Vital Statistics - Deaths - 1973
Sri Lanka, 1973
Reference ID
LKA-RGD-RGD-1973-v1.0
Producer(s)
Statistics Division, Registrar General's Department
Metadata
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Last modified
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- Death_73
Death Code(Cause of Death) (DEATH_CODE)
Data file: Death_73
Overview
Valid:
100678
Invalid:
0
Minimum:
0
Maximum:
989
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
31
End:
33
Width:
3
Range:
0 - 989
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 6 |
0%
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| 1 | 96 |
0.1%
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| 3 | 1 |
0%
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| 4 | 85 |
0.1%
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| 5 | 3 |
0%
|
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| 6 | 121 |
0.1%
|
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| 8 | 3 |
0%
|
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| 9 | 6071 |
6%
|
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| 10 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 11 | 1405 |
1.4%
|
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| 12 | 8 |
0%
|
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| 13 | 20 |
0%
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| 14 | 7 |
0%
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| 15 | 6 |
0%
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| 17 | 5 |
0%
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| 18 | 6 |
0%
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| 30 | 51 |
0.1%
|
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| 32 | 69 |
0.1%
|
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| 33 | 15 |
0%
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| 35 | 1 |
0%
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| 36 | 7 |
0%
|
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| 37 | 962 |
1%
|
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| 38 | 383 |
0.4%
|
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| 39 | 9 |
0%
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| 40 | 2 |
0%
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| 41 | 3 |
0%
|
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| 42 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 43 | 148 |
0.1%
|
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| 44 | 16 |
0%
|
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| 45 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 52 | 68 |
0.1%
|
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| 55 | 77 |
0.1%
|
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| 65 | 54 |
0.1%
|
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| 66 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 67 | 7 |
0%
|
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| 70 | 92 |
0.1%
|
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| 71 | 377 |
0.4%
|
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| 73 | 2 |
0%
|
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| 74 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 76 | 2 |
0%
|
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| 77 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 79 | 8 |
0%
|
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| 81 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 84 | 99 |
0.1%
|
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| 90 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 94 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 95 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 97 | 2 |
0%
|
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| 99 | 2 |
0%
|
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| 100 | 32 |
0%
|
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| 101 | 1 |
0%
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| 102 | 1 |
0%
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| 112 | 61 |
0.1%
|
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| 116 | 1 |
0%
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| 125 | 8 |
0%
|
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| 126 | 63 |
0.1%
|
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| 127 | 138 |
0.1%
|
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| 128 | 864 |
0.9%
|
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| 129 | 1 |
0%
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| 132 | 2 |
0%
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| 133 | 2 |
0%
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| 134 | 1 |
0%
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| 136 | 13 |
0%
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| 140 | 5 |
0%
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| 141 | 49 |
0%
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| 142 | 3 |
0%
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| 143 | 39 |
0%
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| 144 | 2 |
0%
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| 145 | 107 |
0.1%
|
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| 146 | 5 |
0%
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| 147 | 2 |
0%
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| 148 | 15 |
0%
|
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| 149 | 166 |
0.2%
|
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| 150 | 227 |
0.2%
|
|
| 151 | 635 |
0.6%
|
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| 152 | 10 |
0%
|
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| 153 | 106 |
0.1%
|
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| 154 | 58 |
0.1%
|
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| 155 | 23 |
0%
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| 156 | 5 |
0%
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| 157 | 33 |
0%
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| 158 | 9 |
0%
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| 159 | 5 |
0%
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| 160 | 4 |
0%
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| 161 | 32 |
0%
|
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| 162 | 118 |
0.1%
|
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| 163 | 2 |
0%
|
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| 170 | 116 |
0.1%
|
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| 171 | 102 |
0.1%
|
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| 172 | 6 |
0%
|
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| 173 | 175 |
