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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   United States: 167 deaths 
#2   Colombia: 85 deaths 
#3   Korea, South: 55 deaths 
#4   Brazil: 44 deaths 
#5   Mexico: 37 deaths 
#6   Venezuela: 24 deaths 
#7   Thailand: 22 deaths 
#8   Spain: 22 deaths 
#9   Japan: 18 deaths 
#10   Romania: 16 deaths 
#11   Germany: 15 deaths 
#12   Poland: 12 deaths 
#13   Canada: 10 deaths 
#14   Egypt: 10 deaths 
#15   Malta: 9 deaths 
#16   Ecuador: 7 deaths 
#17   Cuba: 6 deaths 
#18   Latvia: 6 deaths 
#19   Netherlands: 5 deaths 
#20   Hungary: 4 deaths 
#21   Moldova: 4 deaths 
#22   Peru: 4 deaths 
#23   Australia: 3 deaths 
#24   Austria: 3 deaths 
#25   Norway: 3 deaths 
#26   El Salvador: 3 deaths 
#27   Israel: 3 deaths 
#28   Slovenia: 3 deaths 
#29   Paraguay: 3 deaths 
#30   Finland: 3 deaths 
#31   Kuwait: 2 deaths 
#32   Chile: 2 deaths 
#33   South Africa: 2 deaths 
#34   Costa Rica: 2 deaths 
#35   Slovakia: 2 deaths 
#36   Denmark: 2 deaths 
#37   Croatia: 2 deaths 
#38   Estonia: 2 deaths 
#39   Lithuania: 2 deaths 
#40   Georgia: 2 deaths 
#41   Argentina: 2 deaths 
#42   Panama: 2 deaths 
#43   United Kingdom: 1 deaths 
#44   Dominican Republic: 1 deaths 
#45   Nicaragua: 1 deaths 
#46   Czech Republic: 1 deaths 
#47   Bahrain: 1 deaths 
#48   Kyrgyzstan: 1 deaths 
#49   Sweden: 1 deaths 
#50   Luxembourg: 1 deaths 
#51   Uruguay: 1 deaths 
Total: 639 deaths  
Weighted average: 12.5 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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