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   Mexico  19%
   Thailand  14.6%
   South Africa  12.8%
   Brazil  11.3%
   Romania  6.4%
   Colombia  6.1%
   Cuba  6%
   Peru  5.8%
   United States  4.3%
   Poland  1.5%
   Panama  1.5%
   Argentina  1.1%
   Venezuela  1.1%
   Moldova  0.9%
   Spain  0.6%
   Japan  0.5%
   Paraguay  0.5%
   Uruguay  0.4%
   Ecuador  0.4%
   Kyrgyzstan  0.4%


Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Mexico: 223 deaths 
#2   Thailand: 171 deaths 
#3   South Africa: 150 deaths 
#4   Brazil: 132 deaths 
#5   Romania: 75 deaths 
#6   Colombia: 71 deaths 
#7   Cuba: 70 deaths 
#8   Peru: 68 deaths 
#9   United States: 50 deaths 
#10   Poland: 17 deaths 
#11   Panama: 17 deaths 
#12   Argentina: 13 deaths 
#13   Venezuela: 13 deaths 
#14   Moldova: 11 deaths 
#15   Spain: 7 deaths 
#16   Japan: 6 deaths 
#17   Paraguay: 6 deaths 
#18   Uruguay: 5 deaths 
#19   Ecuador: 5 deaths 
#20   Kyrgyzstan: 5 deaths 
#21   Slovakia: 5 deaths 
#22   Korea, South: 5 deaths 
#23   El Salvador: 4 deaths 
#24   Lithuania: 4 deaths 
#25   Nicaragua: 3 deaths 
#26   Canada: 3 deaths 
#27   Australia: 3 deaths 
#28   Croatia: 2 deaths 
#29   Denmark: 2 deaths 
#30   Latvia: 2 deaths 
#31   Germany: 2 deaths 
#32   Hungary: 2 deaths 
#33   Sweden: 2 deaths 
#34   Chile: 2 deaths 
#35   Estonia: 1 deaths 
#36   Kuwait: 1 deaths 
#37   Finland: 1 deaths 
#38   Netherlands: 1 deaths 
#39   Egypt: 1 deaths 
#40   Puerto Rico: 1 deaths 
#41   Czech Republic: 1 deaths 
#42   Austria: 1 deaths 
#43   Georgia: 1 deaths 
#44   Barbados: 1 deaths 
#45   Luxembourg: 1 deaths 
#46   Costa Rica: 1 deaths 
#47   Norway: 1 deaths 
#48   Dominican Republic: 1 deaths 
#49   Slovenia: 1 deaths 
Total: 1,171 deaths  
Weighted average: 23.9 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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