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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 
# 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 
= 10   Panama: 17 deaths 
= 12   Argentina: 13 deaths 
= 12   Venezuela: 13 deaths 
# 14   Moldova: 11 deaths 
# 15   Spain: 7 deaths 
= 16   Japan: 6 deaths 
= 16   Paraguay: 6 deaths 
= 18   Uruguay: 5 deaths 
= 18   Ecuador: 5 deaths 
= 18   Kyrgyzstan: 5 deaths 
= 18   Slovakia: 5 deaths 
= 18   Korea, South: 5 deaths 
= 23   El Salvador: 4 deaths 
= 23   Lithuania: 4 deaths 
= 25   Nicaragua: 3 deaths 
= 25   Canada: 3 deaths 
= 25   Australia: 3 deaths 
= 28   Croatia: 2 deaths 
= 28   Denmark: 2 deaths 
= 28   Latvia: 2 deaths 
= 28   Germany: 2 deaths 
= 28   Hungary: 2 deaths 
= 28   Sweden: 2 deaths 
= 28   Chile: 2 deaths 
= 35   Estonia: 1 deaths 
= 35   Kuwait: 1 deaths 
= 35   Finland: 1 deaths 
= 35   Netherlands: 1 deaths 
= 35   Egypt: 1 deaths 
= 35   Puerto Rico: 1 deaths 
= 35   Czech Republic: 1 deaths 
= 35   Austria: 1 deaths 
= 35   Georgia: 1 deaths 
= 35   Barbados: 1 deaths 
= 35   Luxembourg: 1 deaths 
= 35   Costa Rica: 1 deaths 
= 35   Norway: 1 deaths 
= 35   Dominican Republic: 1 deaths 
= 35   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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