Bulgaria
Latvia
Ukraine
Lithuania
Russia
Belarus
Georgia
Hungary
Romania
Central African Rep.
Croatia
Serbia
Chad
Sierra Leone
Lesotho
Estonia
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Moldova
Germany
Bosnia & Herz.
Somalia
Barbados
Greece
Japan
Portugal
Czech Republic
Italy
South Sudan
Poland
Burundi
Guinea-Bissau
Slovakia
Equatorial Guinea
Montenegro
Macedonia
Slovenia
Belgium
Finland
Mali
Monaco
Trinidad & Tobago
Armenia
Austria
Cameroon
Mozambique
Congo-Kinshasa
Denmark
South Africa
Niger
Uruguay
Swaziland
Channel Islands
Spain
Sweden
Benin
France
North Korea
United Kingdom
Kazakhstan
Malta
Guinea
Netherlands
Bermuda
Martinique
Togo
Virgin Islands (US)
Haiti
Uganda
Angola
United States
Burkina Faso
Guyana
Mauritius
Myanmar
Cuba
Thailand
Puerto Rico
Switzerland
Gambia, The
Ghana
Norway
Mauritania
Zimbabwe
Albania
Argentina
Liberia
Zambia
Canada
China
Gabon
India
Liechtenstein
Suriname
Taiwan
Andorra
Bolivia
Fiji
Luxembourg
SudanNotes
Both death and, in particular, infant mortality rates can be underestimated in certain countries where not all deaths are officially recorded.
Sources: UN; CIA
a 2017 estimates
Rankings
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- 1
- Country
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Bulgaria - Result
- 15.3
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- 2
- Country
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Latvia - Result
- 15.1
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- 3
- Country
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Ukraine - Result
- 14.9
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- 4
- Country
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Lithuania - Result
- 14.3
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- Rank
- 5
- Country
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Russia - Result
- 13.6
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- 6
- Country
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Belarus - Result
- 13.5
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- Rank
- 7
- Country
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Georgia - Result
- 13.1
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- 8
- Country
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Hungary - Result
- 13.0
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Romania - Result
- 13.0
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- 10
- Country
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Central African Rep. - Result
- 12.9
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- Rank
- 11
- Country
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Croatia - Result
- 12.8
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- Country
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Serbia - Result
- 12.8
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- Rank
- 13
- Country
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Chad - Result
- 12.6
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- Rank
- 14
- Country
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Sierra Leone - Result
- 12.5
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- Rank
- 15
- Country
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Lesotho - Result
- 12.4
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- Rank
- 16
- Country
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Estonia - Result
- 12.2
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- Rank
- 17
- Country
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Nigeria - Result
- 12.0
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- Rank
- 18
- Country
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Ivory Coast - Result
- 11.8
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- Rank
- 19
- Country
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Moldova - Result
- 11.7
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- 20
- Country
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Germany - Result
- 11.3
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- 21
- Country
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Bosnia & Herz. - Result
- 11.2
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- 22
- Country
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Somalia - Result
- 11.0
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- Rank
- 23
- Country
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Barbados - Result
- 10.9 a
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Greece - Result
- 10.9
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- 25
- Country
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Japan - Result
- 10.8
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Portugal - Result
- 10.8
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- 27
- Country
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Czech Republic - Result
- 10.7
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- Rank
- 28
- Country
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Italy - Result
- 10.6
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- Country
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South Sudan - Result
- 10.6
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- Rank
- 30
- Country
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Poland - Result
- 10.5
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- Rank
- 31
- Country
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Burundi - Result
- 10.4
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- Rank
- 32
- Country
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Guinea-Bissau - Result
- 10.2
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- Rank
- 33
- Country
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Slovakia - Result
- 10.1
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- Rank
- 34
- Country
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Equatorial Guinea - Result
- 10.0
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- Country
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Montenegro - Result
- 10.0
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- Rank
- 36
- Country
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Macedonia - Result
- 9.9
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Slovenia - Result
- 9.9
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- 38
- Country
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Belgium - Result
- 9.8
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Finland - Result
- 9.8
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- Country
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Mali - Result
- 9.8
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- Rank
- Country
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Monaco - Result
- 9.8 a
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- Country
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Trinidad & Tobago - Result
- 9.8
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- Rank
- 43
- Country
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Armenia - Result
- 9.7
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- Country
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Austria - Result
- 9.7
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Cameroon - Result
- 9.7
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- Country
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Mozambique - Result
- 9.7
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- Rank
- 47
- Country
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Congo-Kinshasa - Result
