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Per Capita Income. A related indicator to employment is the per capita income. In 2004,the average annual per capita income in 86 cities was P16,888. Such was way below theLGPMS benchmark and MDG target average income of more than one dollar a day orabout P20,000 a year at an exchange rate of P 55 to a dollar. Urban centers in Luzon hadthe highest average per capita income of P21,800. The lowest, on the other hand, was inthe cities in the Visayas with P13,721. The urban centers in Mindanao had P15,138. Poorincome condition was prevalent in at least 55% of the 86 cities in the Philippines withaverage family earning of less than P19,999 (see Figure 19.2).Figure 19.2 Range of Per Capita Income in 86 Cities, PY 200490,00080,00070,000Income Per Capita60,00050,00040,00030,00020,00010,000-Number of CitiesTarget: Reduce by 50% the number of underweight children below five years oldMalnutrition Rate. The proportion of malnourished children aged zero to five wasestimated at nearly 13% in 116 cities (see Figure 19.3). Urban centers in the NLAQ hadthe lowest malnutrition rates at 9.25%. Both the 32 cities in the CP and the 27 urbancenters in the MSR registered malnutrition rates of around 14%, while those in theMLUB had a little more than 13%.In the next decade, the target for the LGUs is to reduce the malnutrition rate to at least6%, which is attainable considering the performance levels in terms of the productivityand capacities of the cities in the localization of the MDGs.STATE OF CITIES OF THE PHILIPPINES 153Administrative Capacities, Productivity and Development Conditions