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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE	GRAPH	HISTORY
1	Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City	5,559.18 per 1,000 people	2005
2	Norfolk IslandNorfolk Island	1,375.34 per 1,000 people	2004
3	MonacoMonaco	1,046.15 per 1,000 people	2005
4	BermudaBermuda	904.39 per 1,000 people	2006
5	NiueNiue	839.05 per 1,000 people	2009
6	JerseyJersey	798.92 per 1,000 people	2009
7	San MarinoSan Marino	734.27 per 1,000 people	2006
8	GuernseyGuernsey	691.42 per 1,000 people	2005
9	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	661.84 per 1,000 people	2007
10	Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands	659.57 per 1,000 people	2005
11	CanadaCanada	645.03 per 1,000 people	2006
12	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands	636.94 per 1,000 people	2009
13	GreenlandGreenland	634.09 per 1,000 people	2006
14	TaiwanTaiwan	626.15 per 1,000 people	2007
15	IcelandIceland	618.35 per 1,000 people	2007
16	SwedenSweden	609.67 per 1,000 people	2007
17	GermanyGermany	595.34 per 1,000 people	2009
18	FranceFrance	586.47 per 1,000 people	2005
19	GreeceGreece	581.62 per 1,000 people	2007
20	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	575.54 per 1,000 people	2005
21	Hong KongHong Kong	555.12 per 1,000 people	2007
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	554.36 per 1,000 people	2006
22	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	554.2 per 1,000 people	2007
23	United StatesUnited States	541.94 per 1,000 people	2007
24	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	532.1 per 1,000 people	2004
25	European UnionEuropean Union	520.84 per 1,000 people	2005
26	LuxembourgLuxembourg	516.84 per 1,000 people	2007
27	DenmarkDenmark	516.45 per 1,000 people	2007
28	IrelandIreland	513.98 per 1,000 people	2007
29	BarbadosBarbados	500.45 per 1,000 people	2005
30	MaltaMalta	492.93 per 1,000 people	2007
31	South KoreaSouth Korea	487.41 per 1,000 people	2007
32	AustraliaAustralia	477.63 per 1,000 people	2007
33	Faroe IslandsFaroe Islands	476.19 per 1,000 people	2006
34	Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles	460.83 per 1,000 people	2001
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	459.7 per 1,000 people	2007
35	SpainSpain	459.43 per 1,000 people	2007
36	ItalyItaly	459.1 per 1,000 people	2006
37	AndorraAndorra	450.75 per 1,000 people	2009
38	BelgiumBelgium	449.18 per 1,000 people	2007
39	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	448.5 per 1,000 people	2006
40	NetherlandsNetherlands	442.59 per 1,000 people	2007
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	436.05 per 1,000 people	2007
41	IsraelIsrael	434.9 per 1,000 people	2009
42	The BahamasThe Bahamas	434.8 per 1,000 people	2007
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	429.98 per 1,000 people	2005
43	NorwayNorway	429.57 per 1,000 people	2007
44	SloveniaSlovenia	426.58 per 1,000 people	2007
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	424.31 per 1,000 people	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	414.7 per 1,000 people	2007
45	New ZealandNew Zealand	414.5 per 1,000 people	2007
46	AustriaAustria	411.47 per 1,000 people	2007
47	SingaporeSingapore	408.3 per 1,000 people	2007
48	CroatiaCroatia	406.16 per 1,000 people	2007
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	404.51 per 1,000 people	2007
49	JapanJapan	402.03 per 1,000 people	2007
50	GuamGuam	399.92 per 1,000 people	2003
51	MacauMacau	389.54 per 1,000 people	2007
52	PortugalPortugal	388.9 per 1,000 people	2007
53	ArubaAruba	382.41 per 1,000 people	2006
54	BelarusBelarus	377.59 per 1,000 people	2007
55	EstoniaEstonia	376.55 per 1,000 people	2007
56	IranIran	364.46 per 1,000 people	2007
57	Costa RicaCosta Rica	347.62 per 1,000 people	2007
58	FinlandFinland	332.16 per 1,000 people	2007
59	HungaryHungary	326.53 per 1,000 people	2007
60	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	321.12 per 1,000 people	2002
61	BulgariaBulgaria	314.08 per 1,000 people	2007
62	United Arab EmiratesUAE	311.65 per 1,000 people	2007
63	RussiaRussia	308.36 per 1,000 people	2006
64	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	306.45 per 1,000 people	2007
65	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	294.87 per 1,000 people	2007
66	DominicaDominica	293.82 per 1,000 people	2004
67	MauritiusMauritius	285.06 per 1,000 people	2006
