Table 3
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Number of People Living on Less than $1/day |
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|
1981 |
1990 |
1999 |
2001 |
East Asia & Pacific |
796 |
472 |
282 |
271 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
164 |
227 |
294 |
313 |
Source: World Development Indicators, 2005, Table 2.5, “Poverty” http://devdata.worldbank.org/wdi2005/Section2.htm (September 25, 2006)