And income inequality in Japan ranks among the lowest in Asia.

Pacific region, 1999 2002

The total fertility rate of 1.5 children per mother, is one of the lowest in the world.

The total fertility rate of 1.50 children per mother is one of the lowest in the world.

All of the available data show that Germany had one of Europe s lowest rates of productivity growth over the last ten years.

The total fertility rate of 1.44 children per mother, is one of the lowest in the world.

The lowest rates were observed in Latvia (1.31), Hungary and Portugal (both 1.32) and Germany (1.36).

In the United States, people are fired more easily than in any other country, and the unemployment rate at the time was among the lowest in the world.

The proportion of part time workers was one of the lowest in OECD in 1999.

Historically the debt portion of a LBO will range from 60 90 of the purchase price, although during certain periods the debt ratio can be higher or lower than the historical averages.

Its birth rate (9.88 births per thousand population in 2006) is one of the lowest in the Western Hemisphere.

Therefore, while the 2004 experience was below budgeted rates, the 2005 experience to date has exceeded budgeted rates, resulting in a second year experience trending towards an offset of the first year shortfall.

The number of hours of sunshine are among the highest in the country.

Homicide rates in Latin America are the highest in the world.

These average rates mask stark differences between countries.

The highest rates occur in women 16 35 years of age.

Although gender parity in primary education has improved, dropout rates for girls are higher than for boys.

In order to become cheaper, a country s inflation rate must stay below that of its competitors, but that can be accomplished only through an economic slump.

Inflation convergence between high headline and low core rates, as well as between high emerging market and low advanced country rates will occur at levels higher than currently anticipated.

With per capita GDP of more than 37,000, Japan still ranks among the world s richest countries, specializing in the highest value links of global supply chains. And income inequality in Japan ranks among the lowest in Asia.

Population Population growth in the United Arab Emirates is among the highest in world, mostly due to immigration.

Rogaland has a fertility rate of 2.18 children per woman, which is the highest in the country, and one of the highest in Europe.

Child mortality among the worst in the world in 2001 has dropped by 25 .

This was a slightly lower increase than the 4.3 per cent between 1984 and 1992.

American tax rates will revert overnight to their Clinton era levels.

The overall literacy rate for women is undoubtedly low much lower than that for men.

Moreover, Italian policymakers should strive to boost the female labor force participation rate, which, at 49 , is one of the lowest in the OECD.

The US currently collects the lowest ratio of taxes to national income among rich nations.

In music, the range of a musical instrument is the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch it can play.

Rates per 1,000 live births.

However rates vary markedly in different regions with rates as low as 3.4 (men) and 6.8 (women) in rural India and as high as 68.9 (men) and 72.5 (women) in Poland.

Suicide rates for rural residents are higher than urban.

Although these are over four times lower in developing than in developed countries, the trend remains a positive one.

A single minimum tree crown cover value between 10 and 30 per cent and A single minimum land area value between 0.05 and 1 hectare and A single minimum tree height value between 2 and 5 metres.

Colombia s homicide rate, for years one of the highest in the world, has almost halved since 2002.

The immediate increase in tax rates is only part of the story.

Supporters of the traditional view were somewhat more prevalent among women with lower level of education.

Areas with medium levels of malaria it decreases some it doesn't decrease as much. And areas with high levels of malaria actually, it's increasing a little bit, although that's not significant.

Global rates of asthma have increased significantly between the 1960s and 2008 with it being recognized as a major public health problem since the 1970s.

56. Notes that, should the realized vacancy rates be lower than those budgeted, the General Assembly would provide additional resources, if required, in the first and or second performance report, so as to preclude the need for any constraint on recruitment of staff

As of 2007, Finland has roughly the lowest industrial electricity prices in the EU 15 (equal to France).

The emphasized need for sport activity is minimal and sporadically among women.

The IMF s world saving rate has maintained a fairly consistent downward trend since the early 1970 s, and, while it has picked up since 2002, it is still well below the peak levels attained in the previous three decades.

This is more democratic, no doubt, but it has made it harder for people to sift nonsense from truth, or demagoguery from rational political debate.

Romney had no miracle cure, either, but he attempted to tap into voters wishful thinking bias, by promising to reduce the size of the government and cut marginal tax rates.