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Afghanistan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Albania 2005 19.1 31.8 23.9 43.6 8.6 40.9 12.2 2.1 19.5 34.7 10.4 2.5
Algeria 2003 .. 35.2 .. 27.3 .. 44.8 .. 21.6 51.3 11.5 25.5 12.9
Angola .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Argentina .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Armenia 2005 12.2 20.1 12.4 47.5 2.3 38.4 10.4 4.4 20.8 3.2 2.3 2.9
Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Austria .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Azerbaijan 2005 2.9 21.3 4.4 30.8 2.4 22.9 16.6 1.6 7.0 4.9 1.8 1.5
Bangladesh 2000 45.4 57.9 .. 83.0 39.4 35.8 4.6 11.5 45.7 73.2 19.8 10.8
Belarus 2005 23.4 6.6 3.0 33.4 2.9 20.4 8.3 4.4 22.5 0.9 6.6 3.4
Belgium .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Benin .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Bolivia 2004 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9.3 .. .. .. ..
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005 35.1 24.7 21.5 41.6 19.9 15.6 9.5 2.6 25.8 8.2 3.6 3.2
Botswana .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Brazil 2003 75.9 67.2 32.8 39.6 52.2 84.5 9.4 13.8 71.7 20.3 39.6 56.9
Bulgaria 2005 27.6 19.0 17.2 56.7 11.5 20.4 7.4 2.9 22.0 6.4 10.4 7.8
Burkina Faso .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Burundi .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Cambodia 2003 40.1 55.9 31.4 61.0 41.7 18.6 14.6 .. 9.9 12.7 6.6 5.9
Cameroon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Central African Republic .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chad .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Chile .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
China 2002 32.9 27.3 .. 17.5 20.0 36.8 12.6 7.9 22.3 29.7 30.7 20.7
Hong Kong, China .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Colombia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Congo, Dem. Rep. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Congo, Rep. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Costa Rica .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Côte d’Ivoire   .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Croatia 2005 17.9 18.5 29.3 26.0 3.9 12.0 7.5 3.7 12.7 2.1 7.2 3.0
Cuba   .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Czech Republic 2005 22.0 20.5 25.2 53.1 15.8 59.1 7.1 5.1 17.4 15.5 12.5 15.6
Denmark .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Dominican Republic   .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ecuador 2003 60.7 49.2 34.1 70.8 27.8 38.1 17.7 16.4 42.2 28.3 22.3 14.1
Egypt, Arab Rep. 2004 65.8 51.3 27.4 .. .. 81.8 .. 9.9 39.0 26.5 29.8 28.1
El Salvador 2004 28.4 35.1 16.4 46.6 49.0 22.6 9.3 6.2 29.6 21.5 20.0 3.9
Eritrea 2002 31.5 2.7 .. .. 1.3 31.1 5.9 9.1 53.7 38.2 41.0 5.2
Estonia 2005 5.3 4.3 2.0 29.6 1.9 3.0 5.7 1.9 6.1 3.3 7.1 18.8
Ethiopia 2002 39.3 39.0 .. .. 9.5 73.6 5.7 13.5 40.2 42.5 17.9 4.6
Finland .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
France .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Gabon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Gambia, The   .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Georgia 2005 45.2 20.1 13.5 29.0 24.5 35.7 12.2 2.8 25.4 33.5 14.1 7.6
Germany 2005 5.8 3.9 2.3 10.3 1.9 29.6 3.5 5.7 16.7 1.0 6.9 9.6
Ghana .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Greece 2005 9.3 10.0 4.7 18.2 5.2 27.5 8.4 5.9 16.3 4.6 8.6 7.7
Guatemala 2003 66.4 80.9 31.2 71.3 80.4 56.5 17.4 9.3 38.7 26.6 31.4 16.7
Guinea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Guinea-Bissau .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Haiti   .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Honduras 2003 47.0 62.8 21.8 56.1 60.9 35.6 14.2 5.1 55.4 36.4 26.4 14.2
Hungary 2005 26.3 9.4 7.4 49.8 5.6 50.6 8.3 7.7 27.9 2.1 12.9 10.3
India 2003 20.9 37.4 .. 29.4 15.6 27.9 15.3 6.7 19.2 28.9 12.5 16.7
Indonesia 2004 48.2 41.5 24.7 40.8 22.0 29.5 14.6 5.8 23.0 22.3 18.9 25.9
Iran, Islamic Rep. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Iraq .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ireland 2005 5.6 3.0 2.8 28.3 4.8 17.4 5.8 3.3 9.0