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. 2008 Jul 22;84(Suppl_1):i42–i48. doi: 10.1136/sti.2008.029843

Table 2. Populations affected by conflict, disaster and displacement, central estimate by year.

Region Year
2003 2005 2006
Caribbean 240 000 4 500 000 50 000
East Asia 226 900 000 20 100 000 71 100 000
Eastern Europe and Central Asia 4 690 000 2 100 000 1 860 000
Latin America 5 670 000 6 800 000 4 600 000
North Africa and Middle East 9 150 000 7 300 000 5 800 000
North America 800 000 1 300 000 1 000 000
Oceania 100 000 100 000 120 000
South and South-East Asia 49 000 000 69 500 000 45 600 000
Sub-Saharan Africa 50 400 000 54 300 000 53 500 000
Western Europe 2 500 000 1 900 000 1 800 000
Global 349 539 000 167 995 000 185 503 000