Table 1.
Sample Size, Weighted Percentage of Child Mortality, Underweight, Stunting, and Wasting by Countrya
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| Sample Size | No. (Weighted %) | Sample Size | No. (Weighted %) | Sample Size | No. (Weighted %) | Sample Size | No. (Weighted %) | |
| Pooled | 2 661 519 | 312 533 (11.7) | 587 096 | 126 235 (21.5) | 558 347 | 214 120 (38.3) | 568 609 | 50 682 (8.9) |
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| Armenia, 2000, 2005 | 20 812 | 1093 (5.3) | 2774 | 90 (3.4) | 2699 | 437 (17.2) | 2722 | 87 (3.4) |
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| Azerbaijan, 2006 | 13 095 | 949 (7.2) | 2032 | 167 (8.6) | 1879 | 502 (25.8) | 1906 | 116 (6.9) |
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| Bangladesh, 1999–00, 1996–97, 2004, 2007 | 87 963 | 10 689 (12.2) | 21 590 | 9442 (44.5) | 20 222 | 10 109 (50.8) | 20 531 | 3214 (15.9) |
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| Benin, 1996, 2001, 2006 | 82 123 | 12 072 (14.6) | 19 889 | 4247 (21.0) | 18 547 | 7566 (40.6) | 18 952 | 1837 (9.6) |
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| Bolivia, 1994, 1998, 2003 | 71 221 | 8473 (12.0) | 18 054 | 1286 (6.7) | 17 525 | 5975 (32.6) | 17 831 | 425 (2.2) |
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| Brazil, 1996 | 9338 | 663 (6.4) | 4161 | 204 (4.5) | 3936 | 579 (12.7) | 3962 | 106 (2.6) |
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| Burkina Faso, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2003 | 72 529 | 13 310 (19.0) | 17 752 | 5822 (33.2) | 16 618 | 6968 (43.1) | 16 836 | 3058 (18.0) |
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| Cambodia, 2000, 2005 | 8709 | 5140 (12.4) | 7282 | 2594 (34.0) | 6892 | 3285 (45.6) | 7034 | 849 (12.4) |
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| Cameroon, 1998, 2004 | 40 376 | 2659 (13.0) | 5010 | 736 (16.1) | 4758 | 1658 (35.4) | 4869 | 311 (6.9) |
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| Central African Republic, 1994–95 | 20 731 | 1152 (13.3) | 2322 | 537 (22.9) | 2224 | 881 (39.5) | 2298 | 205 (8.9) |
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| Chad, 1996–97, 2004 | 33 060 | 5526 (17.4) | 10 226 | 3365 (33.8) | 9687 | 4140 (44.5) | 9885 | 1624 (16.0) |
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| Colombia, 1995, 2000, 2005 | 84 513 | 3077 (3.5) | 20 457 | 1148 (5.4) | 20 244 | 3483 (17.1) | 20 599 | 346 (1.5) |
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| Comoros, 1996 | 3770 | 426 (11.3) | 944 | 208 (22.0) | 897 | 348 (38.8) | 924 | 101 (10.9) |
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| Congo (Brazaville), 2005 | 15 901 | 1585 (10.4) | 3941 | 440 (12.0) | 3728 | 1049 (29.7) | 3793 | 273 (7.3) |
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| Congo (DRC), 2007 | 13 975 | 2021 (14.1) | 3545 | 863 (24.9) | 3121 | 1392 (44.2) | 3178 | 306 (9.8) |
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| Côte d’Ivoire, 1994, 1998–99 | 20 504 | 2769 (14.2) | 4905 | 935 (19.9) | 4753 | 1436 (31.4) | 4878 | 464 (9.7) |
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| Dominican Republic, 1996 | 17 854 | 1333 (7.2) | 3701 | 224 (4.8) | 3614 | 582 (13.8) | 3646 | 82 (2.0) |
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| Egypt, 2000, 2005, 2008 | 161 282 | 13 251 (7.9) | 33 440 | 1848 (5.3) | 31 210 | 7808 (24.0) | 31 718 | 1507 (4.8) |
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| Ethiopia, 2000, 2005 | 61 055 | 10 819 (17.7) | 13 043 | 4912 (39.5) | 12 286 | 6340 (55.2) | 12 511 | 1678 (12.4) |
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| Gabon, 2000 | 9965 | 727 (7.3) | 3407 | 348 (8.8) | 3332 | 971 (25.7) | 3414 | 137 (4.1) |
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| Ghana, 1998, 2003, 2008 | 34 260 | 3901 (10.6) | 8399 | 1596 (18.1) | 7964 | 2624 (31.9) | 8103 | 747 (8.9) |
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| Guatemala, 1995, 1998–99 | 35 632 | 3222 (8.3) | 12 414 | 2885 (21.2) | 11 979 | 7247 (54.4) | 12 188 | 441 (3.5) |
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| Guinea, 1999, 2005 | 28 154 | 5396 (19.2) | 7070 | 1501 (21.5) | 6749 | 2414 (35.9) | 6761 | 688 (10.5) |
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| Haiti, 1994–95, 2000, 2005–06 | 45 839 | 6170 (13.8) | 10 795 | 1946 (17.5) | 10 509 | 3218 (30.0) | 10 705 | 778 (7.5) |
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| Honduras, 2005 | 48 181 | 2485 (4.9) | 9095 | 952 (8.5) | 8977 | 3207 (29.9) | 9119 | 128 (1.3) |
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| India, 1998–99, 2005–06 | 482 378 | 46 624 (10.7) | 68 597 | 26 810 (43.7) | 64 028 | 29 173 (49.0) | 65 487 | 11 844 (19.7) |
