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Source:World Bank WDI Database.     (unit / per 1 000 persons)
Country or Area 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
             
World 67.36 146.46 162.15 186.36 212.54  
High Income 314.86 567.59 599.71 623.78 651.49 671.10
Middle Income 18.22 74.68 88.74 116.57 147.45  
Low Income 1.57 14.89 21.93 30.92 36.60  
   China 17.82 72.52 85.79 106.01 161.25 224.80
   Hong Kong, China 278.35 512.97 517.55 549.85 571.97 591.01
   Macao, China 136.09 314.84 348.63 433.18 463.87  
   Bangladesh 0.71 1.99 2.42 2.89 3.17  
   Brunei Darussalam 89.96 294.78 361.00 416.88 482.72  
   Cambodia 0.47 2.99 3.15 4.65 4.85  
   India 5.41 32.42 38.37 68.48 72.01  
   Indonesia 9.21 25.87 35.80 89.67 110.80  
   Iran 9.77 155.72 178.04 156.92 183.04 319.64
   Israel 201.94 219.80 243.27 269.23 278.55  
   Japan 299.52 622.10 667.51 685.21 689.59  
   Kazakhstan 6.72 26.64 40.22 84.32 122.75  
   Korea, Rep. 405.04 696.24 723.14 743.14 759.34 771.00
   Laos 1.11 3.61 8.50 11.70 16.41  
   Malaysia 213.85 422.23 485.92 516.00 557.17 626.19
   Mongolia 12.51 79.53 105.05 119.94 122.68  
   Myanmar   0.25 0.66 0.72 0.82  
   Pakistan   65.76 67.41 75.47 107.70 111.42
   Philippines 19.82 52.44 53.98 57.41 59.74  
   Singapore 322.75 635.75 618.54 593.16 676.66  
   Sri Lanka 6.49 14.39 17.80 25.14 38.57 56.97
   Thailand 36.89 106.77 150.26 171.61 200.30  
   Viet Nam 2.58 77.35 128.88 174.52 209.88  
   Egypt 6.41 51.51 117.00 125.16 131.56 154.17
   Nigeria 0.64 12.82 35.37 55.28 67.58 72.69
   South Africa 54.55 86.30 76.77 78.07 82.88 86.00
   Canada 421.55 659.23 679.08 703.20 727.79  
   Mexico 51.63 169.50 188.67 197.31 209.95 218.71
   United States 439.45 662.90 696.19 706.26 735.92 723.54
   Argentina 70.47 160.37 177.13 209.12 259.38 281.17
   Brazil 28.71 190.74 206.47 313.70 355.09  
   Venezuela 33.73 84.48 126.23 153.15 208.12 256.50
   Czech Rep. 97.34 320.41 319.49 437.43 482.99  
   France 143.64 392.13 429.65 490.61 511.63  
   Germany 301.67 610.95 651.73 692.84 722.90 760.90
   Italy 231.79 467.04 477.76 521.94 538.95 486.48
   Netherlands 439.55 712.56 789.00 809.40 841.93 868.00
   Poland 72.81 292.86 353.34 403.75 439.55  
   Russian Fed. 19.82 128.61 152.29 180.27 211.12  
   Spain 136.25 399.58 436.61 471.97 513.05 574.34
   Turkey 37.62 133.64 143.98 182.42 289.58 331.23
   Ukraine 7.12 105.37 169.83 192.36 215.01 223.83
   United Kingdom 268.29 625.79 653.88 651.75 717.26 794.07
   Australia 468.00 614.30 622.60 512.13 532.95 556.75
   New Zealand 475.07 614.86 623.66 669.87 691.76