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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   United States: 65 deaths 
#2   Brazil: 53 deaths 
#3   Cuba: 43 deaths 
#4   Japan: 41 deaths 
#5   Colombia: 40 deaths 
#6   Poland: 18 deaths 
#7   Germany: 13 deaths 
#8   Venezuela: 12 deaths 
#9   Argentina: 8 deaths 
#10   Romania: 8 deaths 
#11   Latvia: 7 deaths 
#12   Canada: 7 deaths 
#13   Korea, South: 7 deaths 
#14   Egypt: 6 deaths 
#15   Hungary: 6 deaths 
#16   Kyrgyzstan: 5 deaths 
#17   Georgia: 4 deaths 
#18   Australia: 4 deaths 
#19   Estonia: 4 deaths 
#20   Lithuania: 4 deaths 
#21   Mexico: 4 deaths 
#22   Finland: 3 deaths 
#23   Denmark: 2 deaths 
#24   Paraguay: 2 deaths 
#25   Czech Republic: 2 deaths 
#26   Netherlands: 2 deaths 
#27   Moldova: 2 deaths 
#28   Panama: 2 deaths 
#29   Spain: 2 deaths 
#30   Slovakia: 1 deaths 
#31   Croatia: 1 deaths 
#32   Norway: 1 deaths 
#33   Slovenia: 1 deaths 
#34   Dominican Republic: 1 deaths 
#35   Iceland: 1 deaths 
#36   Ecuador: 1 deaths 
#37   Malta: 1 deaths 
#38   Chile: 1 deaths 
#39   Nicaragua: 1 deaths 
#40   Costa Rica: 1 deaths 
#41   Sweden: 1 deaths 
Total: 388 deaths  
Weighted average: 9.5 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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