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This list shows causes of human deaths, worldwide, for a single year 2002 arranged by the associated mortality rate. There were 57,029,000 deaths tabulated for that year. Some causes listed include deaths also included in more specific subordinate causes (as indicated by the Group column), and some causes are omitted, so the percentages do not sum to 100. According to World Health Organization, 58 million people died in 2005.[1]
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Causes by death rate
| Group [2] |
Cause | Percent of deaths |
Deaths per 100,000 per year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Male | Female | |||
| – | All Causes | 100.00 | 916.1 | 954.7 | 877.1 |
| A | Cardiovascular diseases | 29.34 | 268.8 | 259.3 | 278.4 |
| B | Infectious and parasitic diseases | 19.12 | 175.2 | 185.1 | 165.1 |
| A.1 | Ischemic heart disease | 12.64 | 115.8 | 121.4 | 110.1 |
| C | Malignant neoplasms (cancers) | 12.49 | 114.4 | 126.9 | 101.7 |
| A.2 | Cerebrovascular disease (Stroke) | 9.66 | 88.5 | 81.4 | 95.6 |
| B.1 | Respiratory infections | 6.95 | 63.7 | 63.5 | 63.8 |
| B.1.1 | Lower respiratory tract infections | 6.81 | 62.4 | 62.2 | 62.6 |
| D | Respiratory diseases | 6.49 | 59.5 | 61.1 | 57.9 |
| E | Unintentional injuries | 6.23 | 57.0 | 73.7 | 40.2 |
| B.2 | HIV/AIDS | 4.87 | 44.6 | 46.2 | 43.0 |
| D.1 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 4.82 | 44.1 | 45.1 | 43.1 |
| – | Perinatal conditions | 4.32 | 39.6 | 43.7 | 35.4 |
| F | Digestive diseases | 3.45 | 31.6 | 34.9 | 28.2 |
| B.3 | Diarrheal diseases | 3.15 | 28.9 | 30.0 | 27.8 |
| G | Intentional injuries (suicide, murder, war, etc.) | 2.84 | 26.0 | 37.0 | 14.9 |
| B.4 | Tuberculosis | 2.75 | 25.2 | 32.9 | 17.3 |
| B.5 | Malaria | 2.23 | 20.4 | 19.4 | 21.5 |
| C.1 | Lung cancers | 2.18 | 20.0 | 28.4 | 11.4 |
| E.1 | Road traffic accidents | 2.09 | 19.1 | 27.8 | 10.4 |
| B.6 | Childhood diseases | 1.97 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 18.2 |
| H | Neuropsychiatric disorders | 1.95 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 17.3 |
| – | Diabetes mellitus | 1.73 | 15.9 | 14.1 | 17.7 |
| A.3 | Hypertensive heart disease | 1.60 | 14.6 | 13.4 | 15.9 |
| G.1 | Suicide | 1.53 | 14.0 | 17.4 | 10.6 |
| C.2 | Stomach cancer | 1.49 | 13.7 | 16.7 | 10.5 |
| I | Diseases of the genitourinary system | 1.49 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.1 |
| F.1 | Cirrhosis of the liver | 1.38 | 12.6 | 16.1 | 9.1 |
| I.1 | Nephritis/nephropathy | 1.19 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.7 |
| C.3 | Colorectal cancer | 1.09 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 9.7 |
| C.4 | Liver cancer | 1.08 | 9.9 | 13.6 | 6.2 |
| B.6.1 | Measles | 1.07 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 |
| G.2 | Violence | 0.98 | 9.0 | 14.2 | 3.7 |
| – | Maternal conditions | 0.89 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 16.5 |
| – | Congenital abnormalities | 0.86 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 |
| J | Nutritional deficiencies | 0.85 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 8.7 |
| C.5 | Breast cancer | 0.84 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 15.3 |
| C.6 | Esophageal cancer | 0.78 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 5.2 |
| A.4 | Inflammatory heart disease | 0.71 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
| H.1 | Alzheimer's disease and other dementias | 0.70 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 8.1 |
| E.2 | Falls | 0.69 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 5.0 |
| E.3 | Drowning | 0.67 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 3.9 |
| E.4 | Poisoning | 0.61 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 4.0 |
| C.7 | Lymphomas, multiple myeloma | 0.59 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| A.5 | Rheumatic heart disease | 0.57 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 6.1 |
| C.8 | Oral cancers and oropharynx cancers | 0.56 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 3.1 |
| E.5 | Fires | 0.55 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 6.2 |
| B.6.2 | Pertussis | 0.52 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| C.9 | Prostate cancer | 0.47 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
| C.10 | Leukemia | 0.46 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
