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Compares the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate.

Compares the average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate.

Compares the percentage of the labor force that is without jobs.

Compares the total public and private debt owed to nonresidents repayable in foreign currency, goods, or services. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis.

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