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National Performance Gaps:
% of under-five children underweight

                              GNP               % of under-five
                           per capita        children underweight
                            ($) 1993      Actual  Expected  Difference
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Guinea-Bissau                 220            23      38      15
Lesotho                       660            16      31      15
Uganda                        190            23      38      15
Tanzania                      100            29      43      14
Zimbabwe                      540            12      23      11
Kenya                         270            22      32      10
Sierra Leone                  140            29      37       8
Cote d'Ivoire                 630            12      19       7
Malawi                        220            27      34       7
Zambia                        370            25      31       6
Cameroon                      770            14      19       5
Rwanda                        200            29      33       4
Togo                          330            24      26       2
Burkina Faso                  300            30      31       1
Senegal                       730            20      21       1
Ghana                         430            27      27       0
Mali                          300            31      30      -1
Botswana                     2590            15      13      -2
Burundi                       180            38      36      -2
Ethiopia                      100            48      43      -5
Niger                         270            36      31      -5
Nigeria                       310            36      31      -5
Madagascar                    240            39      33      -6
Congo                         920            24      17      -7
Mauritius                    2980            24      14     -10
Namibia                      1660            26      15     -11
Mauritania                    510            48      24     -24
Angola                        700             -       -       -
Benin                         420             -       -       -
Central African Rep.          390             -       -       -
Chad                          200             -       -       -
Eritrea                       110             -       -       -
Gabon                        4050             -       -       -
Guinea                        510             -       -       -
Liberia                       450             -       -       -
Mozambique                     80             -       -       -
Somalia                       150             -       -       -
South Africa                 2900             -       -       -
Zaire                         230             -       -       -

                              GNP               % of under-five
                           per capita        children underweight
                            ($) 1993      Actual  Expected  Difference
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Middle East & North Africa
Egypt                         660             9      23      14
Jordan                       1190             9      18       9
Morocco                      1030             9      18       9
Sudan                         420            20      27       7
Algeria                      1650             9      14       5
Tunisia                      1780            10      15       5
Iraq                         1500            12      15       3
Turkey                       2120            10      12       2
Kuwait                      23350             6       3      -3
Yemen                         520            30      25      -5
Iran                         2200             -       -       -
Lebanon                      2150             -       -       -
Libya                        5310             -       -       -
Oman                         5600             -       -       -
Saudi Arabia                 7510             -       -       -
Syria                        1160             -       -       -
U. Arab Emirates            22470             -       -       -

                              GNP               % of under-five
                           per capita        children underweight
                            ($) 1993      Actual  Expected  Difference
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South Asia
Bhutan                        170            38      37      -1
Pakistan                      430            40      27     -13
Sri Lanka                     600            38      23     -15
Bangladesh                    220            66      35     -31
India                         290            69      31     -38
Afghanistan                   280             -       -       -
Nepal                         160             -       -       -

                              GNP               % of under-five
                           per capita        children underweight
                            ($) 1993      Actual  Expected  Difference
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East Asia & Pacific
China                         490            17      31      14
Mongolia                      400            12      21       9
Myanmar                       220            32      34       2
Lao Rep.                      290            37      34      -3
Cambodia                      200            40      36      -4
Thailand                     2040            26      17      -9
Viet Nam                      170            42      33      -9
Malaysia                     3160            23      10     -13
Philippines                   830            34      21     -13
Indonesia                     730            40      25     -15
Papua New Guinea             1120            35      19     -16
Hong Kong                   17860             -       -       -
Korea, Dem.                   970             -       -       -
Korea, Rep.                  7670             -       -       -
Singapore                   19310             -       -       -

                              GNP               % of under-five
                           per capita        children underweight
                            ($) 1993      Actual  Expected  Difference
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Latin America & Caribbean
Paraguay                     1500             4      16      12
Nicaragua                     360            11      22      11
Chile                        3070             3      13      10
Costa Rica                   2160             6      15       9
Dominican Rep.               1080            10      19       9
Jamaica                      1390             7      16       9
Peru                         1490            11      19       8
Colombia                     1400            10      16       6
Bolivia                       770            16      21       5
Venezuela                    2840             6      11       5
Brazil                       3020             7      10       3
El Salvador                  1320            15      18       3
Honduras                      580            21      24       3
Uruguay                      3910             7      10       3
Ecuador                      1170            17      19       2
Haiti                         370            27      28       1
Trinidad/Tobago              3730             7       8       1
Mexico                       3750            14      10      -4
Panama                       2580            16      12      -4
Guatemala                    1110            34      19     -15
Argentina                    7290             -       -       -
Cuba                         1170             -       -       -

                              GNP               % of under-five
                           per capita        children underweight
                            ($) 1993      Actual  Expected  Difference
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Industrialized Countries
Australia                   17510             -       -       -
Austria                     23120             -       -       -
Belgium                     21210             -       -       -
Canada                      20670             -       -       -
Denmark                     26510             -       -       -
Finland                     18970             -       -       -
France                      22360             -       -       -
Germany                     23560             -       -       -
Greece                       7390             -       -       -
Ireland                     12580             -       -       -
Israel                      13760             -       -       -
Italy                       19620             -       -       -
Japan                       31450             -       -       -
Netherlands                 20710             -       -       -
New Zealand                 12900             -       -       -
Norway                      26340             -       -       -
Portugal                     7890             -       -       -
Spain                       13650             -       -       -
Sweden                      24830             -       -       -
Switzerland                 36410             -       -       -
United Kingdom              17970             -       -       -
United States               24750             -       -       -

                              GNP               % of under-five
                           per capita        children underweight
                            ($) 1993      Actual  Expected  Difference
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Countries in Transition
Albania                       340             -       -       -
Armenia                       660             -       -       -
Azerbaijan                    730             -       -       -
Belarus                      2840             -       -       -
Bosnia/Herzegovina              *             -       -       -
Bulgaria                     1160             -       -       -
Croatia                        **             -       -       -
Czech Rep.                   2730             -       -       -
Estonia                      3040             -       -       -
Georgia                       560             -       -       -
Hungary                      3330             -       -       -
Kazakhstan                   1540             -       -       -
Kyrgyzstan                    830             -       -       -
Latvia                       2030             -       -       -
Lithuania                    1310             -       -       -
Macedonia                     780             -       -       -
Moldova                      1180             -       -       -
Poland                       2270             -       -       -
Romania                      1120             -       -       -
Russian Fed.                 2350             -       -       -
Slovakia                     1900             -       -       -
Slovenia                     6310             -       -       -
Tajikistan                    470             -       -       -
Turkmenistan                 1230             -       -       -
Ukraine                      1910             -       -       -
Uzbekistan                    960             -       -       -
Yugoslavia                     **             -       -       -
* GNP estimated range $695 or less. ** GNP estimated range $696 - $2785.
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