| F.2 | Peptic ulcer disease | 0.46 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.5 |
| J.1 | Protein-energy malnutrition | 0.46 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| – | Endocrine/nutritional disorders | 0.43 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.4 |
| D.2 | Asthma | 0.42 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| C.11 | Cervical cancer | 0.42 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| C.12 | Pancreatic cancer | 0.41 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| B.6.3 | Tetanus | 0.38 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| B.7 | Sexually transmitted diseases excluding HIV | 0.32 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| C.13 | Bladder cancer | 0.31 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| B.8 | Meningitis | 0.30 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| G.3 | War | 0.30 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| B.7.1 | Syphilis | 0.28 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| – | Neoplasms other than malignant | 0.26 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| J.2 | Iron deficiency anemia | 0.24 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| C.14 | Ovarian cancer | 0.24 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| B.9 | Tropical diseases | 0.23 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| H.2 | Epilepsy | 0.22 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| – | Musculoskeletal diseases | 0.19 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| B.10 | Hepatitis B | 0.18 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
| H.3 | Parkinson's disease | 0.17 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| H.4 | Alcohol use disorders | 0.16 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.4 |
| H.5 | Drug use disorders | 0.15 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| B.1.2 | Upper respiratory infections | 0.13 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| C.15 | Uterine cancer | 0.12 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| – | Skin diseases | 0.12 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| C.16 | Melanoma and other skin cancers | 0.12 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| B.11 | Hepatitis C | 0.09 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| B.9.1 | Leishmaniasis | 0.09 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| B.9.2 | Trypanosomiasis | 0.08 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| I.2 | Benign prostatic hyperplasia | 0.06 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Group [2] |
Cause | Percent of deaths |
Deaths per 100,000 per year | ||
| All | Male | Female | |||
Source: World Health Organization, 2004.
Developed vs. developing economies
Top causes of death, according to World Health Organization report for calendar year 2001. [3]
| Causes of death in developing countries | Number of deaths | Causes of death in developed countries | Number of deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIV-AIDS | 2,678,000 | Ischaemic heart disease | 3,512,000 |
| Lower respiratory infections | 2,643,000 | Stroke | 3,346,000 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 2,484,000 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1,829,000 |
| Diarrhea | 1,793,000 | Lower respiratory infections | 1,180,000 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 1,381,000 | Lung cancer | 938,000 |
| Childhood diseases | 1,217,000 | Car accident | 669,000 |
| Malaria | 1,103,000 | Stomach cancer | 657,000 |
| Tuberculosis | 1,021,000 | High blood pressure | 635,000 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 748,000 | Tuberculosis | 571,000 |
| Measles | 674,000 | Suicide | 499,000 |
Notes
- ^ http://www.who.int/cancer/en/
- ^ a b Group is a value showing the relationship of groups of causes. For instance, statistics for "A" (cardiovascular diseases) include those for "A.1" (ischemic heart disease), "A.2" (cerebrovascular disease), and so on. If no value is shown for a cause, there are no other causes grouped with that cause.
- ^ http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/cause.php
References
- World Health Organization, 2004. The world health report 2004 - changing history, "Annex Table 2: Deaths by cause, sex and mortality stratum in WHO regions, estimates for 2002". PDF
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