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The World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region (SEAR) consists of 11 countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People’s Republic of (DPR) Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. These 11 countries’ population is close to 2001 million; roughly a quarter of the world’s population. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) group places these 11 countries in 3 regions, East Asia (one country), South-East Asia (six countries), and South Asia (four countries) (Table 1.1).
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Das, T., Nayar, P.D. (2021). The South-East Asia Region and Health Indicators. In: Das, T., Nayar, P.D. (eds) South-East Asia Eye Health. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3787-2_1
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