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Statistics
International
Death Rates
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International
Road-Crash Fatality Rates (Deaths
Per 100,000 Population -- a.k.a. the Per Capita Death
Rate) 1988-2002
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The best
and worst
performances are shown in each column
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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Change
Overall,
to 2001 1
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1992--
2001
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Australia
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16.7
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13.6
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12.2
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12.26
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10.06
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10.9
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11.2
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10.8
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9.5
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9.4
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9.3
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9.5
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9.0
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8.8
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-46%
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-26%
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Australia
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Austria
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21.3
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20.7
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20.3
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19.9
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17.8
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16.2
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16.7
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15.0
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12.7
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13.7
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11.9
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13.4
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12.0
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11.9
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11.9
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-44%
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-33%
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Austria
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Belgium
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19.9
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20.1
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19.9
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18.8
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16.7
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16.5
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16.8
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14.3
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13.4
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13.4
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14.7
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13.7
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14.4
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14.5
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14.58
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-27%
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-13%
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Belgium
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Canada
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13.6
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12.3
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12.5
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11.1
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11.3
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10.3
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10.1
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9.7
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9.7
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9.86
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9.56
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9.3
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-30%
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-23%
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Canada
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Czech Rep.
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15.4
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15.2
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15.5
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13.2
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14.1
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14.5
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13.0
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14.0
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-16%
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n/a
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Czech Rep.
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Denmark
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13.9
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13.1
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12.3
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11.8
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11.2
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10.8
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10.5
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11.2
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9.8
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9.3
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9.4
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9.7
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9.3
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8.1
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8.6
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-42%
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-28%
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Denmark
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Finland
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14.8
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13.0
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12.6
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12.0
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9.6
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9.5
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8.6
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7.9
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8.5
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7.8
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8.4
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7.7
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8.4
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8.0
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-43%
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-30%
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Finland
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France
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20.6
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20.5
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19.9
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18.5
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17.3
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16.6
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15.6
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15.3
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14.7
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14.4
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15.1
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14.4
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13.6
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13.8
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12.9
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-33%
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-20%
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France
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Germany
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13.42
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13.02
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12.62
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11.82
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13.23
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12.3
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12.1
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11.6
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10.7
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10.4
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9.5
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9.5
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9.1
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8.5
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8.3
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-37% 3
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-36% 3
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Germany
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Greece
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16.76
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17.46
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19.4
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19.46
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20.36
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20.3
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21.1
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21.16
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22.56
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20.9
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20.96
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20.96
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20.16
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19.36
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19.39
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+16%
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- 5%
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Greece
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Hungary
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16.3
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15.2
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15.6
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13.4
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13.7
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13.5
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12.9
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12.0
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12.2
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14.0
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-25%
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-25%
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Hungary
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Iceland
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10.5
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8.1
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6.4
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6.46
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9.0
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3.7
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5.5
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9.8
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7.5
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11.3
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8.4
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10.1
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(ignored4)
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n/a 4
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Iceland
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Ireland
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13.1
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13.1
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13.6
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12.6
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11.7
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12.1
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11.4
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12.1
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12.4
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12.8
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12.4
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11.0
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11.0
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10.7
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9.6
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-18%
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- 9%
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Ireland
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Italy
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13.1
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12.0
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12.4
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14.0
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14.1
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12.6
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12.4
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12.3
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12.3
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11.7
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11.0
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11.06
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11.06
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11.16
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11.7
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-15%
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-21%
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Italy
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Japan
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11.0
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11.7
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11.8
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11.6
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12.0
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10.6
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10.2
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10.1
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9.3
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8.9
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8.5
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8.2
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8.2
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7.9
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7.5
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-28%
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-34%
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Japan
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Luxembourg
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22.6
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22.66
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18.0
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20.8
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18.7
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19.2
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18.5
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18.56
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16.7
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16.76
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13.4
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13.5
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17.5
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15.9
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14.0
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-30%
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-15%
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Luxembourg
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Netherlands
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9.3
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9.8
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9.2
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8.5
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8.5
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8.2
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8.5
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8.6
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7.6
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7.5
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6.8
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6.9
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6.8
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6.2
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6.1
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-33%
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-27%
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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22.7
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21.3
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19.0
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18.8
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17.2
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16.5
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16.2
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14.1
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14.4
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13.3
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13.4
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12.1
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11.8
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10.3
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-48%
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-37%
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New Zealand
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Norway
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7.6
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7.6
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7.66
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6.5
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7.0
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5.8
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6.9
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8.0
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6.8
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6.86
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6.1
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6.9
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-20%
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-20%
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Norway
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Poland
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18.3
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17.4
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16.3
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14.3
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15.3
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(ignored)
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n/a
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Poland
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Portugal
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30.66
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33.76
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31.56
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32.26
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34.46
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32.96
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28.76
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28.8
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28.9
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28.96
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25.6
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22.46
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21.06
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21.06
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16.110
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-31%
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-39%
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Portugal
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Rep of Korea
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32.3
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29.3
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22.7
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23.2
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21.8
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17.2
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14.9
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(ignored)
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n/a
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Rep of Korea
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Slovak Rep.
