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Mortality Statistics > Down syndrome (most recent) by country

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   United States  22.6%
   Brazil  15.3%
   Mexico  13.6%
   Germany  6.7%
   South Africa  3.5%
   Venezuela  3.5%
   Argentina  3.4%
   Canada  2.9%
   Netherlands  2.8%
   Spain  2.5%
   Ecuador  1.9%
   Australia  1.7%
   Sweden  1.5%
   Korea, South  1.2%
   Austria  1.2%
   Peru  1.1%
   Poland  1%
   Japan  1%
   Norway  0.9%
   Hungary  0.9%


Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   United States: 713 deaths 
# 2   Brazil: 483 deaths 
# 3   Mexico: 429 deaths 
# 4   Germany: 212 deaths 
= 5   South Africa: 111 deaths 
= 5   Venezuela: 111 deaths 
# 7   Argentina: 106 deaths 
# 8   Canada: 91 deaths 
# 9   Netherlands: 88 deaths 
# 10   Spain: 78 deaths 
# 11   Ecuador: 59 deaths 
# 12   Australia: 54 deaths 
# 13   Sweden: 46 deaths 
# 14   Korea, South: 39 deaths 
# 15   Austria: 38 deaths 
# 16   Peru: 36 deaths 
# 17   Poland: 33 deaths 
# 18   Japan: 32 deaths 
# 19   Norway: 29 deaths 
# 20   Hungary: 27 deaths 
# 21   Cuba: 26 deaths 
# 22   Colombia: 24 deaths 
# 23   Puerto Rico: 23 deaths 
= 24   United Kingdom: 22 deaths 
= 24   New Zealand: 22 deaths 
= 24   Denmark: 22 deaths 
# 27   Uruguay: 20 deaths 
# 28   Chile: 19 deaths 
# 29   Dominican Republic: 17 deaths 
# 30   Romania: 16 deaths 
= 31   Latvia: 13 deaths 
= 31   Costa Rica: 13 deaths 
# 33   Kyrgyzstan: 12 deaths 
= 34   Israel: 11 deaths 
= 34   Panama: 11 deaths 
= 36   Croatia: 10 deaths 
= 36   Lithuania: 10 deaths 
# 38   Finland: 8 deaths 
# 39   Nicaragua: 7 deaths 
= 40   Qatar: 5 deaths 
= 40   Slovenia: 5 deaths 
# 42   Czech Republic: 4 deaths 
= 43   Slovakia: 3 deaths 
= 43   Kuwait: 3 deaths 
= 45   Georgia: 2 deaths 
= 45   Thailand: 2 deaths 
= 45   Estonia: 2 deaths 
= 45   Moldova: 2 deaths 
= 45   El Salvador: 2 deaths 
= 45   Paraguay: 2 deaths 
= 51   Iceland: 1 deaths 
= 51   Barbados: 1 deaths 
= 51   Bahrain: 1 deaths 
= 51   Belize: 1 deaths 
= 51   Malta: 1 deaths 
Total: 3,158 deaths  
Weighted average: 57.4 deaths  



DEFINITION: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:
  • Down's syndrome
  • Trisomy 21, meiotic nondisjunction
  • Trisomy 21, mosaicism (mitotic nondisjunction)
  • Trisomy 21, translocation
  • Down's syndrome, unspec

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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Sonya Harry
11th November 2009 		Hi, I was wondering if Down Syndrome can be treated early on through genetic engineering.
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