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Mortality Statistics > Other paralytic syndromes (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Thailand:3,253 deaths 
#2  United States:240 deaths 
#3  El Salvador:67 deaths 
#4  Korea, South:34 deaths 
#5  South Africa:25 deaths 
#6  Mexico:24 deaths 
#7  Brazil:20 deaths 
#8  Egypt:19 deaths 
#9  Japan:15 deaths 
#10  Germany:12 deaths 
#11  Poland:12 deaths 
#12  Netherlands:11 deaths 
#13  Argentina:6 deaths 
#14  Dominican Republic:6 deaths 
#15  Canada:6 deaths 
#16  Austria:5 deaths 
#17  Czech Republic:3 deaths 
#18  Hungary:3 deaths 
#19  Panama:3 deaths 
#20  Ecuador:2 deaths 
#21  Spain:2 deaths 
#22  Peru:2 deaths 
#23  Paraguay:2 deaths 
#24  Chile:2 deaths 
#25  Puerto Rico:2 deaths 
#26  Venezuela:2 deaths 
#27  Sweden:2 deaths 
#28  Denmark:2 deaths 
#29  Australia:1 deaths 
#30  Norway:1 deaths 
#31  Colombia:1 deaths 
#32  Lithuania:1 deaths 
#33  Cuba:1 deaths 
#34  Slovenia:1 deaths 
#35  Finland:1 deaths 
#36  Latvia:1 deaths 
#37  Croatia:1 deaths 
#38  Slovakia:1 deaths 
#39  Iceland:1 deaths 
#40  Nicaragua:1 deaths 
#41  Israel:1 deaths 
#42  Uruguay:1 deaths 
Total: 3,796 deaths  
Weighted average: 90.4 deaths  


DEFINITION: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:
  • Other paralytic syndromes
  • Diplegia of upper limbs
  • Monoplegia of lower limb
  • Monoplegia of upper limb
  • Monoplegia, unspecified
  • Cauda equina syndro

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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