Irelandtotal: 5.05 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Isle of Mantotal: 5.37 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 6.11 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Israeltotal: 4.22 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Italytotal: 5.51 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 6.07 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Jamaicatotal: 15.22 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 15.81 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 14.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Japantotal: 2.79 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 2.99 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 2.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Jerseytotal: 4.73 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 5.09 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Jordantotal: 14.97 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 17.91 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 11.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Kazakhstantotal: 25.73 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 30.15 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 21.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Kenyatotal: 54.7 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 57.56 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 51.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Kiribatitotal: 43.48 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 48.35 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 38.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Korea, Northtotal: 51.34 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 58.64 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 43.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Korea, Southtotal: 4.26 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 4.49 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Kuwaittotal: 8.96 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 9.94 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 7.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Kyrgyzstantotal: 31.26 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 36.19 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 26.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Laostotal: 77.82 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 86.94 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 68.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Latviatotal: 8.77 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 10.63 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 6.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Lebanontotal: 21.82 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 24.26 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 19.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Lesothototal: 77.4 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 81.75 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 72.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Liberiatotal: 138.24 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 153.55 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 122.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Libyatotal: 21.05 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 23.21 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 18.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Liechtensteintotal: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 5.54 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 2.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Lithuaniatotal: 6.47 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 7.73 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 5.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Luxembourgtotal: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 4.56 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Macautotal: 3.22 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 3.37 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 3.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Macedoniatotal: 9.01 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 9.21 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 8.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Madagascartotal: 54.2 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 59.12 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 49.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Malawitotal: 89.05 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 93.15 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 84.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Malaysiatotal: 15.87 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 18.32 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 13.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Maldivestotal: 29.53 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 32.04 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 26.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Malitotal: 102.05 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 111.56 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 92.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Maltatotal: 3.75 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 3.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Marshall Islandstotal: 25.45 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 28.58 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 22.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Mauritaniatotal: 63.42 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 68.65 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 58.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Mauritiustotal: 12.2 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 14.51 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 9.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Mayottetotal: 56.29 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 61.89 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 50.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Mexicototal: 18.42 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 20.3 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 16.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States oftotal: 26.1 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 28.79 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 23.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Moldovatotal: 13.13 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 14.57 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 11.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Monacototal: 5 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 5.77 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Mongoliatotal: 39.88 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 42.99 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 36.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Montserrattotal: 16.08 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 12.01 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 20.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Moroccototal: 36.88 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 40.35 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 33.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Mozambiquetotal: 105.8 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 108.57 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 103 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Namibiatotal: 45.51 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 48.98 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 41.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Naurutotal: 9.25 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 6.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Nepaltotal: 47.46 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 47.4 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 47.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Netherlandstotal: 4.73 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 5.25 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Netherlands Antillestotal: 9.09 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 9.76 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 8.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
New Caledoniatotal: 7.05 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 7.7 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 6.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
New Zealandtotal: 4.92 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Nicaraguatotal: 25.02 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 28.09 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 21.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Nigertotal: 116.66 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 121.72 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 111.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Nigeriatotal: 94.35 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 100.38 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 87.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Niuetotal: NAmale: NAfemale: NA (2008 est.)
Norfolk Islandtotal: NAmale: NAfemale: NA (2008 est.)
Northern Mariana Islandstotal: 6.59 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 6.56 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 6.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Norwaytotal: 3.58 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 3.92 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 3.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Omantotal: 16.88 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 19.29 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 14.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Pakistantotal: 65.14 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 65.24 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 65.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Palautotal: 13.14 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 14.83 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 11.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Panamatotal: 12.67 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 13.53 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 11.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Papua New Guineatotal: 45.23 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 49.17 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 41.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Paraguaytotal: 24.68 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 28.77 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 20.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Perutotal: 28.62 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 31.07 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 26.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Philippinestotal: 20.56 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 23.17 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 17.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Pitcairn Islandstotal: NAmale: NAfemale: NA (2008 est.)
