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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Brazil: 1,703 deaths 
#2   United States: 1,068 deaths 
#3   Colombia: 518 deaths 
#4   Dominican Republic: 145 deaths 
#5   Venezuela: 101 deaths 
#6   Argentina: 29 deaths 
#7   Germany: 27 deaths 
#8   Japan: 19 deaths 
#9   Czech Republic: 16 deaths 
#10   Spain: 14 deaths 
#11   Georgia: 14 deaths 
#12   Slovakia: 13 deaths 
#13   Australia: 11 deaths 
#14   Finland: 10 deaths 
#15   Lithuania: 9 deaths 
#16   Panama: 9 deaths 
#17   Hungary: 9 deaths 
#18   Mexico: 8 deaths 
#19   Canada: 7 deaths 
#20   Estonia: 7 deaths 
#21   Romania: 7 deaths 
#22   Croatia: 7 deaths 
#23   Poland: 5 deaths 
#24   Paraguay: 5 deaths 
#25   Slovenia: 5 deaths 
#26   Korea, South: 4 deaths 
#27   Cuba: 3 deaths 
#28   Egypt: 3 deaths 
#29   Austria: 3 deaths 
#30   Kyrgyzstan: 3 deaths 
#31   Belize: 3 deaths 
#32   Luxembourg: 3 deaths 
#33   Norway: 2 deaths 
#34   Ecuador: 2 deaths 
#35   Sweden: 2 deaths 
#36   Peru: 2 deaths 
#37   Nicaragua: 2 deaths 
#38   Moldova: 2 deaths 
#39   Puerto Rico: 2 deaths 
#40   Denmark: 1 deaths 
#41   Chile: 1 deaths 
#42   Netherlands: 1 deaths 
#43   South Africa: 1 deaths 
#44   Malta: 1 deaths 
#45   Latvia: 1 deaths 
#46   Uruguay: 1 deaths 
Total: 3,809 deaths  
Weighted average: 82.8 deaths  


DEFINITION: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:

SOURCE: World Health Organisation Statistical Information System

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NOTES: These statistics are derived from official causes of death detailed on certificates of death by each country. Rather than being a true indicator of the number of deaths attributed to a particular cause, mortality statistics reveal more about a particular country's reporting processes.

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