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Countries with the highest infant mortality rate
All data from the CIA World Factbook. Last updated Jan 25, 2010.
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This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. |
Rank |
country |
(deaths/1,000 live births)
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Date of Information |
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1 |
Angola |
180.21 |
2009 est.
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2 |
Sierra Leone |
154.43 |
2009 est.
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3 |
Afghanistan |
151.95 |
2009 est.
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4 |
Liberia |
138.24 |
2009 est.
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6 |
Somalia |
109.19 |
2009 est.
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7 |
Mozambique |
105.80 |
2009 est.
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9 |
Zambia |
101.20 |
2009 est.
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10 |
Guinea-Bissau |
99.82 |
2009 est.
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12 |
Djibouti |
97.51 |
2009 est.
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13 |
Nigeria |
94.35 |
2009 est.
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14 |
Malawi |
89.05 |
2009 est.
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15 |
Burkina Faso |
84.49 |
2009 est.
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17 |
Rwanda |
81.61 |
2009 est.
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18 |
Equatorial Guinea |
81.58 |
2009 est.
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19 |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
81.21 |
2009 est.
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20 |
Ethiopia |
80.80 |
2009 est.
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21 |
Central African Republic |
80.62 |
2009 est.
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22 |
Congo, Republic of the |
79.78 |
2009 est.
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24 |
Lesotho |
77.40 |
2009 est.
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25 |
Western Sahara |
69.66 |
2009 est.
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26 |
Tanzania |
69.28 |
2009 est.
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27 |
Swaziland |
68.63 |
2009 est.
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28 |
Cote d'Ivoire |
68.06 |
2009 est.
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29 |
Gambia, The |
67.33 |
2009 est.
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30 |
Comoros |
66.57 |
2009 est.
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31 |
Guinea |
65.22 |
2009 est.
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32 |
Pakistan |
65.14 |
2009 est.
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33 |
Uganda |
64.82 |
2009 est.
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35 |
Mauritania |
63.42 |
2009 est.
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36 |
Cameroon |
63.34 |
2009 est.
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38 |
Burundi |
59.64 |
2009 est.
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39 |
Bangladesh |
59.02 |
2009 est.
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40 |
Senegal |
58.94 |
2009 est.
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41 |
Mayotte |
56.29 |
2009 est.
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43 |
Cambodia |
54.79 |
2009 est.
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46 |
Azerbaijan |
54.60 |
2009 est.
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47 |
Madagascar |
54.20 |
2009 est.
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49 |
Korea, North |
51.34 |
2009 est.
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51 |
Vanuatu |
49.45 |
2009 est.
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52 |
Bhutan |
49.36 |
2009 est.
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55 |
Namibia |
45.51 |
2009 est.
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56 |
Turkmenistan |
45.36 |
2009 est.
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57 |
Papua New Guinea |
45.23 |
2009 est.
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58 |
Bolivia |
44.66 |
2009 est.
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59 |
South Africa |
44.42 |
2009 est.
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61 |
Kiribati |
43.48 |
2009 est.
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62 |
Eritrea |
43.33 |
2009 est.
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63 |
Cape Verde |
41.35 |
2009 est.
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64 |
Tajikistan |
41.03 |
2009 est.
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66 |
Timor-Leste |
40.65 |
2009 est.
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67 |
Mongolia |
39.88 |
2009 est.
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68 |
Sao Tome and Principe |
37.12 |
2009 est.
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69 |
Morocco |
36.88 |
2009 est.
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71 |
Zimbabwe |
32.31 |
2009 est.
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72 |
Kyrgyzstan |
31.26 |
2009 est.
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74 |
Indonesia |
29.97 |
2009 est.
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75 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
29.93 |
2009 est.
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76 |
Guyana |
29.65 |
2009 est.
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77 |
Maldives |
29.53 |
2009 est.
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79 |
Guatemala |
27.84 |
2009 est.
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80 |
Algeria |
27.73 |
2009 est.
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82 |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
26.10 |
2009 est.
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83 |
Dominican Republic |
25.96 |
2009 est.
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85 |
Turkey |
25.78 |
2009 est.
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86 |
Kazakhstan |
25.73 |
2009 est.
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87 |
Marshall Islands |
25.45 |
2009 est.
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88 |
Nicaragua |
25.02 |
2009 est.
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89 |
Paraguay |
24.68 |
2009 est.
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91 |
Honduras |
24.03 |
2009 est.
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92 |
Uzbekistan |
23.43 |
2009 est.
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93 |
Bahamas, The |
23.17 |
2009 est.
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94 |
Belize |
23.07 |
2009 est.
