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DROWNINGS SOUTH AMERICA

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Death Rate per 100,000
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POOR
Region Rank Rate World Rank
1. Guyana
18.48
1
2. Belize
5.99
18
3. Suriname
4.80
29
4. Bolivia
3.64
57
5. Guatemala
2.75
79
6. Ecuador
2.71
80
7. Nicaragua
2.57
86
8. Paraguay
2.55
87
9. Panama
2.44
91
10. Brazil
2.32
97
Region Rank Rate World Rank
11. Honduras
2.28
102
12. El Salvador
2.09
113
13. Costa Rica
1.86
119
14. Uruguay
1.79
121
15. Peru
1.78
122
16. Colombia
1.39
133
17. Chile
1.39
134
18. Venezuela
1.38
135
19. Argentina
0.85
155
ICD-10 CODES: W65-W74
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.