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The 2008 Global Hunger Index of developing and transitional countries has been published.
The annual survey, by the International Food Policy Research Institute in conjunction with Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide, ranks 88 countries on under-nourishment, prevalence of child malnutrition and rates of child mortality.
The higher the index score, the worse the performance.
GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX 2008Lowest index score = best
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Rank
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Country
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1990
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2008
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1
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Mauritius
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6.1
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5.0
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2
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Jamaica
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8.0
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5.1
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|
3
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Moldova
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n/a
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5.4
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4
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Cuba
|
7.3
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5.5
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5
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Peru
|
19.5
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5.6
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6
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Trinidad &Tobago
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8.0
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5.9
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|
7
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Algeria
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7.4
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6.0
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|
8
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Albania
|
10.5
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6.3
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9
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Turkmenistan
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n/a
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6.4
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10
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El Salvador
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9.7
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6.5
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10
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Malaysia
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9.5
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6.5
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10
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Morocco
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7.7
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6.5
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13
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Colombia
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9.6
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6.7
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14
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South Africa
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7.4
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6.9
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|
15
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China
|
11.6
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7.1
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16
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Fiji
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12.7
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7.3
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17
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Surinam
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10.7
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7.5
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18
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Gabon
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11.3
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7.6
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19
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Venezuela
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8.3
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7.7
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20
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Paraguay
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8.3
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7.9
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21
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Guyana
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14.6
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8.6
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22
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Panama
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10.1
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8.9
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23
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Thailand
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18.4
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9.9
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24
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Armenia
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n/a
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10.2
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25
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Azerbaijan
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n/a
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10.4
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26
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Uzbekistan
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n/a
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11.2
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27
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Indonesia
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16.0
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11.3
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28
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Honduras
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16.1
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11.4
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29
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Bolivia
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16.5
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11.7
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30
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Dominican Republic
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14.0
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12.0
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31
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Mongolia
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18.9
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12.1
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32
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Vietnam
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23.9
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12.6
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33
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Nicaragua
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16.4
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12.8
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34
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Ghana
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24.4
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13.9
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35
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Philippines
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18.9
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14.0
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36
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Lesotho
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14.2
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14.3
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36
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Namibia
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21.4
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14.3
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38
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Guatemala
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16.1
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14.6
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39
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Burma*
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18.7
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15.0
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39
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Sri Lanka
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19.1
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15.0
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41
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Benin
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22.8
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15.1
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42
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Ivory Coast
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19.4
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15.3
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43
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Senegal
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22.1
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15.4
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44
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Uganda
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19.9
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17.1
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45
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Gambia
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18.4
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17.3
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46
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Mauritania
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n/a
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17.6
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47
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Swaziland
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13.4
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17.7
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48
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Botswana
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16.7
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17.9
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49
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Togo
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23.0
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18.2
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50
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Nigeria
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23.7
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18.4
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50
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East Timor
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n/a
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18.4
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52
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Cameroon
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22.0
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18.7
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53
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North Korea*
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13.1
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18.8
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54
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Rep of Congo
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26.2
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19.1
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55
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Kenya
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23.5
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19.9
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56
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Sudan*
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24.5
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20.5
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57
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Laos
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28.1
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20.6
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57
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Nepal
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27.6
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20.6
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59
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Djibouti
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n/a
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20.9
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59
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Guinea
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29.3
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20.9
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61
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Pakistan
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25.3
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21.7
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62
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Malawi
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32.2
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21.8
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63
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Rwanda
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28.3
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22.3
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64
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Cambodia
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32.4
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23.2
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65
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Burkina Faso
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25.1
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23.5
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66
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India
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32.5
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23.7
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67
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Zimbabwe
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20.2
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23.8
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68
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Tanzania
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26.1
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24.2
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69
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Haiti
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35.9
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24.3
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70
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Bangladesh
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32.3
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25.2
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71
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Tajikstan
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n/a
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25.9
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72
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Mozambique
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40.9
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26.3
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73
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Mali
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29.6
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26.9
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74
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Guinea-Bissau
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23.0
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27.5
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75
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Central African Rep
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32.0
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28.0
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|
76
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Madagascar
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29.1
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28.8
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77
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Comoros
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26.4
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29.1
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78
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Zambia
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29.1
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29.2
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79
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Angola
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39.8
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29.5
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80
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Yemen
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30.7
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29.8
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81
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Chad
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37.5
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29.9
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82
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Ethiopia
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44.0
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31.0
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83
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Liberia
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27.3
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31.8
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84
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Sierra Leone
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32.4
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32.2
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85
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Niger
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38.0
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32.4
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86
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Burundi
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32.6
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38.3
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|
87
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Eritrea
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n/a
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39.0
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88
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DR Congo
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25.5
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42.7
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*Underlying data considered unreliable
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