Polandtotal: 6.8 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 7.52 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 6.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Portugaltotal: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 5.24 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Puerto Ricototal: 8.42 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 9.69 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 7.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Qatartotal: 12.66 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 13.51 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 11.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Romaniatotal: 22.9 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 25.94 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 19.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Russiatotal: 10.56 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 12.08 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 8.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Rwandatotal: 81.61 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 86.68 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 76.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Saint Helenatotal: 17.63 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 20.71 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 14.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevistotal: 13.94 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 15.66 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 12.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Saint Luciatotal: 13.43 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 12.47 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 14.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelontotal: 6.87 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 7.86 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 5.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadinestotal: 15.14 deaths/1,000 livebirthsmale: 16.48 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 13.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Samoatotal: 24.22 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 28.61 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 19.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
San Marinototal: 5.34 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 5.76 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.88 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Sao Tome and Principetotal: 37.12 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 38.84 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 35.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Saudi Arabiatotal: 11.57 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 13.15 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 9.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Senegaltotal: 58.94 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 65.7 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 51.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Serbiatotal: 6.75 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 7.79 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 5.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Seychellestotal: 12.3 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 15.44 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 9.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Sierra Leonetotal: 154.43 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 171.57 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 136.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Singaporetotal: 2.31 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 2.51 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 2.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Slovakiatotal: 6.84 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 7.99 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 5.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Sloveniatotal: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 4.82 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 3.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Solomon Islandstotal: 19.03 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 21.65 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 16.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Somaliatotal: 109.19 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 118.31 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 99.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
South Africatotal: 44.42 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 48.66 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 40.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Spaintotal: 4.21 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Sri Lankatotal: 18.57 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 20.33 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 16.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Sudantotal: 82.43 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 82.48 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 82.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Surinametotal: 18.81 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 22.21 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 15.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Svalbardtotal: NAmale: NAfemale: NA (2008 est.)
Swazilandtotal: 68.63 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 71.87 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 65.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Swedentotal: 2.75 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 2.91 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 2.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Switzerlandtotal: 4.18 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 4.64 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 3.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Syriatotal: 25.87 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 26.13 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 25.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Taiwantotal: 5.35 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 5.64 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 5.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Tajikistantotal: 41.03 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 45.9 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 35.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Tanzaniatotal: 69.28 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 76.24 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 62.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Thailandtotal: 17.63 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 18.9 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 16.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Timor-Lestetotal: 40.65 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 46.72 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 34.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Togototal: 56.24 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 63.5 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 48.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Tokelautotal: NAmale: NAfemale: NA (2008 est.)
Tongatotal: 11.58 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 12.74 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 10.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Trinidad and Tobagototal: 29.93 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 31.14 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 28.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Tunisiatotal: 22.57 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 24.81 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 20.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Turkeytotal: 25.78 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 26.84 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 24.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Turkmenistantotal: 45.36 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 53.85 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 36.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islandstotal: 13.89 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 16.02 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 11.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Tuvalutotal: 18.43 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 20.95 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 15.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Ugandatotal: 64.82 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 68.46 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 61.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Ukrainetotal: 8.98 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 11.2 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 6.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
United Arab Emiratestotal: 12.7 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 14.86 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 10.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
United Kingdomtotal: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 5.4 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
United Statestotal: 6.26 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 6.94 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 5.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Uruguaytotal: 11.32 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 12.73 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 9.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Uzbekistantotal: 23.43 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 27.7 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 18.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Vanuatutotal: 49.45 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 51.97 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 46.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Venezuelatotal: 21.54 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 25.1 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 17.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Vietnamtotal: 22.88 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 23.27 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 22.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Virgin Islandstotal: 7.56 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 8.28 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 6.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Wallis and Futunatotal: 5.02 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 5.27 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 4.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
West Banktotal: 15.96 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 17.87 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 13.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Western Saharatotal: 69.66 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 69.84 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 69.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Worldtotal: 40.85 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 43.85 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 37.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Yementotal: 54.7 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 59.12 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 50.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Zambiatotal: 101.2 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 105.97 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 96.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Zimbabwetotal: 32.31 deaths/1,000 live birthsmale: 34.9 deaths/1,000 live birthsfemale: 29.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
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Field Listing :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
This entry furnishes the annual percent change in consumer pricescompared with the previous year's consumer prices.Country Comparison to the WorldCountry
Inflation rate (consumer prices)(%)
Afghanistan 13% (2007 est.)
Albania3.4% (2008 est.)2.9% (2007 est.)
