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Albania | 19.6% (1996 est.) | 30% (2001 est.) |
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Argentina | 37% (1999 est.) | 37% (2001 est.) |
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Armenia | 45% (1999 est.) | 55% (2001 est.) |
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Azerbaijan | 60% (2000 est.) | 49% (2002) |
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Bangladesh | 35.6% (FY95/96 est.) | 36% |
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Benin | 37.2% (1999 est.) | 37% (2001 est.) |
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Brazil | 17.4% (1990 est.) | 22% (1998 est.) |
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Burkina Faso | NA% | 45% (2001 est.) |
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Burma | 23% (1997 est.) | 25% (2000 est.) |
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Burundi | 36.2% (1990 est.) | 70% (2001 est.) |
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Cape Verde | NA% | 30% (2000) |
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Chad | 64% (1995 est.) | 80% (2001 est.) |
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China | 10% (1999 est.) | 10% (2001 est.) |
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Colombia | 55% (1999) | 55% (2001) (2001) |
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Comoros | NA% | 60% (2001 est.) |
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Costa Rica | 20.6% (1999 est.) | 21% (1999 est.) |
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Croatia | 4% (1999 est.) | NA% |
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Djibouti | NA% | 50% (2001 est.) |
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Dominican Republic | 25% (1999 est.) | 25% |
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East Timor | - | 42% (2002 est.) |
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Ecuador | 50% (1999 est.) | 70% (2001 est.) |
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Egypt | 22.9% (FY95/96 est.) | 23% (FY95/96 est.) |
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Estonia | 8.9% (1995 est.) | NA% (2000) |
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Ethiopia | NA% | 64% (1996) |
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Fiji | NA% | 26% (1990-91 ) |
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Gaza Strip | NA% | 1% 60% (2001 est.) |
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Georgia | 60% (1999 est.) | 54% (2001 est.) |
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Ghana | 31.4% (1992 est.) | 31% (1992 est.) |
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Guam | NA% | 23% (2001 est.) |
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Guinea-Bissau | 50% (1991 est.) | NA% |
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Hungary | 8.6% (1993 est.) | 9% (1993 est.) |
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India | 35% (1994 est.) | 25% (2002 est.) |
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Indonesia | 20% (1998) | 27% (1999) |
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Jamaica | 34.2% (1992 est.) | 34% (1992 est.) |
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Jordan | 30% (1998 est.) | 30% (2001 est.) |
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Kazakhstan | 35% (1999 est.) | 26% (2001 est.) |
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Kenya | 42% (1992 est.) | 50% (2000 est.) |
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Korea, South | NA% | 4% (2001 est.) |
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Kyrgyzstan | 51% (1997 est.) | 55% (2001 est.) |
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Laos | 46.1% (1993 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) |
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Lesotho | 49.2% (1999 est.) | 49% (1999 est.) |
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Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of | 25% (2000 est.) | 24% (2001 est.) |
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Malawi | 54% (FY90/91 est.) | 54% (FY90/91 est. ) |
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Malaysia | 6.8% (1997 est.) | 8% (1998 est.) |
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Mali | NA% | 64% average; 30% of the total population living in urban areas; 76% of the total population living in rural areas) (2001 est.) |
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Mauritania | 50% (1996 est.) | 50% (2001 est.) |
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Mauritius | 10.6% (1992 est.) | 10% (2001 est.) |
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Mexico | 27% (1998 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) |
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Moldova | 75% (1999 est.) | 80% (2001 est.) |
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Mongolia | 40% (2000 est.) | 36% (2001 est.) |
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Mozambique | 70% (2000 est.) | 70% (2001 est.) |
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Nepal | 42% (FY95/96 est.) | 42% (FY95/96 est. ) |
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Nicaragua | 50% (2000 est.) | 50% (2001 est.) |
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Pakistan | 40% (2000 est.) | 35% (2001 est.) |
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Paraguay | 36% (2000 est.) | 36% (2001 est.) |
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Peru | 49% (1994 est.) | 50% (2000 est.) |
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Philippines | 41% (1997 est.) | 40% (2001 est.) |
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Poland | 18.4% (2000 est.) | 18% (2000 est.) |
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Romania | 44.5% (2000) | 45% (2000) |
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Senegal | NA% | 54% (2001 est.) |
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Serbia and Montenegro | - | 30% |
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Taiwan | 1% (1999 est.) | 1% (2000 est.) |
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Tajikistan | 80% (2000 est.) | 80% (2001 est.) |
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Tanzania | 51.1% (1991 est.) | 51% (1991 est.) |
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Thailand | 12.5% (1998 est.) | 13% (1998 est.) |
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Turkmenistan | 58% (1999 est.) | 34% (2001 est.) |
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Uganda | 55% (1993 est.) | 35% (2001 est.) |
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Ukraine | 50% (1999 est.) | 29% (2001 est.) |
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United States | 12.7% (1999 est.) | 13% (2001 est.) |
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Uruguay | NA% | 6% (1997) |
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West Bank | NA% | 50% (2001 est.) |
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Yemen | 19% (1992 est.) | NA |
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Yugoslavia | NA% | - |