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   Thailand  17.3%
   Brazil  16%
   Colombia  15%
   Mexico  13%
   Venezuela  5.9%
   Ecuador  5.7%
   South Africa  4.2%
   Nicaragua  4%
   Panama  2.7%
   Egypt  2.7%
   Peru  2.3%
   United States  2.3%
   Korea, South  1.7%
   Japan  1.1%
   Australia  0.8%
   Paraguay  0.8%
   Costa Rica  0.6%
   Argentina  0.6%
   Kyrgyzstan  0.4%
   Poland  0.4%


Rank   Countries  Amount 
# 1   Thailand: 91 deaths 
# 2   Brazil: 84 deaths 
# 3   Colombia: 79 deaths 
# 4   Mexico: 68 deaths 
# 5   Venezuela: 31 deaths 
# 6   Ecuador: 30 deaths 
# 7   South Africa: 22 deaths 
# 8   Nicaragua: 21 deaths 
= 9   Panama: 14 deaths 
= 9   Egypt: 14 deaths 
= 11   Peru: 12 deaths 
= 11   United States: 12 deaths 
# 13   Korea, South: 9 deaths 
# 14   Japan: 6 deaths 
= 15   Australia: 4 deaths 
= 15   Paraguay: 4 deaths 
= 17   Costa Rica: 3 deaths 
= 17   Argentina: 3 deaths 
= 19   Kyrgyzstan: 2 deaths 
= 19   Poland: 2 deaths 
= 19   Georgia: 2 deaths 
= 22   Hungary: 1 deaths 
= 22   Finland: 1 deaths 
= 22   Belize: 1 deaths 
= 22   Lithuania: 1 deaths 
= 22   Chile: 1 deaths 
= 22   Czech Republic: 1 deaths 
= 22   Denmark: 1 deaths 
= 22   Croatia: 1 deaths 
= 22   Estonia: 1 deaths 
= 22   Latvia: 1 deaths 
= 22   El Salvador: 1 deaths 
= 22   Sweden: 1 deaths 
Total: 525 deaths  
Weighted average: 15.9 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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