Algeria4.4% (2008 est.)3.5% (2007 est.)
American SamoaNA%
Andorra3.9% (2007)3.2% (2005)
Angola12.5% (2008 est.)12.2% (2007 est.)
Anguilla5.3% (2006 est.)
Antigua and Barbuda1.5% (2007 est.)
Argentina8.6% (2008 est.)8.8% (2007 est.)note: based on official estimates, which lack credibility;non-official estimates put inflation at 22% in 2008
Armenia 9% (2008 est.) 4.4% (2007 est.)
Aruba 3.4% (2005)
Australia4.4% (2008 est.)2.3% (2007 est.)
Austria3.2% (2008 est.)2.2% (2007 est.)
Azerbaijan20.8% (2008 est.)16.7% (2007 est.)
Bahamas, The2.4% (2007 est.)
Bahrain7% (2008 est.)3.3% (2007 est.)
Bangladesh8.9% (2008 est.)9.1% (2007 est.)
Barbados5.5% (2007 est.)
Belarus14.8% (2008 est.)8.4% (2007 est.)
Belgium4.5% (2008 est.)1.8% (2007 est.)
Belize6.4% (2008 est.)2.3% (2007 est.)
Benin7.9% (2008 est.)1.3% (2007 est.)
Bermuda2.8% (November 2005)
Bhutan4.9% (2007 est.)
Bolivia14% (2008 est.)8.7% (2007 est.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina7.3% (2008 est.)1.6% (2007 est.)
Botswana12.6% (2008 est.)7.1% (2007 est.)
Brazil5.7% (2008 est.)3.6% (2007 est.)
British Virgin Islands2% (2005)
Brunei0.3% (2007 est.)
Bulgaria12.3% (2008 est.)9.8% (2007 est.)
Burkina Faso10.7% (2008 est.)-0.2% (2007 est.)
Burma26.8% (2008 est.)35% (2007 est.)
Burundi24.1% (2008 est.)8.3% (2007 est.)
Cambodia25% (2008 est.)5.9% (2007 est.)
Cameroon5.3% (2008 est.)1.1% (2007 est.)
Canada2.4% (2008 est.)2.1% (2007 est.)
Cape Verde6.8% (2008 est.)4.4% (2007 est.)
Cayman Islands4.4% (2004)
Central African Republic0.9% (2007 est.)
Chad10.3% (2008 est.)4% (2007 est.)
Chile8.7% (2008 est.)4.4% (2007 est.)
China5.9% (2008 est.)4.8% (2007 est.)
Colombia7% (2008 est.)5.5% (2007 est.)
Comoros3% (2007 est.)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the16.7% (2007 est.)
Congo, Republic of the 7.3% (2008 est.) 2.7% (2007 est.)
Cook Islands 2.1% (2005 est.)
Costa Rica13.4% (2008 est.)9.4% (2007 est.)
Cote d'Ivoire6.3% (2008 est.)1.9% (2007 est.)
Croatia6.1% (2008 est.)4.5% (2007 est.)
Cuba3.4% (2008 est.)3.1% (2007 est.)
Cyprus4.7% (2008 est.)2.4% (2007 est.)
Czech Republic6.3% (2008 est.)2.9% (2007 est.)
Denmark3.4% (2008 est.)1.7% (2007 est.)
Djibouti5% (2007 est.)
Dominica2.7% (2007 est.)
Dominican Republic10.6% (2008 est.)6.1% (2007 est.)
Ecuador8.3% (2008 est.)2.3% (2007 est.)
Egypt18.3% (2008 est.)9.5% (2007 est.)
El Salvador7.3% (2008 est.)4.6% (2007 est.)
Equatorial Guinea7.5% (2008 est.)6% (2007 est.)
Eritrea18% (2008 est.)17% (2007 est.)
Estonia10.4% (2008 est.)6.6% (2007 est.)
Ethiopia44.4% (2008 est.)17.2% (2007 est.)
European Union3.5% (2008 est.)1.8% (2006 est.)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)3.6% (1998)
Faroe Islands1.8% (2005)
Fiji4.8% (2007)
Finland4.1% (2008 est.)2.5% (2007 est.)
France2.8% (2008 est.)1.5% (2007 est.)
