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Mortality Statistics > Exposure to electric transmission lines (most recent) by country

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   Egypt  16.8%
   United States  15.1%
   Mexico  9%
   Brazil  8.2%
   Colombia  6.3%
   Cuba  6.3%
   Venezuela  5.6%
   Argentina  3.4%
   Poland  3%
   Lithuania  3%
   Kyrgyzstan  2.9%
   Germany  2.3%
   Romania  2.1%
   Czech Republic  1.7%
   Hungary  1.5%
   Slovakia  1.4%
   Spain  1.1%
   Canada  0.9%
   Japan  0.9%
   Georgia  0.6%


Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Egypt: 110 deaths 
#2   United States: 99 deaths 
#3   Mexico: 59 deaths 
#4   Brazil: 54 deaths 
#5   Colombia: 41 deaths 
#6   Cuba: 41 deaths 
#7   Venezuela: 37 deaths 
#8   Argentina: 22 deaths 
#9   Poland: 20 deaths 
#10   Lithuania: 20 deaths 
#11   Kyrgyzstan: 19 deaths 
#12   Germany: 15 deaths 
#13   Romania: 14 deaths 
#14   Czech Republic: 11 deaths 
#15   Hungary: 10 deaths 
#16   Slovakia: 9 deaths 
#17   Spain: 7 deaths 
#18   Canada: 6 deaths 
#19   Japan: 6 deaths 
#20   Georgia: 4 deaths 
#21   Austria: 4 deaths 
#22   Paraguay: 4 deaths 
#23   Panama: 4 deaths 
#24   Latvia: 4 deaths 
#25   Australia: 4 deaths 
#26   Peru: 4 deaths 
#27   Ecuador: 4 deaths 
#28   Estonia: 3 deaths 
#29   Nicaragua: 3 deaths 
#30   Denmark: 2 deaths 
#31   Norway: 2 deaths 
#32   Slovenia: 2 deaths 
#33   United Kingdom: 1 deaths 
#34   Moldova: 1 deaths 
#35   Puerto Rico: 1 deaths 
#36   Korea, South: 1 deaths 
#37   Chile: 1 deaths 
#38   Luxembourg: 1 deaths 
#39   Dominican Republic: 1 deaths 
#40   Netherlands: 1 deaths 
#41   Finland: 1 deaths 
#42   Sweden: 1 deaths 
#43   Croatia: 1 deaths 
#44   Uruguay: 1 deaths 
Total: 656 deaths  
Weighted average: 14.9 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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