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Country
Male
Female
Total
Botswana
33.89
33.84
33.87
Swaziland
37.18
34.07
35.65
Angola
36
37.25
36.61
Zimbabwe
37.21
36.11
36.67
Lesotho
36.86
36.49
36.68
Malawi
36.59
37.36
36.97
Zambia
39.43
39.98
39.7
Mozambique
39.9
40.75
40.32
Central African Republic
39.21
42.86
41.01
Niger
42.46
41.8
42.13
Sierra Leone
40.13
44.98
42.52
Afghanistan
42.71
43.1
42.9
Djibouti
41.84
44.39
43.1
South Africa
43.47
43.06
43.27
Burundi
42.91
44.12
43.5
Burkina Faso
42.19
45.7
43.92
Namibia
44.71
43.13
43.93
Mali
44.69
45.51
45.09
Tanzania
44.56
45.94
45.24
Nigeria
46.21
47.29
46.74
Rwanda
45.92
48.03
46.96
Guinea-Bissau
45.09
48.92
46.97
Liberia
46.75
48.65
47.69
Cameroon
47.04
48.67
47.84
Chad
46.84
49.09
47.94
Kenya
48.87
47.09
47.99
Somalia
46.36
49.87
48.09
Cote d'Ivoire
46.05
51.27
48.62
Ethiopia
47.67
50.03
48.83
Congo, Republic of the
47.94
50.04
48.97
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
47.29
51.47
49.35
Guinea
48.61
51.15
49.86
Benin
50.14
50.89
50.51
Uganda
50.74
52.46
51.59
Eritrea
51.14
53.22
52.16
Togo
50.64
54.7
52.64
Mauritania
50.52
55
52.73
Haiti
51.58
54.31
52.92
Bhutan
54.65
54.11
54.39
Laos
53.07
57.17
55.08
Gambia, The
53.14
57.31
55.2
Equatorial Guinea
53.38
57.8
55.56
Gabon
54.21
57.34
55.75
Ghana
55.04
56.99
56
Burma
54.31
58.24
56.22
Senegal
55.04
58.52
56.75
Madagascar
54.57
59.4
56.95
Sudan
57.33
59.8
58.54
Cambodia
55.92
61.96
58.87
Nepal
60.09
59.5
59.8
Mayotte
59.22
63.62
61.39
Turkmenistan
58.02
64.93
61.39
Kiribati
58.71
64.86
61.71
Yemen
59.89
63.71
61.75
Comoros
59.65
64.33
61.96
Bangladesh
62.13
62.02
62.08
Vanuatu
61
64.05
62.49
Nauru
59.16
66.48
62.73
Pakistan
62.04
64.01
63
Azerbaijan
59.24
67.66
63.35
Maldives
62.76
65.42
64.06
Uzbekistan
60.82
67.73
64.19
World
62.73
66.04
64.33
India
63.57
65.16
64.35
Mongolia
62.3
66.86
64.52
Grenada
62.74
66.31
64.53
Tajikistan
61.68
67.59
64.56
Papua New Guinea
62.76
67.21
64.93
Guatemala
64.27
66.04
65.14
Moldova
61.12
69.43
65.18
Guyana
62.86
68.28
65.5
Bolivia
62.89
68.25
65.5
Bahamas, The
62.11
69.04
65.54
Honduras
64.66
66.59
65.6
East Timor
63.63
68.29
65.9
Kazakhstan
61.21
72.2
66.55
Ukraine
61.6
72.38
66.85
Sao Tome and Principe
65.43
68.59
66.99
Russia
60.55
74.04
67.1
Dominican Republic
65.52
69.1
67.26
Belize
65.02
70.08
67.49
Tuvalu
65.79
70.33
68.01
Kyrgyzstan
64.16
72.38
68.16
Iraq
67.49
69.97
68.7
Belarus
63.03
74.69
68.72
Trinidad and Tobago
66.62
71.3
68.91
Suriname
66.75
71.27
68.96
Peru
67.77
71.37
69.53
Tonga
67.05
72.14
69.53
Fiji
67.05
72.14
69.53
Indonesia
67.13
72.13
69.57
Greenland
66.07
73.31
69.65
Micronesia, Federated States of
67.96
71.62
69.75
Philippines
67.03
72.92
69.91
Iran
68.58
71.4
69.96
Marshall Islands
68.05
72.06
70.01
Syria
68.75
71.38
70.03
Palau
66.98
73.48
70.14
Nicaragua
68.27
72.49
70.33
Cape Verde
67.13
73.86
70.45
Vietnam
67.82
73.6
70.61
Morocco
68.35
73.07
70.66
Samoa
67.93
73.65
70.72
Egypt
68.5
73.62
71
Latvia
65.78
76.6
71.05
El Salvador
67.61
75.01
71.22
Romania
67.86
75.06
71.35
Korea, North
68.65
74.22
71.37
Barbados
69.46
73.39
71.41
Armenia
67.97
75.75
71.55
Thailand
69.39
73.88
71.57
Brazil
67.74
75.85
71.69
Colombia
67.88
75.7
71.72
Estonia
66.28
77.6
71.77
Gaza Strip
70.5
73.15
71.79
Seychelles