French Polynesia1.1% (2007)1.1% (2006 est.)
Gabon5.3% (2008 est.)5% (2007 est.)
Gambia, The4.5% (2008 est.)5.1% (2007 est.)
Gaza Strip 11.5% (2008) 3.6% (2006) note: includes West Bank
Georgia10% (2008 est.)9.3% (2007 est.)
Germany2.7% (2008 est.)2.3% (2007 est.)
Ghana16.5% (2008 est.)10.7% (2007 est.)
Gibraltar2.9% (2005)
Greece 4.1% (2008 est.) 2.9% (2007 est.)
Greenland1% (2005 est.)
Grenada3.7% (2007 est.)
Guam2.5% (2005 est.)
Guatemala 11.4% (2008 est.) 6.8% (2007 est.)
Guernsey 3.4% (June 2006)
Guinea 15% (2008 est.) 23.4% (2007 est.)
Guinea-Bissau 3.8% (2007 est.)
Guyana8.3% (2008 est.)12.3% (2007 est.)
Haiti15.5% (2008 est.)8.5% (2007 est.)
Honduras11.4% (2008 est.)6.9% (2007 est.)
Hong Kong4.3% (2008 est.)2% (2007 est.)
Hungary6.1% (2008 est.)8% (2007 est.)
Iceland12.7% (2008 est.)5.1% (2007 est.)
India8.3% (2008 est.)6.4% (2007 est.)
Indonesia9.9% (2008 est.)6.3% (2007 est.)
Iran25.6% (2008 est.)17.1% (2007 est.)note: official Iranian estimate
Iraq2.8% (2008 est.)4.7% (2007 est.)
Ireland4.1% (2008 est.)4.9% (2007 est.)
Isle of Man3.1% (December 2006 est.)
Israel4.6% (2008 est.)0.5% (2007 est.)
Italy3.4% (2008 est.)1.8% (2007 est.)
Jamaica22% (2008 est.)9.5% (2007 est.)
Japan1.4% (2008 est.)0.1% (2007 est.)
Jersey3.7% (December 2006)
Jordan14.9% (2008 est.)5.4% (2007 est.)
Kazakhstan17% (2008 est.)10.8% (2007 est.)
Kenya26.2% (2008 est.)9.7% (2007 est.)
Kiribati0.2% (2007 est.)
Korea, NorthNA%
Korea, South 4.7% (2008 est.) 2.5% (2007 est.)
Kosovo5.3% (2007 est.)
Kuwait10.6% (2008 est.)5.5% (2007 est.)
Kyrgyzstan24.5% (2008 est.)10.2% (2007 est.)
Laos8.6% (2008 est.)4.5% (2007 est.)
Latvia15.4% (2008 est.)10.1% (2007 est.)
Lebanon10% (2008 est.)4.2% (2007 est.)
Lesotho10.7% (2008 est.)8% (2007 est.)
Liberia11.2% (2007 est.)
Libya10.4% (2008 est.)6.3% (2007 est.)
Liechtenstein1% (2001)
Lithuania10.9% (2008 est.)5.7% (2007 est.)
Luxembourg3.4% (2008 est.)2.3% (2007 est.)
Macau6.2% (December 2008)7.2% (2006)
Macedonia8.3% (2008 est.)2.3% (2007 est.)
Madagascar9.2% (2008 est.)10.3% (2007 est.)
Malawi8.7% (2008 est.)7.9% (2007 est.)
Malaysia5.4% (2008 est.)2% (2007 est.)note: approximately 30% of goods are price-controlled
Maldives12.8% (October 2008 est.)5% (2007 est.)
Mali2.5% (2007 est.)
Malta4.3% (2008 est.)1.3% (2007 est.)
Marshall Islands12.9% (2008 est.)3% (2005 est.)
Mauritania7.3% (2007 est.)
Mauritius 9.7% (2008 est.) 8.8% (2007 est.)
Mayotte 1.7% (2005)
Mexico 5.1% (2008 est.) 4% (2007 est.)
Micronesia, Federated States of 2.2% (2005)
Moldova 12.8% (2008 est.) 12.3% (2007 est.)
Monaco 1.9% (2000)
Mongolia 28% (2008 est.) 9% (2007 est.)
Montenegro3.4% (2007)
Montserrat2.6% (2002 est.)