68	LatviaLatvia	284.98 per 1,000 people	2007
69	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	282.63 per 1,000 people	2006
70	UruguayUruguay	278.91 per 1,000 people	2007
71	UkraineUkraine	277.71 per 1,000 people	2007
72	SeychellesSeychelles	277.18 per 1,000 people	2007
73	ChinaChina	276.43 per 1,000 people	2007
74	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	271.24 per 1,000 people	2007
75	PolandPoland	268.34 per 1,000 people	2007
76	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	265.33 per 1,000 people	2005
77	BahrainBahrain	262.57 per 1,000 people	2006
78	QatarQatar	261.68 per 1,000 people	2007
79	TurkeyTurkey	258.76 per 1,000 people	2007
80	GrenadaGrenada	256.13 per 1,000 people	2006
81	MoldovaMoldova	249.97 per 1,000 people	2007
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	246.42 per 1,000 people	2005
82	Gaza StripGaza Strip	236.37 per 1,000 people	2007
83	ArgentinaArgentina	235.72 per 1,000 people	2007
84	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	233.95 per 1,000 people	2007
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	227.4 per 1,000 people	2006
85	LithuaniaLithuania	223.58 per 1,000 people	2007
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	217.35 per 1,000 people	2007
86	TokelauTokelau	216.76 per 1,000 people	2009
87	KazakhstanKazakhstan	211.78 per 1,000 people	2007
88	BruneiBrunei	211.44 per 1,000 people	2007
89	SlovakiaSlovakia	211.29 per 1,000 people	2007
90	ChileChile	207.5 per 1,000 people	2007
91	BrazilBrazil	207.36 per 1,000 people	2007
92	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	206.31 per 1,000 people	2006
93	ArmeniaArmenia	200.82 per 1,000 people	2006
94	KuwaitKuwait	198.89 per 1,000 people	2006
95	VenezuelaVenezuela	195.28 per 1,000 people	2007
96	RomaniaRomania	193.03 per 1,000 people	2007
97	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	192.98 per 1,000 people	2007
98	American SamoaAmerican Samoa	182.46 per 1,000 people	2004
99	MexicoMexico	181.73 per 1,000 people	2007
100	SurinameSuriname	180.48 per 1,000 people	2006
101	TongaTonga	179.61 per 1,000 people	2007
102	ColombiaColombia	178.82 per 1,000 people	2007
103	SyriaSyria	178.72 per 1,000 people	2007
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	178 per 1,000 people	2006
104	MalaysiaMalaysia	175.25 per 1,000 people	2007
105	Sri LankaSri Lanka	170.45 per 1,000 people	2010
106	LebanonLebanon	168.04 per 1,000 people	2006
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	160.51 per 1,000 people	2006
107	El SalvadorEl Salvador	155.44 per 1,000 people	2007
108	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	154.43 per 1,000 people	2007
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	153.71 per 1,000 people	2005
109	PanamaPanama	151.72 per 1,000 people	2007
110	GuyanaGuyana	146.56 per 1,000 people	2005
111	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	144.78 per 1,000 people	2007
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	143.83 per 1,000 people	2006
112	West BankWest Bank	140.9 per 1,000 people	2004
113	EgyptEgypt	139.78 per 1,000 people	2007
114	Cape VerdeCape Verde	138.14 per 1,000 people	2006
115	EcuadorEcuador	131.22 per 1,000 people	2007
116	JamaicaJamaica	128.39 per 1,000 people	2006
117	VietnamVietnam	126.67 per 1,000 people	2007
118	TunisiaTunisia	123.88 per 1,000 people	2007
119	FijiFiji	118 per 1,000 people	2007
120	GeorgiaGeorgia	117.09 per 1,000 people	2007
121	AlbaniaAlbania	112.98 per 1,000 people	2005
122	ThailandThailand	107.95 per 1,000 people	2007
123	South AfricaSouth Africa	105.5 per 1,000 people	2007
124	SamoaSamoa	105.42 per 1,000 people	2005
125	GuatemalaGuatemala	105.02 per 1,000 people	2006
126	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	101.08 per 1,000 people	2006
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	97.09 per 1,000 people	2005
127	HondurasHonduras	97.02 per 1,000 people	2006
128	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	96.84 per 1,000 people	2007
129	JordanJordan	96.73 per 1,000 people	2007
130	BelizeBelize	93.64 per 1,000 people	2009
131	PeruPeru	93.22 per 1,000 people	2007
132	AlgeriaAlgeria	92.04 per 1,000 people	2007
133	CubaCuba	91.54 per 1,000 people	2007
134	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	91.23 per 1,000 people	2007
135	MaldivesMaldives	89.97 per 1,000 people	2007
136	OmanOman	83.65 per 1,000 people	2007