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95 |
Romania |
22.90 |
2009 est.
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96 |
Vietnam |
22.88 |
2009 est.
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97 |
Brazil |
22.58 |
2009 est.
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98 |
Tunisia |
22.57 |
2009 est.
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99 |
Lebanon |
21.82 |
2009 est.
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100 |
Venezuela |
21.54 |
2009 est.
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101 |
El Salvador |
21.52 |
2009 est.
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102 |
Libya |
21.05 |
2009 est.
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103 |
Ecuador |
20.90 |
2009 est.
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104 |
Philippines |
20.56 |
2009 est.
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105 |
China |
20.25 |
2009 est.
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106 |
Armenia |
20.21 |
2009 est.
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107 |
Solomon Islands |
19.03 |
2009 est.
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108 |
Colombia |
18.90 |
2009 est.
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109 |
Suriname |
18.81 |
2009 est.
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110 |
Albania |
18.62 |
2009 est.
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111 |
Sri Lanka |
18.57 |
2009 est.
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112 |
Tuvalu |
18.43 |
2009 est.
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113 |
Mexico |
18.42 |
2009 est.
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114 |
Gaza Strip |
18.35 |
2009 est.
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115 |
Bulgaria |
17.87 |
2009 est.
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116 |
Saint Helena |
17.63 |
2009 est.
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117 |
Thailand |
17.63 |
2009 est.
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118 |
Cook Islands |
16.90 |
2009 est.
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120 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
16.25 |
2009 est.
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121 |
Georgia |
16.22 |
2009 est.
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122 |
Montserrat |
16.08 |
2009 est.
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123 |
West Bank |
15.96 |
2009 est.
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124 |
Malaysia |
15.87 |
2009 est.
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125 |
Bahrain |
15.25 |
2009 est.
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126 |
Jamaica |
15.22 |
2009 est.
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127 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
15.14 |
2009 est.
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128 |
Jordan |
14.97 |
2009 est.
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129 |
British Virgin Islands |
14.65 |
2009 est.
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130 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
13.94 |
2009 est.
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131 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
13.89 |
2009 est.
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132 |
Aruba |
13.79 |
2009 est.
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133 |
Dominica |
13.65 |
2009 est.
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134 |
Saint Lucia |
13.43 |
2009 est.
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135 |
Grenada |
13.23 |
2009 est.
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136 |
Palau |
13.14 |
2009 est.
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137 |
Moldova |
13.13 |
2009 est.
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138 |
United Arab Emirates |
12.70 |
2009 est.
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139 |
Panama |
12.67 |
2009 est.
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140 |
Qatar |
12.66 |
2009 est.
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141 |
Botswana |
12.59 |
2009 est.
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142 |
Seychelles |
12.30 |
2009 est.
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143 |
Barbados |
12.29 |
2009 est.
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144 |
Brunei |
12.27 |
2009 est.
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145 |
Mauritius |
12.20 |
2009 est.
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147 |
Tonga |
11.58 |
2009 est.
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148 |
Saudi Arabia |
11.57 |
2009 est.
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149 |
Argentina |
11.44 |
2009 est.
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150 |
Uruguay |
11.32 |
2009 est.
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151 |
Greenland |
10.72 |
2009 est.
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152 |
Russia |
10.56 |
2009 est.
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153 |
American Samoa |
10.18 |
2009 est.
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155 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
9.10 |
2009 est.
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156 |
Netherlands Antilles |
9.09 |
2009 est.
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157 |
Macedonia |
9.01 |
2009 est.
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158 |
Ukraine |
8.98 |
2009 est.
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159 |
Kuwait |
8.96 |
2009 est.
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160 |
Costa Rica |
8.77 |
2009 est.
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161 |
Latvia |
8.77 |
2009 est.
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162 |
Puerto Rico |
8.42 |
2009 est.
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163 |
Hungary |
7.86 |
2009 est.
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165 |
Virgin Islands |
7.56 |
2009 est.
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166 |
French Polynesia |
7.55 |
2009 est.
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167 |
Estonia |
7.32 |
2009 est.
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168 |
New Caledonia |
7.05 |
2009 est.
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169 |
Cayman Islands |
6.94 |
2009 est.
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170 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
6.87 |
2009 est.
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171 |
Slovakia |
6.84 |
2009 est.
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172 |
Poland |
6.80 |
2009 est.
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173 |
Serbia |
6.75 |
2009 est.
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174 |
Cyprus |
6.60 |
2009 est.
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175 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
6.59 |
2009 est.
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176 |
Lithuania |
6.47 |
2009 est.