0.2%
|
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| 174 | 138 |
0.1%
|
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| 180 | 66 |
0.1%
|
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| 181 | 2 |
0%
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| 182 | 71 |
0.1%
|
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| 183 | 25 |
0%
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| 184 | 7 |
0%
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| 185 | 22 |
0%
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| 186 | 2 |
0%
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| 187 | 13 |
0%
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| 188 | 27 |
0%
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| 189 | 27 |
0%
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| 190 | 9 |
0%
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| 191 | 66 |
0.1%
|
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| 192 | 34 |
0%
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| 193 | 23 |
0%
|
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| 194 | 2 |
0%
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| 195 | 143 |
0.1%
|
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| 196 | 7 |
0%
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| 197 | 80 |
0.1%
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| 198 | 2 |
0%
|
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| 199 | 1099 |
1.1%
|
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| 200 | 14 |
0%
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| 201 | 18 |
0%
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| 202 | 5 |
0%
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| 203 | 21 |
0%
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| 204 | 36 |
0%
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| 205 | 28 |
0%
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| 206 | 3 |
0%
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| 207 | 146 |
0.1%
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| 209 | 1 |
0%
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| 213 | 1 |
0%
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| 220 | 1 |
0%
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| 223 | 1 |
0%
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| 225 | 3 |
0%
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| 226 | 3 |
0%
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| 228 | 1 |
0%
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| 232 | 1 |
0%
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| 234 | 5 |
0%
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| 239 | 7 |
0%
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| 240 | 11 |
0%
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| 241 | 2 |
0%
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| 242 | 9 |
0%
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| 243 | 1 |
0%
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| 244 | 4 |
0%
|
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| 246 | 2 |
0%
|
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| 250 | 1315 |
1.3%
|
|
| 251 | 10 |
0%
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| 255 | 4 |
0%
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| 258 | 4 |
0%
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| 263 | 1 |
0%
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| 265 | 10 |
0%
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| 266 | 12 |
0%
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| 267 | 36 |
0%
|
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| 268 | 58 |
0.1%
|
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| 269 | 2458 |
2.4%
|
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| 270 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 271 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 273 | 3 |
0%
|
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| 275 | 3 |
0%
|
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| 279 | 10 |
0%
|
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| 280 | 7 |
0%
|
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| 281 | 15 |
0%
|
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| 282 | 13 |
0%
|
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| 284 | 6 |
0%
|
|
| 285 | 2516 |
2.5%
|
|
| 286 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 287 | 25 |
0%
|
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| 288 | 3 |
0%
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| 289 | 71 |
0.1%
|
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| 290 | 3 |
0%
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| 295 | 4 |
0%
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| 296 | 2 |
0%
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| 299 | 65 |
0.1%
|
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| 300 | 32 |
0%
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| 301 | 1 |
0%
|
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| 303 | 70 |
0.1%
|
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| 304 | 4 |
0%
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| 305 | 16 |
0%
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| 306 | 1 |
0%
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| 309 | 30 |
0%
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| 315 | 47 |
0%
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| 320 | 541 |
0.5%
|
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| 321 | 3 |
0%
|
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| 322 | 51 |
0.1%
|
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| 323 | 755 |
0.7%
|
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| 331 | 1 |
0%
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| 333 | 2 |
0%
|
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| 342 | 9 |
0%
|
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| 343 | 8 |
0%
|
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| 344 | 5402 |
5.4%
|
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| 345 | 428 |
0.4%
|
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| 346 | 3 |
0%
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| 347 | 158 |
0.2%
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| 348 | 3 |
0%
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| 349 | 6 |
0%
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| 350 | 1 |
0%
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| 354 | 18 |
0%
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| 355 | 3 |
