

11.4

0

Ethiopia*

1100

67.7

155

6.8

51

53

17.4

5

Gabon*

267.7

1.2

47

5.4

49

51

9

102

Gambia*

11.3

1.5

186

5

51

55

12.8

1

Ghana*

238.5

20.2

58

4.4

56

59

10.2

6000

Guinea*

245.9

8.4

147

6.1

47

48

17.5

5

Guinea-Bissau

36.1

1.3

161

6

43

46

21.5

0

Kenya*

580.4

31.1

20

4.4

47

49

12

1009

Lesotho*

30

2.2

29

4.7

50

52

13.3

8

Liberia*

111.4

3.3

204

6.8

49

52

23.5

14

Madagascar*

587

16.9

178

5.9

53

57

13.9

7749

Malawi*

118

10.9

38

6.6

37

38

18.8

568

Mali*

1200

11.3

221

7

46

48

23.3

35

Mauritania

1000

2.6

175

6

53

55

18.3

0

Mauritius*

2

1.2

22

2

68

75

2

59

Mozambique*

802

19.6

17

6.1

38

37

20

5

Namibia*

824.3

1.8

35

5.1

44

41

6.9

70

Niger*

1300

11.6

346

8

45

46

27

21

Nigeria*

923.8

129.9

134

5.7

52

52

18.4

24398

Rwanda*

26.3

7.4

20

6

39

40

18.7

435

Senegal*

196.7

9.9

129

5.4

52

55

13.9

151

Sierra Leone*

71.7

5.6

166

6.5

38

40

31.6

30

Somalia

637.7

7.8

229

7.3

45

48

22.5

0

South Africa*

1221

43.6

-25

3

50

52

7

4329

Sudan*

2500

32.6

95

4.7

55

57

10.8

1000

Swaziland*

17

1.1

80

4.6

40

41

14.2

72

Tanzania*

945

37.2

137

5.3

51

53

16.5

7300

Togo*

56.8

5.3

84

5.6

53

57

14.2

120

Uganda*

241

24.7

241

7.1

42

44

12.7

2360

Zambia*

753

10

104

5.9

37

37

20.2

4200

Zimbabwe*

391

12.3

-18

4.8

39

36

11.7

200

Sub-Saharan Africa

24300

693

132

5.7

52

54

17.5

62151

UK* (for comparison)

242.9

60.2

9

1.7

75

80

0.6

170516

CURRENT FOOD SUPPLY AND EFFECTS OF HUNGER IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Country
(*aquaculture prod.; LIFDCs in bold)

Per capita food supply

Cereal share of total calories

Undernourished population

Proportion of children

underweight

stunted

wasting

DES kcal/day

Food production

%

%

millions

(% age <5)

