COMCEC
I 2|p 1 Reducing Food Waste
In the OIC Member Countries
Turkey
Age groups Female Male Total
21-30 5% 12% 16%
31-40 11% 6% 18%
41-50 12% 10% 22%
51-60 15% 15% 29%
61-70 3% 12% 15%
Total 45% 55% 100%
Uzbekistan
Age group Female Male Total
22-30 25% 25% 50%
31-40 15% 10% 25%
41-50 15% 0% 15%
51-60 5% 5% 10%
Total 60% 40% 100%
In Afghanistan, almost all the person surveyed were male (90%) while in Benin almost all the
surveyed persons were women (95%). In Cameroon, 46% of the person interviewed were aged
from 17 to 30. In Saudi Arabia, the respondents aged between 31 and 40 represent the biggest
category (41%) while the age groups 24-30 and 51-60 represent the same percentage of
respondents (11%). In Senegal, all the persons surveyed who were between 31 and 40 are men
meanwhile all the all the persons surveyed in the age category 51-60 were women. In Turkey,
the respondents aged between 51 and 60 were the biggest group by 30%. The respondents aged
between 61 and 70 formed the smallest group by 15%. In Uzbekistan, half of the surveyed people
were less than 30 years old and a quarter were aged between 31 and 41% of the people surveyed
in the country were female, against 40% of male.
Table 36: Average number of members in the household
Afghanistan Benin Cameroon
Saudi
Arabia
Senegal Turkey Afghanistan
Average
number of
members
in the
household
10 5 8 5 13 4 5
In Afghanistan, the average number of members among the surveyed households was 10, they
were 5,2 in average in Benin, 8,42 in average in Cameroon, 4,6 in average in Saudi Arabia, 13,4
in average in Senegal, 3 or 4 in average in Turkey and 4 or 5 in average in Uzbekistan.
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