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1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012Year

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1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012Year

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Total Number of Deaths

52% decrease in death rate between 1970 and 2010.

Pop. in 1970: 3,691,172,616

Pop. in 2010:6,916,183,482

World Population

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Color IndicatesNumber of Deaths

6,390 188,079,240

Number of Deaths

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Color Indicates Number of Deaths per 100,000

1,967 16,664

Avg. Death Rate Per 100,..

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Uruguay

United States

UnitedKingdom

UnitedArabEmirates

Switzerland

Sweden

Spain

Slovenia

Singapore

SaudiArabia

Qatar

Portugal

Oman

Norway

NewZealand

Netherlands

Malta

Luxembourg

Latvia

Kuwait

Japan

Italy

Israel

Ireland

IcelandGreece

Germany

France

Finland

FijiDenmark

Czech

Cyprus

Cuba

Chile

Canada

BruneiDarussalam

Brazil

Belgium

Bahrain

Austria

Australia

Andorra

16,664 5,249,059

Death Rate Per 100,000

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Zambia

Turkmenistan

Turkey

Tajikistan

Swaziland

Sudan

Sao TomeandPrincipe

PapuaNewGuinea

NigeriaNamibia

Morocco

Mongolia

MauritaniaMali

Maldives

Liberia

LesothoKiribati

Kenya

Iraq

Indonesia

India

Haiti

Guinea

Ghana

Gabon

Equatorial Guinea

Coted'Ivoire

Comoros

Chad

Cameroon

Bolivia

Bhutan

Benin

Azerbaijan

Angola

Algeria

16,664 5,249,059

Death Rate Per 100,000

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Male80+ years

Male75-79 years

Male70-74 years

Male65-69 years

Male60-64 years

Male55-59

Male50-54

Male

Male

Male

MaleMale

28-364 days

Male

Male1-4 years

Male0-6 days

Female80+ years

Female75-79 years

Female70-74 years

Female65-69Female

60-64Female

Female

Female28-364

Female1-4 years

Female0-6 days

SexFemale

Male

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Country Name

Estonia

Latvia

Poland

Finland

Slovakia

Slovenia

Czech

Republic

France

Portugal

Spain

Austria

Hungary

Luxembourg

Italy

Iceland

Norway

Switzerland

Greece

Korea,

Republic of

Chile

Germany

Belgium

Australia

United States

Japan

Turkey

Canada

Ireland

Mexico

Sweden

Denmark

New Zealand

United

Kingdom

Netherlands

Israel

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0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

Avg. Gender Ratio

OECD Countries2,037 8,192Avg. Death Rate Per 100,..

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Country Name

Equatorial Guinea

Central African

Republic

Mozambique

Papua New

Guinea

Togo

Congo, the

Democratic

Republic of the

Malawi

Madagascar

Burundi

Somalia

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

Avg. Gender Ratio

Lowest GDP per capita, PPP adjusted. 8,898 13,341

Avg. Death Rate Per 100,..