The CIA World Factbook Edition 2010 People

Death rate In 36 editions of 36.

Death rate was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2010 edition carries it in 236 entries, in its People section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2010 edition
236
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Death rate” (1990 to 2025).

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World

1 entry

World

8.37 deaths/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Africa

56 entries

Algeria

4.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 196

Angola

23.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1

Benin

9.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

Botswana

9.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73

Burkina Faso

13.02 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23

Burundi

9.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

6.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153

Cameroon

12.01 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30

Central African Republic

15.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11

Chad

15.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7

Comoros

7.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

11.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

11.75 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35

Cote d'Ivoire

10.43 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51

Djibouti

8.37 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Egypt

4.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 191

Equatorial Guinea

9.26 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 67

Eritrea

8.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96

Swaziland now Eswatini

14.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13

Ethiopia

11.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38

Gabon

12.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25

Gambia, The now The Gambia

12.03 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29

Ghana

8.93 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75

Guinea

10.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47

Guinea-Bissau

15.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10

Kenya

9.26 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68

Lesotho

15.71 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8

Liberia

10.88 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41

Libya

3.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 216

Madagascar

7.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107

Malawi

13.69 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20

Mali

14.64 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15

Mauritania

9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Mauritius

6.63 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147

Mayotte

7.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131

Morocco

4.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 195

Mozambique

19.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2

Namibia

12.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24

Niger

14.47 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16

Nigeria

16.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5

Rwanda

10.19 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54

Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

6.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137

Sao Tome and Principe

8.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Senegal

9.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Seychelles

6.92 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135

Sierra Leone

11.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31

Somalia

15.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12

South Africa

16.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4

Sudan

11.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36

Tanzania

12.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28

Togo

8.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102

Tunisia

5.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180

Uganda

11.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32

Western Sahara

9.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

Zambia

12.84 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26

Zimbabwe

14.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14

Arctic Region

3 entries

Greenland

8.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104

Iceland

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138

Svalbard

NA

Asia

22 entries

Afghanistan

17.65 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3

Armenia

8.42 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87

Azerbaijan

8.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Bangladesh

5.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172

Bhutan

7.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124

China

6.89 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142

Georgia

9.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

India

7.53 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115

Japan

9.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Kazakhstan

9.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64

Korea, North now North Korea

10.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49

Korea, South now South Korea

6.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160

Kyrgyzstan

6.85 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144

Maldives

3.68 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 212

Mongolia

6.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164

Nepal

6.89 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141

Pakistan

7.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130

Russia

16.04 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6

Sri Lanka

6.2 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159

Tajikistan

6.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146

Turkmenistan

6.27 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156

Uzbekistan

5.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178

Central America and the Caribbean

31 entries

Anguilla

4.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 202

Antigua and Barbuda

5.77 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173

Aruba

7.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

6.89 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Barbados

8.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89

Belize

5.82 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171

British Virgin Islands

4.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 201

Cayman Islands

5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185

Costa Rica

4.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 206

Cuba

7.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123

Curacao

8 deaths/1,000 population (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 106

Dominica

8.12 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103

Dominican Republic

4.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 205

El Salvador

5.61 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174

Grenada

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108

Guatemala

5.04 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184

Haiti

8.21 deaths/1,000 population

country comparison to the world: 98

note: the preliminary 2011 numbers differ significantly from those of 2010, which were strongly influenced by the demographic effect of the January 2010 earthquake; the latest figures more closely correspond to those of 2009 (2011 est.)