2000

2000

2003

1998-2000

1995-2000

Angola

1.9

103.8

32

50

6.3

-

-

-

Benin

2.6

123.1

36

13

0.8

29

25

14

Botswana

2.3

76.9

51

25

0.4

13

23

5

Burkina Faso*

2.3

106.2

75

23

2.6

34

37

13

Burundi*

1.6

82.2

16

69

4.3

45

57

8

Cameroon*

2.3

100.4

43

25

3.6

21

35

5

Cape Verde

3.3

105.8

50

-

-

14

16

6

Central Afr. Rep.*

1.9

107.2

22

44

1.6

24

39

9

Chad

2.0

94.7

54

32

2.5

28

28

12

Comoros

1.8

87.1

44

-

-

25

42

12

Congo, Dem. Rep.*

1.5

57.7

18

73

36.4

34

45

10

Congo, Rep.*

2.2

92.6

30

32

0.9

14

19

4

Côte d’Ivoire*

2.6

100.6

41

15

2.3

21

22

10

Dijbouti

2.1

69.7

53

-

-

18

26

13

Equatorial Guinea

-

74.5

15

-

-

-

-

-

Eritrea

1.7

102.2

79

58

2

44

38

16

Ethiopia*

2.0

102.5

68

44

27.1

47

51

11

Gabon*

2.6

88.7

26

8

0.1

-

-

-

Gambia*

2.5

104.1

55

21

0.3

17

19

9

Ghana*

2.7

134.5

28

12

2.2

25

26

10

Guinea*

2.4

119

44

32

2.6

23

26

9

Guinea-Bissau

2.3

111.3

58

-

-

23

28

10

Kenya*

2.0

80.4

50

44

13.2

23

37

6

Lesotho*

2.3

102.2

78

26

0.5

16

44

5

Liberia*

2.1

92.9

39

39

1

20

37

3

Madagascar*

2.0

76.7

53

40

6.2

33

49

14

Malawi*

2.2

119.2

58

33

3.7

25

49

6

Mali*

2.4

102.1

73

20

2.3

43

-

-

Mauritania

2.6

81

54

12

0.3

23

44

7

Mauritius*

3.0

96.4

45

5

0.1

16

10

15

Mozambique*

1.9

92

43

55

9.8

26

36

8

Namibia*

2.6

88.5

64

9

0.2

26

28

9

Niger*

2.1

101.1

69

36

3.8

40

40

14

Nigeria*

2.9

115.4

45

7

7.3

27

46

12

Rwanda*

2.1

91.2

17

40

2.8

29

43

7

Senegal*

2.3

103.2

61

25

2.3

18

19

8

Sierra Leone*

1.9

69

54

47

2

27

34

10

Somalia

1.6

81.7

34

71

6

26

23

17

South Africa*

2.9

84.5

54

-

-

-

25

-

Sudan*

2.3

128.7

56

21

6.5

17

-

-

Swaziland*

2.6

69.2

44

12

0.1

10

30

1

Tanzania*

1.9

76.8

51

47

16.2

29

44

5

Togo*

2.3

100.3

47

23

1

25

22

12

Uganda*

2.4

100.1

21

21

4.7

26

38

5

Zambia*

1.9

82.3

65

50

5.1

25

59

4

Zimbabwe *

2.1

92.4

58

38

4.7

13

27

6

Sub-Saharan Africa

2.2

98.4

47.2

33

195.9

30

41

10

UK* (for comparison)

3.3

86.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SITUATION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Country
(*aquaculture prod.; LIFDCs in bold)

Adult literacy rate
(% age >15)

Population below poverty line % 1984-2000

GNP per capita US$ 2000

GDP per capita % growth 1999-2000

External debt (US$) millions 2000

male
2000

female
2000

Angola

56

29

-

290

-0.8

10146

Benin

52.1

23.6

33

370

3.1

1598

Botswana

74.5

79.8

33.3

370

2.5

413

Burkina Faso*

33.9

14.1

61.2

3300

-0.4

1332

Burundi*

56.2

40.4

61.2

210

-1.6

1100

Cameroon*

82.4

69.5

40

110

2

9241

Cape Verde

84.5

65.7

-

580

-

-

Central Afr. Rep.*

59.7

34.9

66.6

-

1.1

872

Chad

51.6

34

64

280

-2.1

1116

Comoros

63.2

48.7

-

200

-

-

Congo, Dem. Rep.*

73.1

50.2

-

-

-

11645

Congo, Rep.*

87.5

74.4

-

570

4.9

4887

Côte d’Ivoire*

54.5

38.6

36.8

600

-4.9

12138

Dijbouti

75.6

54.4

-

-

-

-

Equatorial Guinea

92.5

74.4

-

-

-

-

Eritrea

67.3

44.5

53

170

-10.6

311

Ethiopia*

47.2

30.9

31.3

100

3

5481

Gabon*

80

62

-

3190

-0.6

3995

Gambia*

44

29.4

64

340

2.3

471

Ghana*

80.3

62.9

31.4

340

1.3

6657

Guinea*

50

22

40

450

-0.3

3388

Guinea-Bissau

54.4

23.3

48.7

180

5.2

942

Kenya*

88.9

76

42

350

-2.5

6295

Lesotho*

72.5

93.6

49.2

580

2.5

716

Liberia*

36

18

-

-

-

2032

Madagascar*

73.6

59.7

70

250

1.6

4701

Malawi*

74.5

46.5

54

170

-0.4

2716

Mali*

48.9

34.4

72.8

240

2.1

2956

Mauritania

50.7

30.1

57

370

1.7

2500

Mauritius*

87.8

81.3

10.6

3750

6.9

2374

Mozambique*

60.1

28.7

37.9

210

-0.7

7135

Namibia*

82.8

81.2

34.9

2030

1.6

-

Niger*

23.8

8.4

63

180

-3.2

1638

Nigeria*

72.4

55.7

34.1

260

1.3

34134

Rwanda*

73.7

60.2

51.2

230

3.1

1271

Senegal*

47.3

27.6

33.4

490

2.9

3372

Sierra Leone*

45.4

18.2

68

130

4.9

1273

Somalia

36

14

-

-

-

2561

South Africa*

86

84.6

11.5

3020

1.4

24861

Sudan*

69.5

46.3

-

310

6.4

15741

Swaziland*

80.8

78.6

40

1390

0

262

Tanzania*

83.9

66.5

41.6

270

2.7

7445

Togo*

72.4

42.5

32.3

290

-3.7

1435

Uganda*

77.5

56.8

55

300

0.8

3408

Zambia*

85.2

71.5

86

300

1.3

5730

Zimbabwe *

92.8

84.7

25.5

460

-6.7

4002

Sub-Saharan Africa

66.2

49.4

46.7

470

0.6

215794

UK* (for comparison)

99

99

-

24430

2.7

-


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