66.41
77.4
71.82
Antigua and Barbuda
69.53
74.38
71.9
Panama
69.67
74.31
71.94
Bulgaria
68.41
75.87
72.03
Saint Kitts and Nevis
69.31
75.16
72.15
Malaysia
69.56
75.11
72.24
China
70.65
74.09
72.27
Turkey
69.94
74.91
72.36
Mauritius
68.4
76.41
72.38
Hungary
68.18
76.89
72.4
Lebanon
70.17
75.21
72.63
Solomon Islands
70.16
75.28
72.66
Bosnia and Herzegovina
70.09
75.8
72.85
Algeria
71.45
74.63
73
West Bank
71.33
74.95
73.08
Oman
70.92
75.46
73.13
Sri Lanka
70.6
75.86
73.17
Saint Lucia
70.05
77.42
73.61
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
71.78
75.51
73.62
Qatar
71.15
76.32
73.67
Macedonia
71.28
76.37
73.73
Reunion
70.55
77.52
73.95
Lithuania
68.94
79.28
73.97
New Caledonia
71.07
77.16
74.04
Bahrain
71.76
76.78
74.23
Venezuela
71.27
77.58
74.31
Poland
70.3
78.76
74.41
Croatia
70.79
78.31
74.45
Slovakia
70.52
78.68
74.5
Turks and Caicos Islands
72.28
76.84
74.51
Dominica
71.73
77.71
74.65
Serbia and Montenegro
72.15
77.51
74.73
Brunei
72.36
77.36
74.8
Paraguay
72.35
77.55
74.89
Tunisia
73.2
76.71
74.89
Mexico
72.42
78.1
75.19
United Arab Emirates
72.73
77.87
75.24
Saudi Arabia
73.46
77.55
75.46
Korea, South
72.19
79.76
75.82
Netherlands Antilles
73.58
78.2
75.83
American Samoa
72.27
79.62
75.84
Northern Mariana Islands
73.31
78.61
75.88
Georgia
72.59
79.67
75.88
French Polynesia
73.5
78.42
75.9
Argentina
72.17
79.85
75.91
Czech Republic
72.74
79.49
76.02
Uruguay
72.92
79.45
76.13
Slovenia
72.42
80.1
76.14
Ecuador
73.35
79.22
76.21
British Virgin Islands
75.24
77.36
76.27
Jamaica
74.23
78.45
76.29
Libya
74.29
78.82
76.5
Chile
73.3
80.03
76.58
Costa Rica
74.26
79.55
76.84
Kuwait
76.01
78.1
77.03
French Guiana
73.77
80.58
77.09
Anguilla
74.18
80.12
77.11
Cuba
74.94
79.65
77.23
Albania
74.6
80.15
77.24
Taiwan
74.49
80.28
77.26
Portugal
74.25
81.03
77.53
Ireland
74.95
80.34
77.56
Puerto Rico
73.67
81.77
77.62
Denmark
75.34
80.03
77.62
Cyprus
75.29
80.13
77.65
United States
74.89
80.67
77.71
Saint Helena
74.86
80.81
77.76
Bermuda
75.7
79.91
77.79
Guadeloupe
74.74
81.21
77.9
Jordan
75.75
80.88
78.24
European Union
75.1
81.6
78.3
Man, Isle of
74.98
81.87
78.34
Finland
74.82
82.02
78.35
United Kingdom
75.94
80.96
78.38
Guam
75.34
81.64
78.4
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
76.13
80.9
78.46
Belgium
75.44
81.94
78.62
Germany
75.66
81.81
78.65
New Zealand
75.67
81.78
78.66
Montserrat
76.54
80.98
78.71
Luxembourg
75.45
82.24
78.74
Netherlands
76.25
81.51
78.81
Malta
76.7
81.15
78.86
Virgin Islands
75.08
82.96
78.91
Austria
76.03
81.96
78.92
Martinique
79.43
78.64
79.04
Greece
76.59
81.76
79.09
Aruba
75.8
82.65
79.14
Faroe Islands
75.77
82.67
79.21
Jersey
76.77
81.91
79.24
Israel
77.21
81.55
79.32
Norway
76.78
82.17
79.4
Spain
76.18
83.08
79.52
Liechtenstein
75.96
82.16
79.55
Monaco
75.7
83.63
79.57
France
75.96
83.42
79.6
Gibraltar
76.8
82.7
79.67
Italy
76.75
82.81
79.68
Cayman Islands
77.33
82.6
79.95
Canada
76.73
83.63
80.1
Iceland
78.13
82.34
80.19
Guernsey
77.3
83.41
80.3
Australia
77.52
83.4
80.39
Switzerland
77.58
83.36
80.39
Sweden
78.19
82.74
80.4
Japan
77.86
84.61
81.15
Hong Kong
78.72
84.3
81.39
San Marino
78.13
85.43
81.62
Singapore
79.05
84.39
81.62
Macau
79.2
84.99
82.03
Andorra
80.6
86.6
83.51
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