§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the percentage change was between 1990 and 2003 in the numbers of underweight children under five years of age in each country covered by the millennium development goals. [149065]
§ Hilary BennThe information readily accessible refers to the percentage of children in developing countries aged under five who are seriously underweight. The data are not collected on an annual basis and very few countries have data more recent than 2000. The table sets out the information on the prevalence of child malnutrition by country for the year which most closely approximates to 1990 and 20001. Where the reference year is different from these two dates this is specified. The final column sets out the difference in percentage points between the two statistics.
1 Countries without any internationally comparable data have been excluded from the table.
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Percentage of underweight children (weight for. age) Country 1990 Year 2000 Year Change over period where
appropriate
(percentage
points)
Afghanistan 1— 49 1997 Albania 8 1998 14 -6 Algeria 9 1992 6 3 Angola 1— 41 1996 Argentine Republic 2 1994 5 1996 -3 Armenia 3 1998 3 0 Azerbaijan 10 1996 17 -7 Bangladesh 66 48 18 Belize 6 1992 1— Benin 29 1996 23 2001 6 Bhutan 1— 19 1999 Bolivia 11 8 1998 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1— 4 Botswana 17 1996 13 4 Brazil 1— 6 1996 Burkina Faso 33 1993 34 1999 -1 1402W
Percentage of underweight children (weight for. age) Country 1990 Year 2000 Year Change over period where
appropriate
(percentage
points)
Burma 32 43 1995 -11 Burundi 1— 45 Cambodia 47 1996 45 2 Cameroon 15 1991 22 1998 -7 Cape Verde 14 1994 1— Central African Republic 23 1995 1— Chad 39 1997 28 11 Chile 2 1993 1 1999 1 China 17 1992 10 7 Colombia 8 1995 7 1 Comoros 19 1992 25 -6 Congo (Dem. Rep.) 34 95 1— Costa Rica 3 5 1996 -2 Cote d'Ivoire 24 1994 21 1999 3 Croatia 1 1994 1 1996 0 Czech Republic 1 1991 1— Djibouti 1— 18 1996 Dominican Republic 10 1991 5 5 Ecuador 1— 14 1998 Egypt 10 4 6 El Salvador 11 1993 2 1998 -1 Equatorial Guinea 1— 1— Eritrea 41 1993 44 1995 -3 Estonia 1— 1— Ethiopia 48 1992 47 1 Fiji 8 1993 1— Gabon 1— 12 Gambia 26 1996 17 9 Georgia 1— 3 1999 Ghana 27 1994 25 1999 2 Guatemala 27 1995 24 1999 3 Guinea 23 1999 33 -10 Guinea-Bissau 1— 25 Guyana 18 1993 12 1997 6 Haiti 27 17 10 Honduras 18 1992 17 2001 1 India 64 53 1993 11 Indonesia 34 1995 25 9 Iran 16 1995 11 1998 5 Iraq 12 1991 1— Jamaica 5 1991 4 1999 1 Jordan 6 5 1997 1 Kazakhstan 8 1995 4 1999 4 Kenya 23 1993 22 1998 1 Korea Dem. Rep. (North) 1— 28 Kuwait 1 2 1997 Kyrgyzstan 1— 11 1997 Laos 44 1993 40 4 Lebanon 1— 3 1996 Lesotho 16 1992 18 -2 Libya 5 1995 1— Macedonia (FYR of) 1— 6 1999 Madagascar 41 1992 40 1997 1 Malawi 28 1992 25 3 Malaysia 25 20 1995 5 Maldives 39 1994 43 1995 -4 Mali 1— 27 1996 Mauritania 48 1991 32 16 Mauritius 15 1995 1— Mexico 17 1996 8 1999 9 Mongolia 12 1992 13 1999 -1 Morocco 10 1992 1— Mozambique 27 1995 26 1997 1 Namibia 26 1992 1— Nepal 49 1995 48 2001 1 Nicaragua 11 1993 12 1998 -1 Niger 43 1992 40 3 Nigeria 35 31 1999 4 Oman 24 1991 23 1995 1 Pakistan 40 1991 38 1995 2 Panama 6 1992 8 1997 -2 Paraguay 4 1— Peru 11 1992 7 4 Philippines 34 32 1998 2 Qatar 6 1995 1— Romania 6 1991 1— Russian Federation 4 1993 3 1995 1
Percentage of underweight children (weight for. age) Country 1990 Year 2000 Year Change over period where
appropriate
(percentage
points)
Rwanda 29 1992 24 5 Senegal 22 1992 18 4 Serbia and Montenegro 2 1996 2 0 Sierra Leone 29 27 2 Solomon Islands 1— 21 1997 Somalia 1— 26 South Africa 9 1995 1— Sri Lanka 38 1993 33 5 St. Vincent and Grenadines
1— 20 1996 Sudan 34 1993 11 23 Swaziland 1— 10 Syria 12 1993 13 1995 -1 Tanzania 29 1992 29 1999 0 Thailand 19 1993 18 1995 1 Togo 19 1996 25 1998 -6 Tunisia 9 1995 4 5 Turkey 10 1993 8 1998 2 Turkmenistan 1— 12 Uganda 26 1995 23 3 Ukraine 1— 3 United Arab Emirates 1— 7 1996 Uruguay 4 1993 1— Uzbekistan 1— 19 1996 Venezuela 8 4 4 Vietnam 41 1993 34 7 West Bank and Gaza 15 1995 1— Yemen 30 1992 46 1997 -16 Zambia 25 1992 24 1997 1 Zimbabwe 16 1994 13 1999 3 1 Not available Note:
Weight for age malnutrition is defined as the percentage of children under five whose weight for age are significantly below (in precise terms minus two standard deviations) the median for the international reference population of the same age group.
Source:
Statistics on International Development 2003