Morocco3.8% (2008 est.)2% (2007 est.)
Mozambique10.3% (2008 est.)8.2% (2007 est.)
Namibia10.3% (2008 est.)6.7% (2007 est.)
NauruNA%
Nepal7.7% (2008 est.)6.4% (2007 est.)
Netherlands2.5% (2008 est.)1.6% (2007 est.)
Netherlands Antilles2.1% (2003 est.)
New Caledonia1.4% (2000 est.)
New Zealand4% (2008 est.)2.4% (2007 est.)
Nicaragua19.8% (2008 est.)11.1% (2007 est.)
Niger0.1% (2007 est.)
Nigeria 11.6% (2008 est.) 5.4% (2007 est.)
Niue4% (2005)
Northern Mariana Islands-0.8% (2000)
Norway3.8% (2008 est.)0.8% (2007 est.)
Oman12.5% (2008 est.)5.9% (2007 est.)
Pakistan20.3% (2008 est.)7.6% (2007 est.)
Palau2.7% (2005 est.)
Panama8.8% (2008 est.)4.2% (2007 est.)
Papua New Guinea10.7% (2008 est.)0.9% (2007 est.)
Paraguay10.2% (2008 est.)8.1% (2007 est.)
Peru5.8% (2008 est.)1.8% (2007 est.)
Philippines9.3% (2008 est.)2.8% (2007 est.)
Poland4.2% (2008 est.)2.5% (2007 est.)
Portugal2.6% (2008 est.)2.4% (2007 est.)
Puerto Rico6.5% (2003 est.)
Qatar15.2% (2008 est.)13.7% (2007 est.)
Romania7.8% (2008 est.)4.8% (2007 est.)
Russia14.1% (2008 est.)9% (2007 est.)
Rwanda15.4% (2008 est.)9.1% (2007 est.)
Saint Helena3.2% (1997 est.)3.2% (1997 est.)
Saint Kitts and Nevis4.5% (2007 est.)
Saint Lucia1.9% (2007 est.)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon8.1% (2005)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6.1% (2007 est.)
Samoa6% (2007 est.)
San Marino-3.5% (2008)-1.5% (2006)
Sao Tome and Principe26% (2008 est.)18% (2007 est.)
Saudi Arabia9.9% (2008 est.)4.1% (2007 est.)
Senegal5.8% (2008 est.)5.9% (2007 est.)
Serbia6.8% (2007)
Seychelles 37% (2008 est.) 5.3% (2007 est.)
Sierra Leone 11.7% (2007 est.)
Singapore6.5% (2008 est.)2.1% (2007 est.)
Slovakia4.6% (2008 est.)2.8% (2007 est.)
Slovenia5.7% (2008 est.)3.6% (2007 est.)
Solomon Islands6.3% (2007 est.)
SomaliaNA%note: businesses print their own money, so inflation rates cannot beeasily determined
South Africa11.3% (2008 est.)6.5% (2007 est.)
Spain4.1% (2008 est.)2.8% (2007 est.)
Sri Lanka22.6% (2008 est.)15.8% (2007 est.)
Sudan14.3% (2008 est.)8% (2007 est.)
Suriname6.4% (2007 est.)
Swaziland13.4% (2008 est.)8.1% (2007 est.)
Sweden3.5% (2008 est.)2.2% (2007 est.)
Switzerland2.4% (2008 est.)0.7% (2007 est.)
Syria15.7% (2008 est.)12.2% (2007 est.)
Taiwan3.5% (2008 est.)1.8% (2007 est.)
Tajikistan20.5% (2008 est.)13.1% (2007 est.)
Tanzania10.3% (2008 est.)7% (2007 est.)
Thailand5.5% (2008 est.)2.2% (2007 est.)
Timor-Leste7.8% (2007 est.)
Togo8.7% (2008 est.)1% (2007 est.)
TokelauNA%
Tonga5.9% (2007 est.)
Trinidad and Tobago12% (2008 est.)7.9% (2007 est.)
Tunisia5% (2008 est.)3.1% (2007 est.)
Turkey10.4% (2008 est.)8.7% (2007 est.)
Turkmenistan13% (2008 est.)11.3% (2007 est.)
