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| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 36.1 | 36.6 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 37.9 | 38.4 | 38.8 | 39.3 | 43.3 | 47.3 | 51.3 | 55.3 | 59.3 | 63.3 | 67.3 | 74.5 | 81.6 | 88.7 | 95.8 | 96.5 | 97.1 | 97.8 | 98.4 | 99.0 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 99.9 | |
| Urban | 44.3 | 45.8 | 47.4 | 48.9 | 50.4 | 51.9 | 53.4 | 55.0 | 58.2 | 61.5 | 64.8 | 68.1 | 71.4 | 74.7 | 78.0 | 82.9 | 87.9 | 92.8 | 97.7 | 98.0 | 98.3 | 98.6 | 98.9 | 99.2 | 99.4 | 99.7 | 99.9 | |
| Rural | 24.9 | 24.1 | 23.4 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 23.7 | 27.8 | 31.9 | 36.0 | 40.1 | 44.1 | 48.2 | 59.4 | 70.6 | 81.7 | 92.9 | 94.1 | 95.3 | 96.4 | 97.6 | 98.8 | 99.1 | 99.5 | 99.9 | |
| Poor | 9.25 | 8.24 | 7.22 | 6.21 | 5.20 | 4.19 | 3.17 | 2.16 | 2.39 | 2.61 | 2.84 | 3.06 | 3.29 | 3.51 | 3.74 | 10.6 | 17.5 | 24.4 | 31.2 | 34.8 | 38.5 | 42.1 | 45.7 | 49.3 | 53.0 | 56.6 | 60.2 | |
| Nonpoor | 46.0 | 46.4 | 46.8 | 47.3 | 47.7 | 48.1 | 48.6 | 49.0 | 52.3 | 55.5 | 58.8 | 62.0 | 65.3 | 68.5 | 71.8 | 78.1 | 84.4 | 90.7 | 97.0 | 97.4 | 97.9 | 98.4 | 98.8 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 99.9 | |
| Lowest 25% | 6.99 | 6.64 | 6.30 | 5.95 | 5.61 | 5.26 | 4.92 | 4.57 | 7.49 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 16.2 | 19.2 | 22.1 | 25.0 | 40.6 | 56.3 | 71.9 | 87.5 | 89.5 | 91.6 | 93.6 | 95.6 | 97.6 | 98.4 | 99.1 | 99.9 | |
| Second 25% | 17.4 | 19.8 | 22.3 | 24.7 | 27.2 | 29.6 | 32.1 | 34.5 | 39.7 | 44.9 | 50.1 | 55.3 | 60.4 | 65.6 | 70.8 | 77.6 | 84.4 | 91.1 | 97.9 | 98.2 | 98.4 | 98.6 | 98.9 | 99.1 | 99.4 | 99.6 | 99.9 | |
| Third 25% | 55.4 | 53.4 | 51.3 | 49.3 | 47.2 | 45.1 | 43.1 | 41.0 | 46.4 | 51.8 | 57.1 | 62.5 | 67.9 | 73.2 | 78.6 | 83.4 | 88.2 | 93.0 | 97.9 | 98.2 | 98.5 | 98.8 | 99.1 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 99.8 | 99.9 | |
| Highest 25% | 65.1 | 66.8 | 68.4 | 70.1 | 71.7 | 73.3 | 75.0 | 76.6 | 79.3 | 81.9 | 84.5 | 87.1 | 89.7 | 92.3 | 95.0 | 96.2 | 97.5 | 98.7 | 100 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 99.9 | |
| Almaty city | 77.1 | 77.3 | 77.4 | 77.6 | 77.7 | 77.8 | 78.0 | 78.1 | 80.4 | 82.7 | 84.9 | 87.2 | 89.5 | 91.7 | 94.0 | 95.4 | 96.9 | 98.3 | 99.7 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 100.0 | |
| Central region (Karagandinskaya) | 37.2 | 39.4 | 41.6 | 43.8 | 46.0 | 48.2 | 50.4 | 52.6 | 55.8 | 59.1 | 62.3 | 65.5 | 68.7 | 71.9 | 75.2 | 80.3 | 85.4 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 96.2 | 96.8 | 97.3 | 97.8 | 98.3 | 98.9 | 99.4 | 99.9 | |
| East region (East-Kazakhstanskaya) | 43.2 | 42.6 | 42.0 | 41.4 | 40.8 | 40.2 | 39.6 | 39.0 | 42.9 | 46.9 | 50.8 | 54.7 | 58.7 | 62.6 | 66.6 | 73.2 | 79.8 | 86.5 | 93.1 | 94.1 | 95.2 | 96.2 | 97.2 | 98.2 | 98.8 | 99.3 | 99.9 | |
| North region (Akmolinskaya (incl Astana city), Kostnaiskaya, Pavlodarskaya, North-Kazakhstanskaya) | 34.9 | 36.1 | 37.3 | 38.5 | 39.7 | 40.9 | 42.1 | 43.3 | 46.9 | 50.5 | 54.1 | 57.7 | 61.3 | 64.8 | 68.4 | 75.2 | 81.9 | 88.7 | 95.4 | 96.2 | 96.9 | 97.6 | 98.3 | 99.0 | 99.3 | 99.6 | 99.9 | |
| South region (Almatinskaya, Zhambylskaya, Kyzylordinskaya, South-Kazakhstanskaya) | 28.2 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 27.5 | 27.3 | 27.1 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 30.5 | 34.3 | 38.2 | 42.0 | 45.9 | 49.7 | 53.6 | 64.1 | 74.5 | 85.0 | 95.5 | 96.3 | 97.0 | 97.8 | 98.5 | 99.3 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 99.9 | |
| West region (Aktyubinskaya, Atyrauskaya, Mangistauskaya, West-Kazakhstanskaya) | 29.8 | 30.2 | 30.6 | 31.1 | 31.5 | 31.9 | 32.3 | 32.7 | 37.9 | 43.1 | 48.3 | 53.5 | 58.7 | 63.9 | 69.2 | 76.1 | 83.0 | 89.9 | 96.8 | 97.3 | 97.7 | 98.2 | 98.7 | 99.1 | 99.4 | 99.6 | 99.9 | |