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Sunday, June 10, 2012

GK:The top 10 causes of death

The top 10 causes of death

Low-income countriesDeaths in millions% of deaths
Lower respiratory infections 1.0511.3%
Diarrhoeal diseases0.768.2%
HIV/AIDS0.727.8%
Ischaemic heart disease0.576.1%
Malaria0.485.2%
Stroke and other cerebrovascular disease0.454.9%
Tuberculosis0.404.3%
Prematurity and low birth weight 0.303.2%
Birth asphyxia and birth trauma0.272.9%
Neonatal infections0.242.6%

Middle-income countries Deaths in millions% of deaths
Ischaemic heart disease5.2713.7%
Stroke and other cerebrovascular disease4.9112.8%
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease2.797.2%
Lower respiratory infections2.075.4%
Diarrhoeal diseases1.684.4%
HIV/AIDS 1.032.7%
Road traffic accidents0.942.4%
Tuberculosis0.932.4%
Diabetes mellitus0.872.3%
Hypertensive heart disease0.832.2%

High-income countriesDeaths in millions% of deaths
Ischaemic heart disease 1.4215.6%
Stroke and other cerebrovascular disease0.798.7%
Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers0.545.9%
Alzheimer and other dementias 0.374.1%
Lower respiratory infections0.353.8%
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease0.323.5%
Colon and rectum cancers 0.303.3%
Diabetes mellitus0.242.6%
Hypertensive heart disease0.212.3%
Breast cancer0.171.9%

WorldDeaths in millions% of deaths
Ischaemic heart disease7.2512.8%
Stroke and other cerebrovascular disease 6.1510.8%
Lower respiratory infections3.466.1%
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease3.285.8%
Diarrhoeal diseases 2.464.3%
HIV/AIDS1.783.1%
Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers1.392.4%
Tuberculosis1.342.4%
Diabetes mellitus 1.262.2%
Road traffic accidents1.212.1%

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