0%
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| 357 | 1 |
0%
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| 358 | 1 |
0%
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| 368 | 2 |
0%
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| 369 | 3 |
0%
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| 371 | 1 |
0%
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| 377 | 1 |
0%
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| 378 | 3 |
0%
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| 381 | 4 |
0%
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| 387 | 1 |
0%
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| 390 | 113 |
0.1%
|
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| 391 | 12 |
0%
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| 392 | 1 |
0%
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| 393 | 2 |
0%
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| 394 | 103 |
0.1%
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| 395 | 14 |
0%
|
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| 397 | 3 |
0%
|
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| 398 | 134 |
0.1%
|
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| 400 | 8 |
0%
|
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| 401 | 1047 |
1%
|
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| 402 | 57 |
0.1%
|
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| 403 | 7 |
0%
|
|
| 410 | 1873 |
1.9%
|
|
| 411 | 48 |
0%
|
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| 412 | 623 |
0.6%
|
|
| 413 | 3 |
0%
|
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| 414 | 1 |
0%
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| 420 | 1 |
0%
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| 421 | 11 |
0%
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| 422 | 14 |
0%
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| 423 | 20 |
0%
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| 424 | 27 |
0%
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| 425 | 17 |
0%
|
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| 426 | 278 |
0.3%
|
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| 427 | 2196 |
2.2%
|
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| 428 | 380 |
0.4%
|
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| 429 | 2040 |
2%
|
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| 430 | 48 |
0%
|
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| 431 | 471 |
0.5%
|
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| 432 | 2 |
0%
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| 433 | 325 |
0.3%
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| 434 | 13 |
0%
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| 436 | 793 |
0.8%
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| 437 | 8 |
0%
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| 438 | 65 |
0.1%
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| 440 | 25 |
0%
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| 441 | 20 |
0%
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| 442 | 2 |
0%
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| 443 | 1 |
0%
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| 444 | 21 |
0%
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| 445 | 65 |
0.1%
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| 447 | 25 |
0%
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| 450 | 97 |
0.1%
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| 451 | 7 |
0%
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| 452 | 2 |
0%
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| 453 | 25 |
0%
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| 455 | 293 |
0.3%
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| 456 | 3 |
0%
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| 457 | 1 |
0%
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| 458 | 134 |
0.1%
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| 460 | 4 |
0%
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| 461 | 1 |
0%
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| 462 | 3 |
0%
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| 463 | 12 |
0%
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| 464 | 4 |
0%
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| 465 | 1 |
0%
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| 466 | 603 |
0.6%
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| 470 | 137 |
0.1%
|
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| 471 | 6 |
0%
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| 472 | 49 |
0%
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| 473 | 1 |
0%
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| 480 | 13 |
0%
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| 481 | 132 |
0.1%
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| 482 | 5 |
0%
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| 483 | 2 |
0%
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| 484 | 1 |
0%
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| 485 | 2686 |
2.7%
|
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| 486 | 1556 |
1.5%
|
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| 490 | 355 |
0.4%
|
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| 491 | 68 |
0.1%
|
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| 492 | 9 |
0%
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| 493 | 1947 |
1.9%
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| 500 | 3 |
0%
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| 501 | 1 |
0%
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| 506 | 1 |
0%
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| 507 | 1 |
0%
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| 508 | 47 |
0%
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| 510 | 10 |
0%
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| 511 | 10 |
0%
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| 512 | 8 |
0%
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| 513 | 53 |
0.1%
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| 514 | 61 |
0.1%
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| 515 | 2 |
0%
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| 517 | 12 |
0%
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| 518 | 104 |
0.1%
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| 519 | 559 |
0.6%
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| 523 | 3 |
0%
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| 527 | 1 |
