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Country or AreaYear(s)Value 
Albania201196.8 
Albania200895.9 
Albania200198.7 
Algeria200672.6 
Algeria200269.9 
Angola201170.4 
Angola201070.1 
Angola200167.4 
Antigua and Barbuda2011991
Antigua and Barbuda201099 
Antigua and Barbuda200199 
Argentina201197.9 
Argentina201097.8 
Argentina200197.2 
Argentina199196.1 
Armenia201199.6 
Armenia201099.6 
Armenia200199.4 
Azerbaijan200999.8 
Azerbaijan200799.5 
Azerbaijan200799.6 
Azerbaijan199998.8 
Bahrain201091.9 
Bahrain201094.6 
Bahrain200186.5 
Bahrain199184 
Bangladesh201157.7 
Bangladesh201056.8 
Bangladesh200147.5 
Bangladesh199135.3 
Belarus200999.6 
Belarus199999.6 
Belize199170.3 
Benin201042.4 
Benin200628.72
Benin200234.7 
Benin199227.2 
Bhutan200552.8 
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)200991.2 
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)200890.7 
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)200790.7 
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)200186.7 
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)199280 
Bosnia and Herzegovina201198 
Bosnia and Herzegovina201097.9 
Bosnia and Herzegovina200096.7 
Botswana201185.1 
Botswana201084.5 
Botswana200381.2 
Botswana199168.6 

Footnotes

1 - Literacy rates are estimates based on survey or census data from previous decade.
2 - Data based on a reading test in a national household survey. A reading test typically yields lower literacy rates than the self- or household declaration used in most censuses and surveys. Care should be taken when analysing trends over time and in interp
Source

WHO Data

Source:  World Health Organization

World Health Statistics presents the most recent health statistics for WHO’s Member States.
Last update in UNdata: 2014/07/31
Next update in UNdata: To be confirmed