Developing countries vs. developed countries
According to World Health Organization report for calendar year 2001. 1

Causes of death in developing countries

Number of deaths

HIV-AIDS

2,678,000

 

Lower respiratory infections

2,643,000

 

Ischaemic heart disease

2,484,000

 

Diarrhoeal diseases

1,793,000

 

Cerebrovascular disease

1,381,000

 

Childhood diseases

1,217,000

 

Malaria

1,103,000

 

Tuberculosis

1,021,000

 

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

748,000

 

Measles

674,000

 

 
 
 

Causes of death in developed countries

Number of deaths

 

Ischaemic heart disease

3,512,000

 

Cerebrovascular disease

3,346,000

 

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1,829,000

 

Lower respiratory infections

1,180,000

 

Trachea/bronchus/lung cancers

938,000

 

Road traffic accidents

669,000

 

Stomach cancer

657,000

 

Hypertensive heart disease

635,000

 

Tuberculosis

571,000

 

Suicide

499,000

 

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