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Mortality Statistics > Malignant neoplasm of heart, mediastinum and pleura (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Brazil: 473 deaths 
#2   Poland: 406 deaths 
#3   United States: 297 deaths 
#4   Germany: 281 deaths 
#5   Romania: 237 deaths 
#6   Spain: 194 deaths 
#7   Japan: 178 deaths 
#8   Argentina: 132 deaths 
#9   Mexico: 84 deaths 
#10   Hungary: 81 deaths 
#11   Korea, South: 73 deaths 
#12   Czech Republic: 71 deaths 
#13   Sweden: 65 deaths 
#14   Canada: 63 deaths 
#15   Cuba: 59 deaths 
#16   Egypt: 57 deaths 
#17   Colombia: 50 deaths 
#18   Chile: 50 deaths 
#19   Venezuela: 42 deaths 
#20   Austria: 36 deaths 
#21   Slovakia: 34 deaths 
#22   Finland: 33 deaths 
#23   Croatia: 33 deaths 
#24   Peru: 33 deaths 
#25   Denmark: 30 deaths 
#26   South Africa: 29 deaths 
#27   Netherlands: 27 deaths 
#28   United Kingdom: 23 deaths 
#29   Australia: 23 deaths 
#30   Lithuania: 22 deaths 
#31   Norway: 20 deaths 
#32   Uruguay: 15 deaths 
#33   Slovenia: 14 deaths 
#34   Latvia: 14 deaths 
#35   Kyrgyzstan: 11 deaths 
#36   New Zealand: 10 deaths 
#37   Costa Rica: 10 deaths 
#38   Israel: 9 deaths 
#39   Ecuador: 8 deaths 
#40   Moldova: 7 deaths 
#41   Georgia: 7 deaths 
#42   Dominican Republic: 6 deaths 
#43   Panama: 6 deaths 
#44   Thailand: 5 deaths 
#45   Estonia: 5 deaths 
#46   Puerto Rico: 4 deaths 
#47   Nicaragua: 4 deaths 
#48   Bahrain: 3 deaths 
#49   Paraguay: 3 deaths 
#50   El Salvador: 2 deaths 
#51   Cayman Islands: 1 deaths 
#52   Malta: 1 deaths 
#53   Iceland: 1 deaths 
#54   Luxembourg: 1 deaths 
#55   Kuwait: 1 deaths 
#56   Qatar: 1 deaths 
Total: 3,385 deaths  
Weighted average: 60.4 deaths  


DEFINITION: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:
  • Malignant neoplasm of heart, mediastinum and pleura
  • Heart
  • Anterior mediastinum
  • Posterior mediastinum
  • Mediastinum, part unspecified
  • Pleura
  • O

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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