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| Jordan, 1997, 2002, 2007 | 60 789 | 2122 (3.3) | 15 130 | 826 (4.5) | 14 509 | 1914 (11.9) | 14 732 | 577 (3.6) |
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| Kazakhstan, 1995, 1999 | 10 421 | 635 (6.2) | 1302 | 72 (5.6) | 1268 | 220 (15.3) | 1294 | 61 (4.9) |
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| Kenya, 1993, 1998, 2003 | 49 232 | 4804 (9.8) | 14 345 | 2634 (18.2) | 13 605 | 5086 (37.8) | 13 858 | 943 (6.5) |
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| Kyrgyz Republic, 1997 | 8528 | 721 (8.9) | 960 | 78 (8.2) | 937 | 297 (32.4) | 964 | 36 (3.2) |
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| Lesotho, 2004 | 7158 | 671 (9.0) | 1429 | 265 (17.8) | 1323 | 586 (42.8) | 1342 | 67 (4.9) |
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| Liberia, 2007 | 21 116 | 3461 (17.2) | 4378 | 836 (18.7) | 4164 | 1598 (38.4) | 4259 | 312 (7.5) |
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| Madagascar, 1997, 2003–04 | 31 690 | 3697 (12.5) | 7547 | 2520 (35.8) | 7158 | 3674 (53.9) | 7354 | 904 (13.0) |
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| Malawi, 1992, 2000, 2004 | 83 720 | 15 349 (18.8) | 21 403 | 4094 (20.5) | 19 751 | 10 260 (53.3) | 20 135 | 1194 (6.3) |
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| Mali, 1995–96, 2001, 2006 | 117 084 | 25 751 (22.4) | 25 449 | 7876 (30.7) | 24 113 | 9554 (39.4) | 24 494 | 4095 (16.5) |
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| Moldova, 2005 | 9629 | 320 (3.4) | 1352 | 43 (3.4) | 1271 | 136 (10.7) | 1284 | 61 (4.6) |
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| Morocco, 2003–04 | 31 854 | 2644 (8.1) | 5544 | 596 (10.0) | 5233 | 1178 (21.9) | 5297 | 548 (10.0) |
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| Mozambique, 1997, 2003 | 47 010 | 8227 (18.4) | 11 401 | 2475 (23.5) | 10 949 | 4996 (46.5) | 11 196 | 721 (7.1) |
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| Namibia, 1992, 2006–07 | 27 742 | 2030 (7.1) | 6306 | 1225 (19.4) | 6135 | 1964 (31.7) | 6134 | 508 (8.2) |
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| Nepal, 1996, 2001, 2006 | 67 641 | 9068 (13.1) | 15 202 | 6185 (41.2) | 14 692 | 8068 (54.7) | 15 029 | 1848 (12.6) |
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| Nicaragua, 1997–98, 2001 | 66 125 | 4621 (6.8) | 12 826 | 1199 (9.4) | 12 239 | 3619 (27.9) | 12 425 | 312 (2.6) |
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| Niger, 1998, 2006 | 34 424 | 7691 (24.7) | 7628 | 2998 (42.5) | 7280 | 3484 (51.2) | 7516 | 1386 (19.3) |
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| Nigeria, 2003 | 21 764 | 4243 (20.5) | 4609 | 1228 (27.0) | 4232 | 1766 (43.0) | 4319 | 473 (11.3) |
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| Peru, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 | 136 166 | 12 555 (8.4) | 36 181 | 2712 (6.2) | 35 225 | 12 611 (32.3) | 35 730 | 599 (1.4) |
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| Rwanda, 2000, 2005 | 41 957 | 6980 (16.9) | 9791 | 1826 (19.0) | 9420 | 4509 (49.1) | 9582 | 638 (6.8) |
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| Senegal, 2005 | 12 131 | 1619 (12.9) | 2810 | 420 (14.1) | 2749 | 587 (20.2) | 2797 | 248 (8.4) |
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| Swaziland, 2006 | 10 853 | 911 (8.2) | 2032 | 109 (5.6) | 1960 | 524 (27.4) | 1994 | 48 (2.4) |
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| Tanzania, 1996, 2004–05 | 46 306 | 5890 (13.0) | 12 532 | 2686 (20.9) | 12 123 | 5540 (46.1) | 12 345 | 755 (5.6) |
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| Togo, 1998 | 14 506 | 2068 (13.9) | 3645 | 906 (23.4) | 3490 | 1134 (31.0) | 3608 | 530 (13.8) |
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| Turkey, 1993, 1998, 2003 | 24 143 | 1932 (8.0) | 10 118 | 630 (6.2) | 9719 | 1895 (18.9) | 9871 | 238 (2.5) |
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| Uganda, 1995, 2000–01, 2006 | 46 219 | 6604 (14.7) | 12 070 | 2225 (19.5) | 11 632 | 4893 (43.7) | 11 898 | 692 (6.0) |
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| Uzbekistan, 1996 | 9397 | 551 (5.6) | 1049 | 144 (15.0) | 916 | 300 (34.2) | 939 | 104 (12.3) |
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| Zambia, 1996, 2001–02, 2007 | 61 335 | 9065 (14.8) | 16 314 | 3210 (19.2) | 15 568 | 7696 (49.1) | 15 887 | 872 (5.4) |
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| Zimbabwe, 1994, 1999, 2005–06 | 39 359 | 2771 (7.0) | 8898 | 1111 (12.2) | 8308 | 2639 (31.5) | 8476 | 560 (6.5) |
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Tanzania refers to the United Republic of Tanzania and Guinea refers to the Republic of Guinea.