0%
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| 528 | 2 |
0%
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| 530 | 20 |
0%
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| 531 | 78 |
0.1%
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| 532 | 7 |
0%
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| 533 | 38 |
0%
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| 534 | 1 |
0%
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| 535 | 19 |
0%
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| 536 | 226 |
0.2%
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| 537 | 155 |
0.2%
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| 540 | 6 |
0%
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| 541 | 10 |
0%
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| 543 | 1 |
0%
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| 551 | 34 |
0%
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| 553 | 27 |
0%
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| 560 | 143 |
0.1%
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| 562 | 4 |
0%
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| 563 | 97 |
0.1%
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| 564 | 7 |
0%
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| 565 | 3 |
0%
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| 566 | 2 |
0%
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| 567 | 168 |
0.2%
|
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| 569 | 148 |
0.1%
|
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| 570 | 3 |
0%
|
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| 571 | 585 |
0.6%
|
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| 572 | 71 |
0.1%
|
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| 573 | 657 |
0.7%
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| 574 | 1 |
0%
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| 575 | 2 |
0%
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| 576 | 21 |
0%
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| 577 | 14 |
0%
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| 580 | 54 |
0.1%
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| 581 | 32 |
0%
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| 582 | 140 |
0.1%
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| 583 | 149 |
0.1%
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| 584 | 35 |
0%
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| 590 | 42 |
0%
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| 591 | 2 |
0%
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| 592 | 2 |
0%
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| 593 | 357 |
0.4%
|
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| 594 | 1 |
0%
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| 595 | 9 |
0%
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| 596 | 16 |
0%
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| 597 | 3 |
0%
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| 598 | 28 |
0%
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| 599 | 64 |
0.1%
|
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| 600 | 12 |
0%
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| 602 | 4 |
0%
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| 603 | 10 |
0%
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| 607 | 5 |
0%
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| 611 | 3 |
0%
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| 615 | 1 |
0%
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| 616 | 4 |
0%
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| 622 | 3 |
0%
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| 623 | 3 |
0%
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| 624 | 1 |
0%
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| 625 | 7 |
0%
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| 626 | 5 |
0%
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| 629 | 9 |
0%
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| 631 | 5 |
0%
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| 632 | 11 |
0%
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| 633 | 15 |
0%
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| 634 | 6 |
0%
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| 635 | 1 |
0%
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| 637 | 113 |
0.1%
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| 640 | 1 |
0%
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| 642 | 9 |
0%
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| 644 | 25 |
0%
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| 645 | 2 |
0%
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| 650 | 1 |
0%
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| 651 | 9 |
0%
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| 652 | 26 |
0%
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| 653 | 111 |
0.1%
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| 654 | 1 |
0%
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| 656 | 2 |
0%
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0%
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| 659 | 6 |
0%
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| 660 | 2 |
0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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| 678 | 1 |
0%
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| 680 | 41 |
0%
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| 682 | 60 |
0.1%
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| 684 | 8 |
0%
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0%
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0%
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| 694 | 2 |
0%
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| 695 | 697 |
0.7%
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| 701 | 1 |
0%
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| 704 | 1 |
0%
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| 706 | 1 |
0%
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| 707 | 77 |
0.1%
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| 709 | 32 |
0%
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| 712 | 9 |
0%
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| 713 | 7 |
0%
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| 714 | 7 |
0%
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| 715 | 163 |
0.2%
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| 716 | 1 |
0%
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| 718 | 985 |
