World Health Organisation Statistics

World Health Organisation Statistics

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs310/en/index.html

The leading causes of death by broad income group* (2002)

Summary from High-income countries

Heart disease, stroke and CVD...............- 2.11 million deaths 26.9%
Cancers – lung, colon, breast, stomach..– 1.01 million deaths 12.8%
Respiratory infections........................... - 0.34 million deaths 4.3%
Alzheimer & other dementias................. - 0.22 million deaths 2.7%
Diabetes................................................ - 0.22 million deaths 2.7%

Summary from Middle-income countries

Heart disease, stroke and CVD..... - 7.90 million deaths 38.2%
Cancers – stomach, lung..............– 1.15 million deaths 5.5%
Respiratory infections..................- 0.69 million deaths 3.3%
HIV/Aids.....................................- 0.62 million deaths 3.0%
Perinatal conditions..................... - 0.60 million deaths 2.9%
Road accidents............................. - 0.55 million deaths 2.6%

Summary from Low-income countries

Heart disease, stroke and CVD...- 5.70 million deaths 19.9%
Respiratory infections................- 2.86 million deaths 10.0%
HIV/Aids................................... - 2.14 million deaths 7.5%
Perinatal conditions................... - 1.83 million deaths 6.4%
Diarrhoeal, Malaria, TB............ – 3.88 million deaths 13.2%
Road accidents........................... - 0.53 million deaths 1.9%

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