1950-53 ; 2000 ; % INCREASE
Argentina ; 87 ; 97 ; 11.5%
Cuba ; 76 ; 96 ; 26.3%
Chile ; 81 ; 96 ; 18.5%
Costa Rica ; 79 ; 96 ; 21.5%
Paraguay ; 68 ; 93 ; 36.8%
Colombia ; 62 ; 92 ; 48.4%
Panama ; 72 ; 92 ; 27.8%
Ecuador ; 56 ; 92 ; 64.3%
Brazil ; 49 ; 85 ; 73.5%
Dominican Republic ; 43 ; 84 ; 95.3%
El Salvador ; 42 ; 79 ; 88.1%
Guatemala ; 30 ; 69 ; 130%
Haiti ; 11 ; 49 ; 345.5%
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SOURCE : UN STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 1957, pp. 600-602 ; UN STATISTICAL YEARBOOK 2000, pp. 76-82.
a. DATA FOR 1950-53 ARE AGE 10 AND OVER. DATA FOR 1995 ARE AGE 15 AND OVER, REFLECTING
A CHANGE IN COMMON USAGE OVER THIS PERIOD.
b. DATA FOR ARGENTINA 1950-53 IS CURRENT AS 1947 DATA, THE LATEST AVAILABLE, AND REFLECTS
AGES 14 AND OVER.
c. DATA FOR 2000 ARE AGE 15 AND OVER.