Turks and Caicos Islands4% (1995)
Tuvalu3.8% (2006 est.)
Uganda12.1% (2008 est.)6.1% (2007 est.)
Ukraine25.2% (2008 est.)12.8% (2007 est.)
United Arab Emirates15.8% (2008 est.)14% (2007 est.)
United Kingdom3.6% (2008 est.)2.3% (2007 est.)
United States3.8% (2008 est.)2.9% (2007 est.)
Uruguay7.9% (2008 est.)8.1% (2007 est.)
Uzbekistan14% (2008 est.)12% (2007 est.)note: official data; based on independent analysis of consumerprices, inflation reached 38% in 2008
Vanuatu3.9% (2007 est.)
Venezuela30.4% (2008 est.)18.7% (2007 est.)
Vietnam23.1% (2008 est.)8.3% (2007 est.)
Virgin Islands2.2% (2003)
Wallis and Futuna2.8% (2005)
West Bank11.5% (2008)3.6% (2006)note: data in include Gaza Strip
Western SaharaNA%
Worlddeveloped countries 1% to 4% typically; developing countries5% to 20% typically; national inflation rates vary widely inindividual cases, from declining prices in Japan to hyperinflationin one Third World country (Zimbabwe); inflation rates have declinedfor most countries for the last several years, held in check byincreasing international competition from several low wage countries
Yemen19% (2008 est.)10% (2007 est.)
Zambia12.4% (2008 est.)10.6% (2007 est.)
Zimbabwe14.93 billion% (2008 est.)12,563% (2007 est.)
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Field Listing :: Waterways
This entry gives the total length of navigable rivers, canals, andother inland bodies of water.Country Comparison to the WorldCountry
Waterways(km)
Afghanistan1,200 km (chiefly Amu Darya, which handles vessels up to500 DWT) (2008)
Albania43 km (2008)
Angola1,300 km (2008)
Argentina11,000 km (2007)
Australia2,000 km (mainly used for recreation on Murray andMurray-Darling river systems) (2006)
Austria358 km (2007)
Bangladesh8,370 kmnote: includes up to 3,060 km main cargo routes; network reduced to5,200 km in dry season (2007)
Belarus2,500 km (use limited by location on perimeter of countryand by shallowness) (2003)
Belgium2,043 km (1,528 km in regular commercial use) (2008)
Belize825 km (navigable only by small craft) (2008)
Benin150 km (on River Niger along northern border) (2007)
Bolivia10,000 km (commercially navigable) (2007)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSava River (northern border) open to shippingbut use limited (2008)
Brazil50,000 km (most in areas remote from industry and population)(2008)
Brunei209 km (navigable by craft drawing less than 1.2 m) (2008)
Bulgaria470 km (2008)
Burma12,800 km (2008)
Burundimainly on Lake Tanganyika (2008)
Cambodia2,400 km (mainly on Mekong River) (2008)
Cameroonnavigation mainly on Benue River; limited during rainyseason (2008)
Canada636 kmnote: Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the SaintLawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States (2008)
Central African Republic2,800 km (primarily on the Oubangui andSangha rivers) (2007)
ChadChari and Legone rivers are navigable only in wet season (2008)
China110,000 km navigable (2008)
Colombia18,000 km (2008)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the15,000 km (2008)
Congo, Republic of the1,120 km (commercially navigable on Congo andOubanqui rivers) (2008)
Costa Rica730 km (seasonally navigable by small craft) (2008)
Cote d'Ivoire980 km (navigable rivers, canals, and numerous coastallagoons) (2008)
Croatia785 km (2008)
Cuba240 km (2008)
Czech Republic664 km (principally on Elbe, Vltava, Oder, and othernavigable rivers, lakes, and canals) (2008)
Denmark400 km (2008)
Ecuador1,500 km (most inaccessible) (2008)
Egypt3,500 kmnote: includes Nile River, Lake Nasser, Alexandria-Cairo Waterway,and numerous smaller canals in delta; Suez Canal (193.5 km includingapproaches) navigable by oceangoing vessels drawing up to 17.68 m(2007)
El SalvadorRio Lempa partially navigable for small craft (2008)
Estonia320 km (2008)
European Union52,332 km (2006)
Fiji203 kmnote: 122 km navigable by motorized craft and 200-metric-ton barges(2008)
Finland7,842 kmnote: includes Saimaa Canal system of 3,577 km; southern part leasedfrom Russia (2008)
