Table 5 The top 20 priority countries in terms of spatially referenced population data needs
From: The effects of spatial population dataset choice on estimates of population at risk of disease
Rank | Country | PPU | Population data year |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Iraq | 1,258,000 | 1985 |
2 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 347,000 | 1984 |
3 | Chad | 527,000 | 1990 |
4 | Syria | 1,241,000 | 1994 |
5 | Libya | 223,000 | 1984 |
6 | Cameroon | 255,000 | 1987 |
7 | Sudan | 358,000 | 1993 |
8 | Papua New Guinea | 241,000 | 1990 |
9 | United Arab Emirates | 399,000 | 1995 |
10 | Nigeria | 231,000 | 1991 |
11 | Togo | 216,000 | 1991 |
12 | Pakistan | 1,309,000 | 1998 |
13 | Egypt | 281,000 | 1996 |
14 | Iran | 260,000 | 1996 |
15 | Bhutan | 110,000 | 1985 |
16 | Algeria | 634,000 | 1998 |
17 | Guinea | 257,000 | 1996 |
18 | Uzbekistan | 118,000 | 1989 |
19 | Eritrea | 94,000 | 1984 |
20 | Senegal | 107,000 | 1985 |