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Percent of Undernourished Populations, by Country

People whose food intake is chronically insufficient to meet their minimum energy requirements.

Country1990–
1991
2001–
2003
2002–
2004
Country1990–
1991
2001–
2003
2002–
2004
Eritrean.a. 73%75%Bangladesh35%30%30%
Congo, Dem. Rep. of the31%7274Armenian.a. 2924
Burundi486766Mongolia342827
Comoros476260Mali292829
Tajikistann.a. 6156Dominican Republic272729
Sierra Leone465051Nicaragua302727
Haiti654746Sudan312726
Zambia484746Gambia222729
Ethiopian.a. 4646Uzbekistann.a. 2625
Zimbabwe454547Djibouti532624
Mozambique664544Panama212523
Central African Republic504544Cameroon332526
Tanzania374444Togo332524
Madagascar353838Guinea392424
Angola583835Bolivia282323
Yemen343738Guatemala162322
Guinea-Bissau243739Namibia342324
Rwanda433633Pakistan242324
Congo543433Senegal232320
Malawi503435Sri Lanka282222
Cambodia433333Honduras232223
Chad583335Thailand302122
Niger413232Laos292119
Kenya393131India252020
Botswana233032Solomon Islands332021
NOTE: n.a. = not available.
Source: Human Development Report, 2007, United Nations. Web: hdr.undp.org.

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