Francemetropolitan France: 8,501 km (1,621 km accessible to craftof 3,000 metric tons)French Guiana: 3,760 km (460 km navigable by small oceangoingvessels and coastal and river steamers, 3,300 km by native craft)(2008)
Gabon1,600 km (310 km on Ogooue River) (2008)
Gambia, The390 km (on River Gambia; small ocean-going vessels canreach 190 km) (2008)
Germany7,467 kmnote: Rhine River carries most goods; Main-Danube Canal links NorthSea and Black Sea (2008)
Ghana1,293 kmnote: 168 km for launches and lighters on Volta, Ankobra, and Tanorivers; 1,125 km of arterial and feeder waterways on Lake Volta(2008)
Greece6 kmnote: Corinth Canal (6 km) crosses the Isthmus of Corinth; shortenssea voyage by 325 km (2008)
Guatemala990 kmnote: 260 km navigable year round; additional 730 km navigableduring high-water season (2007)
Guinea1,300 km (navigable by shallow-draft native craft) (2008)
Guinea-Bissaurivers are navigable for some distance; many inletsand creeks give shallow-water access to much of interior (2008)
Guyana330 kmnote: Berbice, Demerara, and Essequibo rivers are navigable byoceangoing vessels for 150 km, 100 km, and 80 km respectively (2008)
Honduras465 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2008)
Hungary1,622 km (most on Danube River) (2008)
India14,500 kmnote: 5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable formechanized vessels (2008)
Indonesia21,579 km (2008)
Iran850 km (on Karun River; additional service on Lake Urmia) (2008)
Iraq5,279 kmnote: Euphrates River (2,815 km), Tigris River (1,899 km), and ThirdRiver (565 km) are principal waterways (2008)
Ireland956 km (pleasure craft only) (2008)
Italy2,400 kmnote: used for commercial traffic; of limited overall value comparedto road and rail (2008)
Japan1,770 km (seagoing vessels use inland seas) (2007)
Kazakhstan4,000 km (on the Ertis ((Irtysh)) River (80%) and SyrDarya ((Syrdariya)) River) (2008)
Kenyapart of Lake Victoria system is within boundaries of Kenya(2007)
Kiribati5 km (small network of canals in Line Islands) (2007)
Korea, North2,250 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2008)
Korea, South1,608 km (most navigable only by small craft) (2008)
Kyrgyzstan600 km (2008)
Laos4,600 kmnote: primarily Mekong and tributaries; 2,900 additional km areintermittently navigable by craft drawing less than 0.5 m (2008)
Latvia300 km (2007)
Liechtenstein28 km (2008)
Lithuania441 km (2007)
Luxembourg37 km (on Moselle River) (2008)
Madagascar 600 km note: 432 km navigable (2008)
Malawi700 km (on Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) and Shire River) (2008)
Malaysia7,200 kmnote: Peninsular Malaysia 3,200 km; Sabah 1,500 km; Sarawak 2,500 km(2008)
Mali1,800 km (2008)
Mauritaniasome navigation possible on Senegal River
Mexico2,900 km (navigable rivers and coastal canals) (2008)
Moldova424 km (on Dniester and Prut rivers) (2008)
Mongolia580 kmnote: only waterway in operation is Lake Hovsgol (135 km); SelengeRiver (270 km) and Orhon River (175 km) are navigable but carrylittle traffic; lakes and rivers freeze in winter, are open from Mayto September (2007)
Mozambique460 km (Zambezi River navigable to Tete and along CahoraBassa Lake) (2008)
Netherlands6,215 km (navigable for ships of 50 tons) (2007)
Nicaragua2,220 km (including lakes Managua and Nicaragua) (2008)
Niger300 km (the Niger, the only major river, is navigable to Gayabetween September and March) (2008)
Nigeria8,600 km (Niger and Benue rivers and smaller rivers andcreeks) (2008)
Norway1,577 km (2008)
Panama800 km (includes 82 km Panama Canal) (2008)
Papua New Guinea11,000 km (2006)
Paraguay3,100 km (2008)
Peru8,808 kmnote: 8,600 km of navigable tributaries of Amazon system and 208 kmof Lago Titicaca (2008)
Philippines3,219 km (limited to vessels with draft less than 1.5 m)(2008)
Poland3,997 km (navigable rivers and canals) (2007)
Portugal210 km (on Douro River from Porto) (2008)
