| Top Ten Causes of Death by Region |
| Leading Causes of Death, 1990 |
|
WORLD
|
DEATHS
(000)
|
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL
DEATHS
|
| All causes
|
50,467
|
–
|
|
Ischemic heart disease
|
6,260
|
12.4
|
|
Cerebrovascular disease
|
4,381
|
8.7
|
|
Lower respiratory infections
|
4,299
|
8.5
|
|
Diarrheal diseases
|
2,946
|
5.8
|
|
Conditions arising during the perinatal period
|
2,443
|
4.8
|
|
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
|
2,211
|
4.4
|
|
Tuberculosis
|
1,960
|
3.9
|
|
Measles
|
1,058
|
2.1
|
|
Road traffic accidents
|
999
|
2.0
|
|
Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers
|
945
|
1.9
|
|
DEVELOPED REGIONS
|
|
|
| All causes
|
10,912
|
–
|
|
Ischemic heart disease
|
2,695
|
24.7
|
|
Cerebrovascular disease
|
1,427
|
13.1
|
|
Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers
|
523
|
4.8
|
|
Lower respiratory infections
|
385
|
3.5
|
|
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
|
324
|
3.0
|
|
Colon and rectum cancers
|
277
|
2.5
|
|
Stomach cancer
|
241
|
2.2
|
|
Road traffic accidents
|
222
|
2.0
|
|
Self–inflicted injuries
|
193
|
1.8
|
|
Diabetes mellitus
|
176
|
1.6
|
|
DEVELOPING REGIONS
|
|
|
|
All causes
|
39,554
|
–
|
|
Lower respiratory infections
|
3,915
|
9.9
|
|
Ischemic heart disease
|
3,565
|
9.0
|
|
Cerebrovascular disease
|
2,954
|
7.5
|
|
Diarrheal diseases
|
2,940
|
7.4
|
|
Conditions arising during the perinatal period
|
2,361
|
6.0
|
|
Tuberculosis
|
1,922
|
4.9
|
|
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
|
1,887
|
4.8
|
|
Measles
|
1,058
|
2.7
|
|
Malaria
|
856
|
2.2
|
|
Road traffic accidents
|
777
|
2.0
|
Source: Christopher J.L. Murray and Alan D. Lopez, eds., The Global Burden
of Disease: Volume 1 (World Health Organization, Harvard School of Public
Health, and the World Bank, Geneva, 1996), pp. 179–180.
|
