World Bank Document

Daily calorie supply
Population per:
per capita
As percentage
Physician
Nursing person Total of requirement
1965a 1980a 1965a 1980 1982 1982
65 Paraguay 1,840 1,310 1,550 1,100 2,820 122
66 Ecuador 3,020 760 2,320 570 2,072 91
67 Colombia 2,530 1,710 890 800 2,551 110
68 Angola 12,000 . 3,820 . 2,041 87
69 Cuba 19150 720 820 370 2,997 130
70 Korea, Dem. Rep. . 430 . . 3,051 130
71 Lebanon 1,240 540 2,500 730 3,000 121
72 Mongolia 710 450 310 240 2,798 115
Upper middle-income 2,507 w 2,018 w 2,076 w 995 w 2,880 w 119 w
73 Jordan 4.670 900 1,810 1,990 2,882 117
74 SyrianArabRep. 4,050 2,240
75 Malaysia 6,220 ..
11,760
1,320
1,390
940
3,040
2,688
123
120
76 Chile 2,080 1,930 600 450 2,669 109
77 Brazil 2,180 .. 1,550 . 2,623 110
78 Korea, Rep. of
79 Argentina
2,740
640
1,440
430
2,990
610
350 2,936
3,363
125
127
80 Panama 2,170 980 680 420 2,498 108
81 Portugal 1,170 540 1,320 660 3,176 130
82 Mexico 2,060 .. 950 .. 2,976 128
83 Algera 8,400 2,630 11,770 740 2,639 110
84 SouthAfrica 2.140 . 530 .. 2,840 116
85 Uruguay 870 540 590 190 2,754 103
86 Yugoslavia 1,190 550 850 280 3,642 143
87 Venezuela 1,270 990 560 380 2,557 104
88 Greece 710 430 790 600 3,554 142
89 Israel 410 370 300 130 3,059 119
90 Hong Kong 2,400 1,210 1,220 790 2,774 121
91 Singapore 1,910 1,150 600 320 2,954 128
92 Trinidad and Tobago 3,820 1,360 560 380 3,083 127
93 Iran, Islamic Rep.
94 Iraq
3,770
4.970
6,090
1,800
4,170
2,910
2,520
2,160
2,855
2,840
119
118
High-income
oil exporters 8,774 w 1,360 w 4,582 w 836 w 3,271 w
95 Oman 23,790 1,900 6,380 500
96 Libya 3,970 730 850 400 3,581 152
97 SauodArabia 9,400 1,670 6,060 1,170 3,111 129
98 Kuwait 830 570 270 180 3,423
99 United Arab Emirates .. 910 .. 340 3,591
Industrial market
economies 752 o' 554 w 302 w 180 w 3,400 w 133 w
100 Spain 810 450 1,770 330 3,341 136
101 Ireland 960 780 170 120 4,054 162
102 Italy 590 340 .. 3,520 140
103 New Zealand
104 Belgium
820
690
640
400
980
590
120
120
3,549
3,743
134
142
105 United Kingdom 860 650 200 140 3,232 128
106 Austria 550 400 470 230 3,524 134
107 Netherands 860 540 130 3,563 133
108 Japan 930 780 240 240 2,891 124
109 France 810 580 300 120 3,572 142
110 Finland 1,280 530 160 100 3,098 114
111 Germany, Fed. Rep 630 450 350 170 3,382 127
112 Australia 720 560 110 120 3,189 120
113 Denmark 740 480 190 210 4.023 150
114 Canada 770 550 130 90 3,428 129
115 Sweden 910 490 90 60 3,224 120
116 Norway 790 520 340 90 3,184 119
117 United States 670 520 120 140 3,616 137
118 Switzerland 750 410 340 160 3,451 128
East European
nonmarket economies 564 w 345 w 300 w 130 w 3,419 w 133 w
119 Hungary 630 400 240 150 3,520 134
120 Albania 2,100 550 2,907 121
121 Bulgaria 600 410 410 190 3,711 148
122 Czechoslovakia 540 360 200 130 3,613 146
123 German Dem. Rep. 870 520 .. 3,787 145
124 Poland 800 570 410 240 3,288 126
125 Romania 740 680 400 270 3,348 126
126 USSR 480 270 280 100 3,400 132
a. Figures n ital cs are for years other than those specified See the technical notes
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