By M. M. Peden, K. McGee, E. Krug, World Health Organization. Injuries and Violence Prevention Dept

In 1999, WHO released the 1st quantity of this record to notify policy-makers, future health officers, researchers and most people in regards to the significance and rating of accidents to facilitate knowledgeable decision-making and elevate realization to this important public sickness. With extra consciousness and assets being allotted to damage prevention and keep watch over it is very important offer updated and actual information in regards to the importance of this challenge. accordingly, the score tables are awarded right here with the newest info to be had. The fifteen best factors of death/burden of disorder are proven in tables through countryside, source of revenue degrees and by way of age and intercourse.

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Leading Causes of Death, Western Pacific Region, High-Income Countries, Both Sexes, 2000 Congenital heart anomalies 2 585 Cerebrovascular disease 16 297 Cerebrovascular disease 204 129 Cerebrovascular disease 224 485 Birth asphyxia and birth trauma 1 310 Ischaemic heart disease 14 334 Ischaemic heart disease 138 041 Ischaemic heart disease 154 863 Cirrhosis of the liver 3 506 Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers 11 321 Cerebrovascular disease 3 367 Stomach cancer 10950 Lower respiratory infections 101 221 Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers 62 495 Lower respiratory infections 105 391 Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers 75 499 Stomach cancer 59 652 Stomach cancer 73 448 Lower respiratory infections Lower respiratory infections 604 137 Stomach cancer 2 539 Low birth weight 481 Congenital heart anomalies 124 Cerebrovascular disease 510 Endocrine disorders 244 Endocrine disorders 76 44 Down syndrome 150 Cerebrovascular diseases 76 Inflammatory heart diseases 128 Lymphomas, multiple myeloma 60 Inflammatory heart disease 59 Ischaemic heart disease 2 206 Cirrhosis of the liver 10 203 Colon and rectum cancers 39 557 Colon and rectum cancers 48 476 Liver cancer 1 630 Liver cancer 9318 Liver cancer 36418 Liver cancer 47 510 Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers 1 569 Colon and rectum cancer 7 557 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases 26 168 Drug use disorders 310 Breast cancer 1 556 Stomach cancer 301 Colon and rectum cancers 1 201 Diabetes mellitus 25 048 Breast cancer 4 759 Nephritis and nephrosis 24 630 Diabetes mellitus 29 821 Diabetes mellitus 3 761 Pancreas cancer 19 693 Cirrhosis of the liver 28 838 Pancreas cancer 3 372 Hypertensive heart disease 15 723 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases 26 991 Ischaemic heart disease 273 Oesophagus cancer 2 748 Cirrhosis of the liver 15 000 Nephritis and nephrosis 26 743 Lymphomas, multiple myeloma 248 Lower respiratory infections 2 509 Lymphomas, multiple myeloma 2 278 Lymphomas, multiple Myeloma 12 350 Pancreas cancer 23 481 Lower respiratory infections 277 Diabetes mellitus 874 Hypertensive heart disease 16 947 Source: Global Burden of Disease Project for 2000, Version 1 Table 38.

