II.B.2. Counting The: Malnourished

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II.B.2.

Counting the Malnourished

HOW MANY HUNGRY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES?


Poor1
# and (%) below $1.08 per person per day

Hungry2
# and (%) undernourished

1979-81 1987 1990-92 1998-2000

(# in millions) _____ 1,183 (28%) 1,276 (29%) 1,198 2,801A (56%) (24%)

920 (28%) _____ 819 (20%) 799 (17%)

1. Source: Chen, S. and M. Ravaillion. 2000. How Did the Worlds Poorest Fare in the 1990s. W.B. 2. Source: FAO. 2002. The State of Food Insecurity in the World.

A. Upper Poverty line = $ of 2/person/day

HOW MANY MALNOURISHED CHILDREN?


Total Population1 (1997-1999) All Developing Countries South Asia (India, Pakistan, Nepal,) East Asia (China,) Africa (Sub-Saharan) Latin American + Caribbean
Sources: 1. FAO 2. IFPRI (Smith, Haddad, 2000).

Children: less than 5 years old2 (1995) 31% 49%

17% 24%

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10% 34% 17%

23% 31% 10%

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?


2000
Malaysia Thailand China India Pakistan Uganda Botswana Kenya Tanzania Nigeria Burkina Faso Mali Niger Ethiopia Chile Mexico Brazil Kazakhstan
Source: FAO. 2002.

Life Expectancy at Birth

Under 5 Mortality (deaths/1000 births)

73 69 70 63 63 43 39 47 44 47 44 42 46 42 76 73 68 65
Male Female

9 29 40 96 110 188* 101 120 165 184 198 233 270 174 12 30 38 75

High Income
Source: WB. 2000/2001

75

81

Calories, developing countries

Uganda, calories

Calories, developing, +Uganda

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