137	LibyaLibya	80.97 per 1,000 people	2006
138	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	80.66 per 1,000 people	2007
139	BotswanaBotswana	77.88 per 1,000 people	2006
140	TuvaluTuvalu	77.35 per 1,000 people	2005
141	IndonesiaIndonesia	75.96 per 1,000 people	2007
142	BoliviaBolivia	74.37 per 1,000 people	2007
143	Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl.	73.51 per 1,000 people	2004
144	PhilippinesPhilippines	72.15 per 1,000 people	2010
145	MoroccoMorocco	70.92 per 1,000 people	2007
146	UzbekistanUzbekistan	68.52 per 1,000 people	2005
147	ParaguayParaguay	68.05 per 1,000 people	2007
148	NamibiaNamibia	67.2 per 1,000 people	2007
149	MongoliaMongolia	61.48 per 1,000 people	2006
150	IraqIraq	59.33 per 1,000 people	2005
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	50.41 per 1,000 people	2005
151	North KoreaNorth Korea	50.26 per 1,000 people	2008
152	KiribatiKiribati	47.52 per 1,000 people	2002
153	NicaraguaNicaragua	47.22 per 1,000 people	2006
154	IndiaIndia	45.45 per 1,000 people	2005
155	The GambiaThe Gambia	45.25 per 1,000 people	2007
156	YemenYemen	44.33 per 1,000 people	2009
157	TajikistanTajikistan	42.78 per 1,000 people	2005
158	VanuatuVanuatu	41.52 per 1,000 people	2007
159	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	40.52 per 1,000 people	2007
160	SwazilandSwaziland	39.07 per 1,000 people	2006
161	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	38.58 per 1,000 people	2007
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	33.57 per 1,000 people	2005
162	PakistanPakistan	32.96 per 1,000 people	2006
163	ComorosComoros	31.13 per 1,000 people	2006
164	LesothoLesotho	29.68 per 1,000 people	2006
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	29.51 per 1,000 people	2005
165	ZimbabweZimbabwe	27.98 per 1,000 people	2007
166	NepalNepal	26.52 per 1,000 people	2007
167	Pitcairn IslandsPitcarn	21.74 per 1,000 people	2004
168	SenegalSenegal	21.49 per 1,000 people	2007
169	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	19.86 per 1,000 people	2005
170	GabonGabon	18.21 per 1,000 people	2007
171	HaitiHaiti	17.35 per 1,000 people	2006
172	KenyaKenya	17.2 per 1,000 people	2009
173	GhanaGhana	16.42 per 1,000 people	2007
174	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	15.54 per 1,000 people	2006
175	LaosLaos	14.54 per 1,000 people	2007
176	BeninBenin	13.65 per 1,000 people	2007
177	DjiboutiDjibouti	13.62 per 1,000 people	2005
178	TogoTogo	13.03 per 1,000 people	2006
179	MalawiMalawi	12.88 per 1,000 people	2007
180	BhutanBhutan	12.84 per 1,000 people	2007
181	NigeriaNigeria	11.7 per 1,000 people	2007
182	EthiopiaEthiopia	11.5 per 1,000 people	2007
183	MauritaniaMauritania	11.07 per 1,000 people	2006
184	East TimorEast Timor	11.06 per 1,000 people	2007
185	SomaliaSomalia	10.97 per 1,000 people	2007
186	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	10.35 per 1,000 people	2007
187	BurmaBurma	9.97 per 1,000 people	2005
188	AfghanistanAfghanistan	9.36 per 1,000 people	2005
189	SudanSudan	8.77 per 1,000 people	2007
190	EritreaEritrea	8.26 per 1,000 people	2006
191	ZambiaZambia	8 per 1,000 people	2007
192	BangladeshBangladesh	7.89 per 1,000 people	2007
193	CameroonCameroon	7.83 per 1,000 people	2006
194	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	6.98 per 1,000 people	2006
195	MadagascarMadagascar	6.88 per 1,000 people	2007
196	AngolaAngola	5.99 per 1,000 people	2006
197	MaliMali	5.58 per 1,000 people	2009
198	UgandaUganda	5.36 per 1,000 people	2007
199	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	4.91 per 1,000 people	2002
200	BurundiBurundi	4.47 per 1,000 people	2006
201	TanzaniaTanzania	4.02 per 1,000 people	2010
202	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	3.98 per 1,000 people	2005
203	MozambiqueMozambique	3.33 per 1,000 people	2006
204	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	3.12 per 1,000 people	2007
205	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	2.93 per 1,000 people	2006
206	GuineaGuinea	2.92 per 1,000 people	2005
207	CambodiaCambodia	2.68 per 1,000 people	2007
208	RwandaRwanda	2.33 per 1,000 people	2007
209	LiberiaLiberia	2.15 per 1,000 people	2002
210	NigerNiger	1.72 per 1,000 people	2005
211	ChadChad	1.3 per 1,000 people	2006
212	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	0.163 per 1,000 people	2006

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