2003 was just 0.4 percent a year against the world's 2.1 percent. UNICEF also noted that between 1990 and 2002, 43 percent of the population of sub-Saharan Africa were forced to live on less than $1 a day -- more than double the world average. The next highest percentage was Asia where 32 percent of the population were living on under $1 a day.