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177 |
Belarus |
6.43 |
2009 est.
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178 |
Croatia |
6.37 |
2009 est.
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179 |
Faroe Islands |
6.32 |
2009 est.
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180 |
United States |
6.26 |
2009 est.
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182 |
European Union |
5.72 |
2009 est.
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184 |
Isle of Man |
5.37 |
2009 est.
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185 |
Taiwan |
5.35 |
2009 est.
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186 |
San Marino |
5.34 |
2009 est.
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187 |
Greece |
5.16 |
2009 est.
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188 |
Ireland |
5.05 |
2009 est.
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189 |
Canada |
5.04 |
2009 est.
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190 |
Wallis and Futuna |
5.02 |
2009 est.
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191 |
Monaco |
5.00 |
2009 est.
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192 |
New Zealand |
4.92 |
2009 est.
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193 |
United Kingdom |
4.85 |
2009 est.
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194 |
Gibraltar |
4.83 |
2009 est.
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195 |
Portugal |
4.78 |
2009 est.
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196 |
Australia |
4.75 |
2009 est.
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197 |
Jersey |
4.73 |
2009 est.
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198 |
Netherlands |
4.73 |
2009 est.
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199 |
Luxembourg |
4.56 |
2009 est.
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200 |
Guernsey |
4.47 |
2009 est.
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201 |
Belgium |
4.44 |
2009 est.
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202 |
Austria |
4.42 |
2009 est.
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203 |
Denmark |
4.34 |
2009 est.
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204 |
Korea, South |
4.26 |
2009 est.
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205 |
Liechtenstein |
4.25 |
2009 est.
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206 |
Slovenia |
4.25 |
2009 est.
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207 |
Israel |
4.22 |
2009 est.
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209 |
Switzerland |
4.18 |
2009 est.
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210 |
Germany |
3.99 |
2009 est.
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211 |
Czech Republic |
3.79 |
2009 est.
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212 |
Andorra |
3.76 |
2009 est.
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214 |
Norway |
3.58 |
2009 est.
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215 |
Anguilla |
3.52 |
2009 est.
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216 |
Finland |
3.47 |
2009 est.
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217 |
France |
3.33 |
2009 est.
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218 |
Iceland |
3.23 |
2009 est.
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220 |
Hong Kong |
2.92 |
2009 est.
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222 |
Sweden |
2.75 |
2009 est.
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223 |
Bermuda |
2.46 |
2009 est.
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224 |
Singapore |
2.31 |
2009 est.
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Telephones - main lines in use
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Natural gas, Europe |
Natural gas Index |
Natural gas, US
Fertilizers: DAP |
Phosphate rock |
Pottasium chloride |
TSP |
Urea, E. Europe, bulk
Metals and Minerals Aluminum |
Copper |
Gold |
Iron ore |
Lead |
Nickel |
Silver |
Steel cr coilsheet |
Steel hr coilsheet |
Steel products (8) index |
Steel, rebar |
Steel wire rod |
Tin |
Zinc
Non Energy Commodities / Agriculture / Beverages: Cocoa |
Coffee, Arabica |
Coffee, robusta |
Tea, auctions (3), average |
Tea, Colombo auctions |
Tea, Kolkata auctions |
Tea, Mombasa auctions
Non Energy Commodities / Food / Fats and oils Coconut oil |
Copra |
Groundnut oil |
Palm oil |
Palmkernel oil |
Soybeans |
Soybean meal |
Soybean oil
Non Energy Commodities / Food / Grains Barley |
Maize |
Rice, Thailand, 5% |
Rice, Thailand, 25% |
Rice, Thailand, 35% |
Rice,Thai, A1.Special |
Sorghum |
Wheat, Canada |
Wheat, US, HRW |
Wheat US SRW
Non Energy Commodities / Food / Other food Bananas EU |
Bananas US |
Beef |
Chicken meat |
Fishmeal |
Lamb |
Oranges |
Shrimp, Mexico |
Sugar EU domestic |
Sugar US domestic |
Sugar, world
Raw Materials / Other Cotton Memphis |
Cotton A Index |
Rubber, Singapore |
Rubber, US
Raw Materials / Timber Logs, Cameroon |
Logs, Malaysia |
Plywood |
Sawnwood, Cameroon |
Sawnwood, Malaysia |
Woodpulp
World Bank commodity price indices Agriculture Index |
Beverages Index |
Non-energy Commodities Index |
Energy Index |
Fats and Oils Index |
Fertilizers Index |
Food Index |
Grains Index |
Metals Index |
Other raw materials index |
Other food index |
Raw Materials Index |
Timber Index |
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