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Table 5 The data matrix for SDG No. 5 for (a) 2006, (b) 2010 and (c) 2017 for the 28 EU member states as well as the averaged value for the European Union (EUU)
Table 6 The data matrix for the development of the SDG No. 5 for the year span 2006 to 2017 the (a) European Union (EUU) (averaged values), (b) Denmark (DNK), (c) Germany (DEU) and (d) Czech Republic (CZE)
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