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Death Rate per 100,000
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POOR
Region Rank Rate World Rank
1. Venezuela
8.87
47
2. Guyana
7.54
57
3. Bolivia
6.79
66
4. Suriname
6.28
74
5. Paraguay
5.80
83
6. Guatemala
5.13
87
7. Honduras
4.71
90
8. Nicaragua
4.70
91
9. Ecuador
4.66
92
10. Panama
4.04
105
Region Rank Rate World Rank
11. Argentina
3.88
107
12. Colombia
3.69
110
13. El Salvador
3.59
115
14. Costa Rica
3.45
117
15. Belize
3.22
119
16. Peru
3.18
120
17. Brazil
3.14
121
18. Chile
2.69
131
19. Uruguay
2.08
146
ICD-10 CODES: P05, P07, P22, P27-P28
Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.