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Mortality Statistics > Exposure to ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Japan: 123 deaths 
# 2   United States: 116 deaths 
# 3   Hungary: 31 deaths 
# 4   Korea, South: 19 deaths 
# 5   Poland: 18 deaths 
# 6   Latvia: 17 deaths 
# 7   Canada: 11 deaths 
# 8   Estonia: 8 deaths 
= 9   Brazil: 7 deaths 
= 9   Germany: 7 deaths 
= 11   Finland: 6 deaths 
= 11   Lithuania: 6 deaths 
= 11   Denmark: 6 deaths 
= 14   Thailand: 4 deaths 
= 14   Australia: 4 deaths 
= 14   Netherlands: 4 deaths 
= 17   Colombia: 3 deaths 
= 17   Norway: 3 deaths 
= 17   Spain: 3 deaths 
= 17   Sweden: 3 deaths 
= 21   Slovakia: 2 deaths 
= 21   New Zealand: 2 deaths 
= 21   Iceland: 2 deaths 
= 21   Mexico: 2 deaths 
= 21   Paraguay: 2 deaths 
= 21   Cuba: 2 deaths 
= 27   Croatia: 1 deaths 
= 27   Moldova: 1 deaths 
= 27   United Kingdom: 1 deaths 
= 27   Romania: 1 deaths 
= 27   Czech Republic: 1 deaths 
= 27   Argentina: 1 deaths 
= 27   Kyrgyzstan: 1 deaths 
= 27   Austria: 1 deaths 
= 27   Malta: 1 deaths 
= 27   Costa Rica: 1 deaths 
= 27   Slovenia: 1 deaths 
= 27   Egypt: 1 deaths 
= 27   Venezuela: 1 deaths 
Total: 424 deaths  
Weighted average: 10.9 deaths  



DEFINITION: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:
  • Exposure to ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel
  • Exposure to ignition or melting of other clothing and apparel, home
  • Exposure to ignition or m

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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