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DEFINITION
Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
Education Statistics > Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) (most recent) by country
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Countries
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Amount
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Date
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# 1
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Bangladesh: |
391.303 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 2
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Burkina Faso: |
383.116 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 3
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Niger: |
380.389 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 4
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Mali: |
376.19 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 5
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Iraq: |
358.266 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 6
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Gambia, The: |
351.256 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 7
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Morocco: |
344.449 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 8
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Comoros: |
336.136 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 9
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Pakistan: |
327.908 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 10
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Mauritania: |
327.63 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 11
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Ethiopia: |
309.178 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 12
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Nepal: |
308.926 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 13
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Senegal: |
308.056 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 14
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Haiti: |
297.111 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 15
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Mozambique: |
296.9 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 16
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Egypt: |
282.943 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 17
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Guinea-Bissau: |
279.559 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 18
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Benin: |
277.956 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 19
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Côte d'Ivoire: |
277.035 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 20
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Central African Republic: |
277.014 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 21
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India: |
272.119 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 22
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Chad: |
265.063 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 23
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Liberia: |
263.244 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 24
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Burundi: |
257.508 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 25
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Yemen: |
256.821 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 26
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Eritrea: |
241.668 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 27
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Sudan: |
225.446 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 28
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Nicaragua: |
204.63 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 29
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Algeria: |
202.255 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 30
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Malawi: |
197.3 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 31
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Laos: |
196.912 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 32
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Papua New Guinea: |
186.202 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 33
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Tunisia: |
185.929 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 34
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Togo: |
184.502 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 35
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the: |
182.498 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 36
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Cambodia: |
179.769 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 37
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Guatemala: |
173.389 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 38
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Madagascar: |
170.304 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 39
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Nigeria: |
162.063 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 40
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Djibouti: |
156.896 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 41
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Rwanda: |
156.834 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 42
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Oman: |
154.412 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 43
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Iran: |
152.435 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 44
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Cameroon: |
147.62 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 45
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Ghana: |
147.352 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 46
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Uganda: |
144.983 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 47
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Honduras: |
138.373 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 48
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Syria: |
137.389 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 49
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Cape Verde: |
136.869 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 50
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El Salvador: |
129.725 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 51
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Tanzania: |
125.961 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 52
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Saudi Arabia: |
125.694 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 53
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Libya: |
118.287 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 54
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United Arab Emirates: |
115.046 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 55
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Lesotho: |
107.557 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 56
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Kuwait: |
105.574 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 57
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Mauritius: |
105.495 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 58
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Botswana: |
105.388 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 59
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Qatar: |
104.332 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 60
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Zambia: |
101.433 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 61
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China: |
101.426 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 62
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Albania: |
99.493 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 63
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Dominican Republic: |
99.153 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 64
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Burma: |
98.451 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 65
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Swaziland: |
93.53 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 66
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Turkey: |
93.455 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 67
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South Africa: |
88.454 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 68
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Kenya: |
85.762 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 69
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Namibia: |
84.392 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 70
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Jamaica: |
84.36 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 71
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Brazil: |
84.349 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 72
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Indonesia: |
84.077 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 73
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Lebanon: |
83.318 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 74
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Equatorial Guinea: |
82.928 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 75
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Réunion: |
81.174 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 76
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Bolivia: |
79.115 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 77
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Bahrain: |
76.927 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 78
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Congo, Republic of the: |
75.664 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 79
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Malaysia: |
71.347 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 80
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Peru: |
61.631 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 81
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Sri Lanka: |
58.329 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 82
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Malta: |
57.702 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 83
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Mexico: |
55.874 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 84
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Brunei: |
55.656 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 85
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Singapore: |
55.29 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 86
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Portugal: |
54.104 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 87
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Jordan: |
54.086 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 88
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Zimbabwe: |
53.743 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 89
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Ecuador: |
53.201 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 90
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Hong Kong: |
52.829 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 91
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Colombia: |
52.385 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 92
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Panama: |
50.046 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 93
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Vietnam: |
48.488 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 94
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Puerto Rico: |
45.411 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 95
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Macau: |
44.463 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 96
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Venezuela: |
44.243 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 97
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Fiji: |
42.702 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 98
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Paraguay: |
38.996 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 99
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Belize: |
32.883 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 100
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Bahamas, The: |
31.165 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 101
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Netherlands Antilles: |
30.755 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 102
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Israel: |
30.749 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 103
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Thailand: |
30.476 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 104
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Costa Rica: |
28.685 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 105
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Philippines: |
28.169 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 106
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Chile: |
27.327 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 107
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Cuba: |
24.011 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 108
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Argentina: |
21.573 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 109
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Cyprus: |
21.031 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 110
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Greece: |
20.756 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 111
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Uruguay: |
17.133 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 112
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Spain: |
17.101 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 113
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Martinique: |
16.433 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 114
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Maldives: |
15.318 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 115
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Korea, South: |
15.135 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 116
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Romania: |
13.812 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 117
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Armenia: |
13.499 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 118
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Croatia: |
12.562 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 119
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Italy: |
11.9 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 120
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Bulgaria: |
11.479 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 121
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Trinidad and Tobago: |
11.331 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 122
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Mongolia: |
10.163 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 123
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Guyana: |
8.945 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 124
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Moldova: |
7.291 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 125
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Samoa: |
6.58 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 126
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Hungary: |
5.074 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 127
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Uzbekistan: |
4.713 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 128
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Kazakhstan: |
4.252 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 129
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Tajikistan: |
3.975 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 130
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Lithuania: |
3.416 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 131
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Russia: |
3.287 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 132
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Ukraine: |
2.934 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 133
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Slovenia: |
2.906 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 134
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Belarus: |
2.593 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 135
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Barbados: |
2.237 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 136
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Poland: |
2.063 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 137
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Estonia: |
1.847 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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# 138
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Latvia: |
1.763 per 1,000 people |
2003  |
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Weighted average: |
118.8 per 1,000 people |
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DEFINITION: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population
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