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09Leading global health crises and risks
Condom use at last high-risk sex, women (% aged 15-24)Excel

HDI Rank Country 1999-2005 1 2
1 Iceland ..
2 Norway ..
3 Australia ..
4 Canada ..
5 Ireland ..
6 Sweden ..
7 Switzerland ..
8 Japan ..
9 Netherlands ..
10 France ..
11 Finland ..
12 United States ..
13 Spain ..
14 Denmark ..
15 Austria ..
16 United Kingdom ..
17 Belgium ..
18 Luxembourg ..
19 New Zealand ..
20 Italy ..
21 Hong Kong, China (SAR) ..
22 Germany ..
23 Israel ..
24 Greece ..
25 Singapore ..
26 Korea (Republic of) ..
27 Slovenia ..
28 Cyprus ..
29 Portugal ..
30 Brunei Darussalam ..
31 Barbados ..
32 Czech Republic ..
33 Kuwait ..
34 Malta ..
35 Qatar ..
36 Hungary ..
37 Poland ..
38 Argentina ..
39 United Arab Emirates ..
40 Chile ..
41 Bahrain ..
42 Slovakia ..
43 Lithuania ..
44 Estonia ..
45 Latvia ..
46 Uruguay ..
47 Croatia ..
48 Costa Rica ..
49 Bahamas ..
50 Seychelles ..
51 Cuba ..
52 Mexico ..
53 Bulgaria ..
54 Saint Kitts and Nevis ..
55 Tonga ..
56 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..
57 Antigua and Barbuda ..
58 Oman ..
59 Trinidad and Tobago ..
60 Romania ..
61 Saudi Arabia ..
62 Panama ..
63 Malaysia ..
64 Belarus ..
65 Mauritius ..
66 Bosnia and Herzegovina ..
67 Russian Federation ..
68 Albania ..
69 Macedonia (TFYR) ..
70 Brazil ..
71 Dominica ..
72 Saint Lucia ..
73 Kazakhstan 32
74 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ..
75 Colombia 30
76 Ukraine ..
77 Samoa ..
78 Thailand ..
79 Dominican Republic 29
80 Belize ..
81 China ..
82 Grenada ..
83 Armenia ..
84 Turkey ..
85 Suriname ..
86 Jordan ..
87 Peru 19
88 Lebanon ..
89 Ecuador ..
90 Philippines ..
91 Tunisia ..
92 Fiji ..
93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ..
94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) ..
95 Paraguay ..
96 Georgia ..
97 Guyana ..
98 Azerbaijan ..
99 Sri Lanka ..
100 Maldives ..
101 Jamaica ..
102 Cape Verde ..
103 El Salvador ..
104 Algeria ..
105 Viet Nam ..
106 Occupied Palestinian Territories ..
107 Indonesia ..
108 Syrian Arab Republic ..
109 Turkmenistan ..
110 Nicaragua 17
111 Moldova 44
112 Egypt ..
113 Uzbekistan ..
114 Mongolia ..
115 Honduras ..
116 Kyrgyzstan ..
117 Bolivia 20
118 Guatemala ..
119 Gabon 33
120 Vanuatu ..
121 South Africa 20 3
122 Tajikistan ..
123 Sao Tome and Principe ..
124 Botswana 75
125 Namibia 48
126 Morocco ..
127 Equatorial Guinea ..
128 India 51
129 Solomon Islands ..
130 Lao People's Democratic Republic ..
131 Cambodia ..
132 Myanmar ..
133 Bhutan ..
134 Comoros ..
135 Ghana 33
136 Pakistan ..
137 Mauritania ..
138 Lesotho 50
139 Congo 20
140 Bangladesh ..
141 Swaziland ..
142 Nepal ..
143 Madagascar 5
144 Cameroon 46
145 Papua New Guinea ..
146 Haiti 19
147 Sudan ..
148 Kenya 25
149 Djibouti ..
150 Timor-Leste ..
151 Zimbabwe 42
152 Togo 22 3
153 Yemen ..
154 Uganda 53
155 Gambia ..
156 Senegal 36
157 Eritrea ..
158 Nigeria 24
159 Tanzania (United Republic of) 42
160 Guinea 17
161 Rwanda 26
162 Angola ..
163 Benin 19
164 Malawi 35
165 Zambia 35
166 Côte d'Ivoire 25 3
167 Burundi ..
168 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) ..
169 Ethiopia 17
170 Chad 17
171 Central African Republic ..
172 Mozambique 29
173 Mali 14
174 Niger 7 3
175 Guinea-Bissau ..
176 Burkina Faso 54
177 Sierra Leone ..

Notes :
1 - Because of data limitations, comparisons across countries should be made with caution. Data for some countries may refer only to part of the country or differ from the standard definition.
2 - Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified.
3 - UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund). 2005. State of the World's Children 2006. New York.

Source :
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund). 2006. State of the World's Children 2007. New York.