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In the OECD survey, northern European countries are keeping their high ranking in tax-rates.

In 2009, Korea suffered the dishonor of having the highest suicide rate amongst OECD countries.

Japan is the OECD country where children are the least likely to have used a computer before the age of seven.

Household debt levels in Canada are higher than those in any country in the OECD.

Latvia also joined the eurozone in 2014 and the OECD in 2016.

The OECD, representing 34 of the world's biggest economies, said economic growth is firming in the United States, the world's largest economy.

As of April 26, the US ranked 22nd in the number of tests performed per capita, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Although the OECD is not predicting a recession, its forecast is more pessimistic than that of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which said last month that it expects the world economy to grow by 3.2% this year and 2.7% next year.