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11.4
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11.3
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n/a
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n/a
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Slovak Rep.
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Slovenia
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14.0
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13.7
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n/a
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n/a
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Slovenia
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Spain
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21.2
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24.1
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23.2
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22.6
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20.0
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16.3
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14.4
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14.7
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14.0
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14.3
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15.1
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14.6
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14.6
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13.8
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13.2
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-35%
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-31%
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Spain
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Sweden
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9.7
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10.7
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9.1
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8.7
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8.8
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7.3
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6.7
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6.5
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6.1
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6.1
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6.0
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6.6
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6.7
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6.2
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6.0
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-36%
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-30%
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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14.0
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13.6
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13.9
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12.4
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12.2
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10.5
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9.7
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9.9
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8.7
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8.3
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8.4
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8.2
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8.3
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7.6
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7.1
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-46%
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-38%
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Switzerland
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Turkey
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10.1
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9.2
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7.6
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5.65
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5.68
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(ignored5)
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n/a
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Turkey
5
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UK
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9.1
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9.7
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9.4
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8.2
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7.6
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6.8
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6.5
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6.4
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6.4
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6.3
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6.0
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6.0
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6.0
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6.1
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6.1
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-33%
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-20%
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UK
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USA
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19.2
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18.4
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18.46
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16.4
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15.4
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15.6
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15.5
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15.9
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15.8
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15.7
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15.3
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15.3
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15.2
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14.8
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14.9
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-23%
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- 4%
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USA
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The best
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year 2003 data from over 50 countries here
Notes
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Percentage
reduction in the rate of deaths for the period 1988-2001, where all
data available, otherwise between earliest and latest available
years
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West
Germany
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East
and West Germany combined, 1992 onwards
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Iceland
not included because of the haphazard, up and down results
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Turkey’s
apparent claim to a 45% reduction in fatalities between 1998-2001
has always seemed -- to DSA staff -- far too good to be true, especially given the known
driving conditions in that country. Furthermore, in an article
-- "1 Soldier Killed, 34 Wounded In Agri Traffic Accident"
-- dated 25 June 2004, in the Turkish
Press, the annual death toll on Turkish roads is given as
"nearly 9,000", but as the country's population is around
68.5 million the true, per capita death rate will be around 13, not
the unbelievable 5.6 that is shown in the above table. Drive
and Stay Alive corresponded with BASt and the OECD in June 2004, to
express concern about this glaring anomaly, and were assured that
the data has been identified as inaccurate and the IRTAD will
shortly be amended accordingly. (A footnote was subsequently added
on the IRTAD, in July 2004.)
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Based
on a previous year’s figures; for specific details in relation to
the most recent year’s figures only (for only one year is shown at
any time) see the International Road Traffic and Accident Database
(IRTAD), online
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Percentage
reduction in the rate of deaths, between the 1992 figures and those
for 2001
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2001
figure (described
thus in IRTAD tables)
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2000
figure (described
thus in IRTAD tables)
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The
figures for Portugal were amended by BASt/IRTAD in July 2004. This
2002 figure therefore represents the re-calculated rate for Portugal
and figures for the few preceding years should be viewed in light of
this. Prior to this amendment, the 2002 figure for Portugal again
read 21;
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Year
2002 figures for European countries, as published by the Economic
and Social Research Council (ESRC) are a little different to those
published by IRTAD. View the ESRC figures here.
a. 1999 figure (described
thus in IRTAD tables)
This
page was last updated on August 3, 2004, in connection with Portugal's
revised 2002 death rate and recognition of the inaccurate figure for
Turkey.
The
box, below, which refers to Portugal, should now be viewed in the
amended context and will be amended when time permits.
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When
road deaths for each individual state in the USA, for the year
2001, are measured on the same per-capita basis as above, 27 of
them perform worse than the American national figure, but more
alarming is the fact that 11 of those states have a worse death
rate than Portugal, the most dangerous of the countries listed on
this page.
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