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South America: death rate by country as of 23 Dec 2009

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Celvin11

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South America: H1N1 death rate by country

As of 23 Dec 2009

So far, 3,153 deaths due to novel A/H1N1 influenza have been registered and reported from countries in South America, according to ECDC 23 Dec daily update http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/healthtopics/Documents/091223_Influenza_AH1N1_Situation_Report_0900hrs.pdf

Measuring death rate by dividing number of lethal cases by total population standings as of mid-year 2009* returns the following tabulation

ARGENTINA (617) : 15.32
URUGUAY° (33+) : 9.82
CHILE (150) : 8.84
BRAZIL (1632) : 8.42
PARAGUAY (52) : 8.19
ECUADOR (96) : 7.05
PERU (203) : 6.96
BOLIVIA (58) : 5.88
FRENCH GUIANA (1) : 4.43
COLOMBIA (190) : 4.16
VENEZUELA (118) : 4.13
SURINAME (2) : 3.85
GUYANA (0) : 0.00

Additionally, FALKLAND ISLANDS (1)

SOUTH AMERICA total (3153) : 8.10

* population data from United Nations Population Division. Data obtained from national statistical bureaus. Mid-year 2009 http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/socind/Population_Jun09.xls

° awaiting updates from Uruguay. Last report released on 9 Sep (which was first official report released since late July).
Neighbour Argentina has reported 20 per cent more cases since mid-September
 
Re: South America: death rate by country as of 23 Dec 2009

Interesting observation

Notice the three southernmost countries on top of the 'chart', while the five northernmost countries are occupying all the five last positions of the table
 
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