Causes of Death
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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