Romania1,731 kmnote: includes 1,075 km on Danube River, 524 km on secondarybranches, and 132 km on canals (2006)
Russia102,000 km (including 33,000 km with guaranteed depth)note: 72,000 km system in European Russia links Baltic Sea, WhiteSea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and Black Sea (2007)
RwandaLac Kivu navigable by shallow-draft barges and native craft(2008)
Senegal1,000 km (primarily on Senegal, Saloum, and Casamancerivers) (2008)
Serbia587 km (primarily on Danube and Sava rivers) (2008)
Sierra Leone800 km (600 km year round) (2007)
Slovakia172 km (on Danube River) (2008)
Sloveniasome transport on Danube River (2008)
Spain1,000 km (2008)
Sri Lanka160 km (primarily on rivers in southwest) (2008)
Sudan4,068 km (1,723 km open year round on White and Blue Nilerivers) (2008)
Suriname1,200 km (most navigable by ships with drafts up to 7 m)(2008)
Sweden2,052 km (2007)
Switzerland65 km (Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden andSchaffhausen-Bodensee) (2008)
Syria900 km (not economically significant) (2008)
Tajikistan200 km (along Vakhsh River) (2008)
TanzaniaLake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, and Lake Nyasa principalavenues of commerce with neighboring countries; rivers not navigable(2007)
Thailand 4,000 km note: 3,701 km navigable by boats with drafts up to 0.9 m (2008)
Togo50 km (seasonally on Mono River depending on rainfall) (2008)
Turkey1,200 km (2008)
Turkmenistan1,300 km (Amu Darya and Kara Kum canal are importantinland waterways) (2008)
Ugandaon Lake Victoria, 200 km on Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, andparts of Albert Nile (2008)
Ukraine2,176 km (most on Dnieper River) (2007)
United Kingdom3,200 km (620 km used for commerce) (2008)
United States41,009 km (19,312 km used for commerce)note: Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the SaintLawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with Canada (2008)
Uruguay1,600 km (2008)
Uzbekistan1,100 km (2008)
Venezuela7,100 kmnote: Orinoco River (400 km) and Lake de Maracaibo navigable byoceangoing vessels (2008)
Vietnam17,702 km (5,000 km navigable by vessels up to 1.8 m draft)(2008)
World671,886 km (2004)
Zambia2,250 km (includes Lake Tanganyika and the Zambezi andLuapula rivers) (2008)
Zimbabweon Lake Kariba (2008)
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Field Listing :: Judicial branch
This entry contains the name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members. Country
Judicial branch
Afghanistanthe constitution establishes a nine-member Stera Mahkamaor Supreme Court (its nine justices are appointed for 10-year termsby the president with approval of the Wolesi Jirga) and subordinateHigh Courts and Appeals Courts; there is also a minister of justice;a separate Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission established bythe Bonn Agreement is charged with investigating human rights abusesand war crimes
AlbaniaConstitutional Court, Supreme Court (chairman is elected bythe People's Assembly for a four-year term) and multiple appeals anddistrict courts
AlgeriaSupreme Court
American SamoaHigh Court (chief justice and associate justices areappointed by the US Secretary of the Interior)
AndorraTribunal of Judges or Tribunal de Batlles; Tribunal of theCourts or Tribunal de Corts; Supreme Court of Justice of Andorra orTribunal Superior de Justicia d'Andorra; Supreme Council of Justiceor Consell Superior de la Justicia; Fiscal Ministry or MinisteriFiscal; Constitutional Tribunal or Tribunal Constitucional
AngolaSupreme Court and separate provincial courts (judges areappointed by the president)
AnguillaHigh Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean SupremeCourt)
Antigua and BarbudaEastern Caribbean Supreme Court consisting of aHigh Court of Justice and a Court of Appeal (based in Saint Lucia;two judges of the Supreme Court are residents of the islands andpreside over the Court of Summary Jurisdiction); Magistrates'Courts; member of the Caribbean Court of Justice