- 9.6
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Denmark - Result
- 9.6
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- Rank
- 49
- Country
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South Africa - Result
- 9.5
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- Rank
- 50
- Country
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Niger - Result
- 9.4
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Uruguay - Result
- 9.4
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- Rank
- 52
- Country
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Swaziland - Result
- 9.3
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- Rank
- 53
- Country
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Channel Islands - Result
- 9.1
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- Country
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Spain - Result
- 9.1
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- Country
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Sweden - Result
- 9.1
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- Rank
- 56
- Country
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Benin - Result
- 9.0
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- Country
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France - Result
- 9.0
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- Country
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North Korea - Result
- 9.0
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- Country
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United Kingdom - Result
- 9.0
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- Rank
- 60
- Country
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Kazakhstan - Result
- 8.9
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- Country
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Malta - Result
- 8.9
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- Rank
- 62
- Country
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Guinea - Result
- 8.8
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- Rank
- 63
- Country
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Netherlands - Result
- 8.7
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- Rank
- 64
- Country
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Bermuda - Result
- 8.6
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- Country
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Martinique - Result
- 8.6
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- Rank
- Country
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Togo - Result
- 8.6
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- Rank
- Country
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Virgin Islands (US) - Result
- 8.6
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- Rank
- 68
- Country
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Haiti - Result
- 8.5
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- Country
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Uganda - Result
- 8.5
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- Rank
- 70
- Country
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Angola - Result
- 8.4
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- Country
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United States - Result
- 8.4
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- Rank
- 72
- Country
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Burkina Faso - Result
- 8.3
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- Country
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Guyana - Result
- 8.3
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- Rank
- Country
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Mauritius - Result
- 8.3
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- Rank
- 75
- Country
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Myanmar - Result
- 8.2
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- Rank
- 76
- Country
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Cuba - Result
- 8.1
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- Country
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Thailand - Result
- 8.1
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- Rank
- 78
- Country
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Puerto Rico - Result
- 8.0
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- Country
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Switzerland - Result
- 8.0
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- Rank
- 80
- Country
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Gambia, The - Result
- 7.9
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- Country
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Ghana - Result
- 7.9
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- Rank
- Country
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Norway - Result
- 7.9
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- Rank
- 83
- Country
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Mauritania - Result
- 7.8
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- Rank
- Country
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Zimbabwe - Result
- 7.8
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- Rank
- 85
- Country
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Albania - Result
- 7.7
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- Rank
- 86
- Country
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Argentina - Result
- 7.6
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- Country
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Liberia - Result
- 7.6
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- Rank
- Country
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Zambia - Result
- 7.6
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- Rank
- 89
- Country
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Canada - Result
- 7.5
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- Rank
- Country
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China - Result
- 7.5
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- Rank
- 91
- Country
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Gabon - Result
- 7.4
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- Country
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India - Result
- 7.4
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- Rank
- Country
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Liechtenstein - Result
- 7.4 a
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- Rank
- Country
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Suriname - Result
- 7.4
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- Rank
- Country
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Taiwan - Result
- 7.4
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- Rank
- 96
- Country
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Andorra - Result
- 7.3 a
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- Rank
- Country
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Bolivia - Result
- 7.3
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- Rank
- Country
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Fiji - Result
- 7.3
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- Rank
- Country
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Luxembourg - Result
- 7.3
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- Rank
- Country
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Sudan - Result
- 7.3