Honduras

4.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187

Jamaica

6.48 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Montserrat

7.82 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110

Netherlands Antilles

6.54 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149

Nicaragua

4.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 207

Panama

4.62 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 197

Puerto Rico

7.82 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111

Saint Kitts and Nevis

7.11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128

Saint Lucia

6.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

6.94 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134

Sint Maarten

3 deaths/1,000 population (2009)

  • country comparison to the world: 221

Trinidad and Tobago

8.21 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Turks and Caicos Islands

4.17 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 208

Virgin Islands

6.96 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132

Europe

47 entries

Albania

6.04 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165

Andorra

6.21 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158

Austria

10.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Belarus

13.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19

Belgium

10.5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50

Bosnia and Herzegovina

8.71 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80

Bulgaria

14.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17

Croatia

11.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33

Czech Republic now Czechia

10.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43

Denmark

10.19 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53

Estonia

13.48 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22

European Union

10.33 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Faroe Islands

8.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Finland

10.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55

France

8.65 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Germany

11 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40

Gibraltar

8.17 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101

Greece

10.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48

Guernsey

8.35 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93

Hungary

12.67 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27

Ireland

6.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155

Isle of Man

9.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 59

Italy

10.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42

Jersey

7.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116

Latvia

13.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21

Liechtenstein

7.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Lithuania

11.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39

Luxembourg

8.46 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Malta

8.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84

Moldova

10.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Monaco

8.01 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105

Montenegro

8.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78

Netherlands

8.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77

Macedonia now North Macedonia

8.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76

Norway

9.26 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Poland

10.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Portugal

10.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45

Romania

11.78 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 34

San Marino

7.75 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 114

Serbia

13.89 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18

Slovakia

9.56 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Slovenia

10.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46

Spain

8.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79

Sweden

10.2 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52

Switzerland

8.65 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Ukraine

15.7 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9

United Kingdom

9.33 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Middle East

17 entries

Bahrain

4.37 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 204

Cyprus

6.42 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152

Gaza Strip

3.36 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 217

Iran

5.94 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167

Iraq

4.92 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189

Israel

5.45 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176

Jordan

2.66 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 222

Kuwait

2.29 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 224

Lebanon

6.46 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151

Oman

3.47 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 215

Qatar

2.44 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 223

Saudi Arabia

3.34 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 218

Syria

3.7 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 211

Turkey now Turkiye

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 163

United Arab Emirates

2.08 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 225

West Bank

3.62 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 213

Yemen

7.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126

North America

5 entries

Bermuda

7.43 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120

Canada

7.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109

Mexico

4.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 192

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

8.41 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

United States

8.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Oceania

25 entries

American Samoa

4.09 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 209

Australia

6.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145

Cook Islands

7.22 deaths/1,000 population NA

country comparison to the world: 127

Fiji

5.88 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170

French Polynesia

4.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 193

Guam

4.64 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Kiribati

7.48 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119

Marshall Islands

4.42 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 200

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

4.4 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 203

Nauru

6.15 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161

New Caledonia

5.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181

New Zealand

7.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129

Niue

NA

Norfolk Island

NA

Northern Mariana Islands

3.17 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 220

Palau

7.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112

Papua New Guinea

6.62 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148

Pitcairn Islands

NA

Samoa

5.36 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177

Solomon Islands

3.96 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 210

Tokelau

NA

Tonga

4.95 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188

Tuvalu

9.36 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Vanuatu

7.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118

Wallis and Futuna

4.56 deaths/1,000 population NA

country comparison to the world: 198

South America

13 entries

Argentina

7.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122

Bolivia

6.95 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133

Brazil

6.35 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154

Chile

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169

Colombia

5.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179

Ecuador

5 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186

Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)

NA

Guyana

7.24 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125

Paraguay

4.55 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 199

Peru

6.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162

Suriname

5.53 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175

Uruguay

9.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Venezuela

5.14 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182

Southeast Asia

16 entries

Brunei

3.32 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 219

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

8.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97

Cambodia

8.19 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100

Christmas Island

NA

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

NA

Hong Kong

6.91 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136

Indonesia

6.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157

Laos

8.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95

Macau

3.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 214

Malaysia

4.92 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190

Philippines

5.06 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183

Singapore

4.8 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 194

Taiwan

6.87 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143

Thailand

6.47 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150

Timor-Leste

5.93 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168

Vietnam

5.97 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2010, “Death rate”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/death-rate/2010.

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