1%
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| 720 | 8 |
0%
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| 721 | 1 |
0%
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| 723 | 6 |
0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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| 742 | 12 |
0%
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0%
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0%
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| 746 | 254 |
0.3%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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| 758 | 95 |
0.1%
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| 759 | 47 |
0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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| 768 | 5 |
0%
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| 769 | 263 |
0.3%
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0%
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0%
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| 772 | 56 |
0.1%
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0%
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| 775 | 10 |
0%
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| 776 | 742 |
0.7%
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| 777 | 5836 |
5.8%
|
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| 778 | 212 |
0.2%
|
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| 779 | 3 |
0%
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| 780 | 2715 |
2.7%
|
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| 781 | 6 |
0%
|
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| 782 | 2249 |
2.2%
|
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| 783 | 82 |
0.1%
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| 784 | 80 |
0.1%
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| 785 | 332 |
0.3%
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| 786 | 38 |
0%
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0%
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2.4%
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| 789 | 2 |
0%
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| 790 | 1858 |
1.8%
|
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| 791 | 2 |
0%
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| 792 | 234 |
0.2%
|
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| 793 | 16 |
0%
|
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| 794 | 17200 |
17.1%
|
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| 795 | 17 |
0%
|
|
| 796 | 1455 |
1.4%
|
|
| 800 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 801 | 4 |
0%
|
|
| 802 | 31 |
0%
|
|
| 804 | 10 |
0%
|
|
| 805 | 92 |
0.1%
|
|
| 806 | 11 |
0%
|
|
| 807 | 23 |
0%
|
|
| 810 | 5 |
0%
|
|
| 811 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 812 | 10 |
0%
|
|
| 813 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 814 | 49 |
0%
|
|
| 815 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 816 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 817 | 3 |
0%
|
|
| 818 | 9 |
0%
|
|
| 819 | 151 |
0.1%
|
|
| 820 | 3 |
0%
|
|
| 822 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 823 | 4 |
0%
|
|
| 825 | 3 |
0%
|
|
| 826 | 11 |
0%
|
|
| 827 | 8 |
0%
|
|
| 830 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 833 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 844 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 850 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 851 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 853 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 854 | 5 |
0%
|
|
| 856 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 858 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 859 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 860 | 11 |
0%
|
|
| 864 | 4 |
0%
|
|
| 865 | 61 |
0.1%
|
|
| 866 | 3 |
0%
|
|
| 867 | 6 |
0%
|
|
| 868 | 43 |
0%
|
|
| 869 | 74 |
0.1%
|
|
| 875 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 876 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 877 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 880 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 881 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 882 | 6 |
0%
|
|
| 883 | 3 |
0%
|
|
| 884 | 515 |
0.5%
|
|
| 885 | 16 |
0%
|
|
| 886 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 887 | 87 |
0.1%
|
|
| 892 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 893 | 5 |
0%
|
|
| 894 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 895 | 142 |
0.1%
|
|
| 896 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 899 | 434 |
0.4%
|
|
| 901 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 904 | 22 |
0%
|
|
| 905 | 617 |
0.6%
|
|
| 906 | 63 |
0.1%
|
|
| 907 | 64 |
0.1%
|
|
| 909 | 36 |
0%
|
|
| 910 | 923 |
0.9%
|
|
| 911 | 71 |
0.1%
|
|
| 912 | 13 |
0%
|
|
| 913 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 915 | 4 |
0%
|
|
| 916 | 120 |
0.1%
|
|
| 917 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 919 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 920 | 5 |
0%
|
|
| 922 | 36 |
0%
|
|
| 923 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 924 | 5 |
0%
|
|
| 925 | 16 |
0%
|
|
| 926 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 927 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 928 | 6 |
0%
|
|
| 929 | 473 |
0.5%
|
|
| 930 | 53 |
0.1%
|
|
| 931 | 6 |
0%
|
|
| 934 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 935 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 936 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 940 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 943 | 5 |
0%
|
|
| 944 | 3 |
0%
|
|
| 945 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 946 | 3 |
0%
|
|
| 947 | 4 |
0%
|
|
| 949 | 4 |
0%
|
|
| 950 | 2128 |
2.1%
|
|
| 952 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 953 | 342 |
0.3%
|
|
| 954 | 76 |
0.1%
|
|
| 955 | 7 |
0%
|
|
| 956 | 6 |
0%
|
|
| 957 | 5 |
0%
|
|
| 958 | 314 |
0.3%
|
|
| 960 | 3 |
0%
|
|
| 962 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 963 | 12 |
0%
|
|
| 964 | 2 |
0%
|
|
| 965 | 27 |
0%
|
|
| 966 | 134 |
0.1%
|
|
| 968 | 211 |
0.2%
|
|
| 969 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 978 | 6 |
0%
|
|
| 980 | 206 |
0.2%
|
|
| 981 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 982 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 983 | 13 |
0%
|
|
| 984 | 43 |
0%
|
|
| 985 | 10 |
0%
|
|
| 986 | 11 |
0%
|
|
| 987 | 1 |
0%
|
|
| 988 | 134 |
0.1%
|
|
| 989 | 5 |
0%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.