People > Widows > Proportion of age group > Rural > Women > Aged above 59: Countries Compared
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DEFINITION:
Percent of population that is widowed by age group, gender and urban / rural status.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Egypt | 66.8% | 1996 | ||
2 | Mauritius | 64.2% | 2000 | ||
3 | Niger | 63.7% | 1988 | ||
4 | Mongolia | 61.1% | 2000 | ||
5 | Kazakhstan | 57.4% | 1999 | ||
6 | Uzbekistan | 56.9% | 1989 | ||
7 | Hungary | 56.2% | 2004 | ||
8 | Slovakia | 55.9% | 2001 | ||
9 | Soviet Union | 55.3% | 1989 | ||
=10 | South Korea | 55.2% | 2000 | ||
=10 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.2% | 1999 | ||
12 | Zimbabwe | 55% | 2002 | ||
13 | Senegal | 54.2% | 1993 | ||
14 | Tajikistan | 54% | 1989 | ||
15 | New Caledonia | 53.9% | 1989 | ||
16 | Burundi | 53.8% | 1988 | ||
17 | India | 53.7% | 1991 | ||
18 | Moldova | 53.6% | 1989 | ||
19 | Morocco | 53.5% | 1994 | ||
20 | Czech Republic | 53% | 2001 | ||
=21 | Russia | 52.9% | 2002 | ||
=21 | Uganda | 52.9% | 1991 | ||
=23 | Vietnam | 52.8% | 1999 | ||
=23 | Sudan | 52.8% | 1993 | ||
25 | Poland | 52.6% | 2002 | ||
26 | Croatia | 52.5% | 2001 | ||
27 | Ukraine | 52.4% | 2001 | ||
28 | Algeria | 52.2% | 1987 | ||
29 | Ethiopia | 51.8% | 1994 | ||
30 | Indonesia | 51.7% | 2000 | ||
31 | Burma | 51.6% | 1991 | ||
32 | Malaysia | 51.2% | 1991 | ||
33 | Belarus | 50.7% | 1999 | ||
34 | Azerbaijan | 50.4% | 1999 | ||
35 | Iraq | 50.2% | 1997 | ||
36 | Romania | 49.6% | 2002 | ||
37 | Lithuania | 49.5% | 2001 | ||
38 | Mozambique | 48.1% | 1997 | ||
=39 | Nepal | 47.6% | 1991 | ||
=39 | Hong Kong | 47.6% | 1986 | ||
=41 | Pakistan | 47.2% | 2003 | ||
=41 | Jordan | 47.2% | 1993 | ||
43 | Guatemala | 47% | 1990 | ||
44 | Cambodia | 46.4% | 2004 | ||
=45 | Estonia | 45.7% | 2000 | ||
=45 | Mali | 45.7% | 1987 | ||
47 | Nigeria | 45.1% | 1991 | ||
=48 | Serbia and Montenegro | 44.9% | 2002 | ||
=48 | Serbia | 44.9% | 2002 | ||
50 | Gabon | 44.4% | 1993 | ||
51 | Ireland | 44.3% | 1996 | ||
52 | Zambia | 44.2% | 2000 | ||
53 | China | 43.7% | 2000 | ||
54 | Tunisia | 43.2% | 1994 | ||
55 | Slovenia | 43.1% | 2004 | ||
56 | Thailand | 42.8% | 2000 | ||
57 | Japan | 42.6% | 1995 | ||
=58 | Iran | 42.3% | 1996 | ||
=58 | Central African Republic | 42.3% | 1988 | ||
60 | Austria | 41.9% | 2001 | ||
61 | Greenland | 41.5% | 2000 | ||
62 | Brunei | 40.9% | 2001 | ||
63 | Norway | 40.3% | 2001 | ||
64 | Malawi | 40.1% | 1987 | ||
=65 | Maldives | 39.9% | 1995 | ||
=65 | Fiji | 39.9% | 1986 | ||
67 | Ghana | 39.8% | 2000 | ||
68 | Nicaragua | 39.6% | 2003 | ||
=69 | Finland | 39% | 2004 | ||
=69 | France | 39% | 1999 | ||
71 | Israel | 38.9% | 2004 | ||
72 | Turkey | 38.6% | 2000 | ||
73 | Mexico | 38.5% | 2003 | ||
74 | Switzerland | 38.4% | 2000 | ||
75 | Armenia | 38.3% | 2001 | ||
76 | Bolivia | 38% | 2001 | ||
77 | Netherlands | 37.4% | 2002 | ||
78 | Puerto Rico | 37% | 2000 | ||
79 | Portugal | 36.4% | 2001 | ||
80 | Colombia | 36.3% | 1993 | ||
81 | Latvia | 36% | 2000 | ||
82 | South Africa | 35.9% | 1996 | ||
=83 | El Salvador | 35.2% | 1992 | ||
=83 | Burkina Faso | 35.2% | 1991 | ||
85 | Chile | 35% | 1992 | ||
86 | Greece | 34.6% | 2001 | ||
87 | Brazil | 34.4% | 1991 | ||
88 | Uruguay | 34.2% | 1996 | ||
89 | Jamaica | 33.9% | 2001 | ||
90 | Cyprus | 33.7% | 2001 | ||
91 | Sweden | 33.1% | 1990 | ||
92 | Dominican Republic | 32.7% | 1993 | ||
93 | New Zealand | 31.8% | 1991 | ||
=94 | Canada | 31.7% | 2001 | ||
=94 | Panama | 31.7% | 1990 | ||
96 | Namibia | 30.7% | 1991 | ||
97 | Costa Rica | 30.4% | 2003 | ||
98 | Ecuador | 29.3% | 2001 | ||
99 | Paraguay | 28.6% | 2002 | ||
100 | Venezuela | 28.5% | 1990 | ||
101 | Cuba | 28.4% | 2002 | ||
102 | Belize | 28.3% | 1991 | ||
103 | Australia | 28.1% | 2001 | ||
104 | The Gambia | 27.3% | 1993 | ||
105 | Cape Verde | 27.1% | 1990 | ||
106 | Haiti | 26.7% | 1996 | ||
107 | Iceland | 26.4% | 2003 | ||
108 | Swaziland | 23.5% | 1991 | ||
109 | Yemen | 2.4% | 1994 | ||
110 | Bulgaria | 1.3% | 2001 |