Leading Causes of Burden of Disease, Region of the Americas, Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Both Sexes, 2000 Rank > 60 years All Ages Ischaemic heart disease 1 003 948 Ischaemic heart disease 1 587 527 Unipolar depressive disorders 6 604 758 Hearing loss, adult onset 977 595 Cerebrovascular disease 1 235 685 Alcohol use disorders 1 023 783 Cerebrovascular disease 974 801 Diabetes mellitus 868 784 Alcohol use disorders 3 364 124 HIV/AIDS 855 453 Unipolar depressive disorders 938 150 Hearing loss, adult onset 744 987 Lower respiratory infections 3 363 670 0-4 years 45 59 years Birth asphyxia and birth trauma 2 824 843 Lower respiratory infections 2 336 576 Unipolar depressive disorders 597 515 Unipolar depressive disorders 2 557 969 Diarrhoeal diseases 1 908 572 Dental caries 505 416 Alcohol use disorders 1 922 590 Congenital heart anomalies 1 395 808 Intestinal nematode infections 444 524 Protein-energy malnutrition 796 469 Migraine 391 760 Unipolar depressive disorders 2 253 873 Low birth weight 736 091 Schizophrenia 1 128 767 Diabetes mellitus 705 272 Bipolar disorder 1 041 708 Hearing loss, adult onset 608 549 Cirrhosis of the liver 608 335 Alzheimer and other dementias 708 160 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 596 751 Cerebrovascular disease 3 136 806 Endocrine disorders 572 965 Diarrhoeal diseases 354 050 HIV/AIDS 740 661 Cerebrovascular disease 558 872 Osteoarthritis 361 873 Osteoarthritis 474 525 Ischaemic heart disease 3 055 910 Childhood-cluster diseases 432 440 Iron-deficiency anaemia 282 584 Drug use disorder 735 019 Diabetes mellitus 422 677 Alcohol use disorders 325 282 Hypertensive heart disease 332 307 Birth asphyxia and birth trauma 2 827 277 Asthma 394 574 Epilepsy 258 880 Asthma 629 658 Cirrhosis of the liver 395 948 Cirrhosis of the liver 290215 Diarrhoeal diseases 2 733 427 Panic disorder 549 407 Ischaemic heart disease 366 380 10 Meningitis 366 819 11 Spina bifida 351 231 Lower respiratory infections 219 138 Iron-deficiency anaemia 532 680 Iron-deficiency anaemia 361 751 12 Down syndrome 340 852 Endocrine disorders 135 815 STD's excluding HIV 472 306 Tuberculosis 325 664 Iron-deficiency anaemia 252 963 Obsessive-compulsive disorder 393 856 Source: Global Burden of Disease Project for 2000, Version 1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases 289 296 Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers 218 161 Lower respiratory infections 284 327 Unipolar depressive disorders 257 205 Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers 241 551 Tuberculosis 217 485 Stomach cancer 232 059 HIV/AIDS 1 861 081 Cataracts 214 243 Cataracts 180 487 Iron-deficiency anaemia 1 606 538 Benign prostatic hypertrophy 208 936 Nephritis and nephrosis 167 665 Endocrine disorders 1 532 865 Hearing loss, adult onset 2 596 325 Diabetes mellitus 2 235 289 Asthma 1 907 187 31 Table 25.

Leading Causes of Burden of Disease, South-East Asia Region, Other Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Both Sexes, 2000 Rank 0-4 years Lower respiratory infections 6 308 466 5-14 years 15-29 years 30-44 years 45-59 years > 60 years Diarrhoeal diseases 789 693 Unipolar depressive disorders 2 488 038 Unipolar depressive disorders 1 923 162 Ischaemic heart disease 1 410 846 Ischaemic heart disease 2 033 315 Tuberculosis 1 239 766 Cerebrovascular disease 1 625 139 Cerebrovascular disease 1 037 089 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases 825 548 Diarrhoeal diseases 5 828 422 Tuberculosis 5 474 312 Birth asphyxia and birth trauma 3 349 536 Lower respiratory infections 721 289 Unipolar depressive disorders 640 587 Childhood-cluster diseases 618 121 Childhood-cluster diseases 3 243 360 Iron-deficiency anaemia 592 411 Low birth weight 3 950 513 Diarrhoeal diseases 3 880 958 All Ages Lower respiratory infections 8 459 796 Unipolar depressive disorders 6 007 254 HIV/AIDS 1 314 662 HIV/AIDS 1 114 620 Hearing loss, adult onset 1 008 365 Tuberculosis 700 837 Schizophrenia 1 208 051 Hearing loss, adult onset 797418 Unipolar depressive disorders 743 588 Hearing loss, adult onset 626 144 Congenital heart anomalies 2 055 997 Iron deficiency anaemia 1 125 286 Iron-deficiency anaemia 750 762 Cataracts 623 566 Diabetes mellitus 575 126 Ischaemic heart disease 4 458 736 Protein-energy malnutrition 1 333 539 Bipolar disorder 1 094 003 Ischaemic heart disease 710553 Cirrhosis of the liver 529 590 Lower respiratory infections 545 277 Childhood-cluster diseases 4 117 718 Anencephaly 603 218 STD's excluding HIV 948 594 Cerebrovascular disease 561 411 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases 478 916 Hypertensive heart disease 531 295 Low birth weight 3 950 832 Abortion 649 869 Osteoarthritis 543 029 Diabetes mellitus 453 707 Cataracts 495 565 Cerebrovascular disease 3 742 228 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases 519 365 Osteoarthritis 420 822 Alzheimer and other dementias 362 335 Birth asphyxia and birth trauma 3 364 004 Osteoarthritis 281 885 Iron-deficiency anaemia 3 161 170 Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers 250 305 Hearing loss, adult onset 2 813 389 Iron-deficiency anaemia 299 519 Nephritis and nephrosis 239 685 HIV/AIDS 2 669 753 Breast cancer 289 369 Cirrhosis of the liver 234 008 Congenital heart anomalies 2 205 306 Lower respiratory infections 262 797 Diarrhoeal diseases 233 893 Chronic obstructive 2 064 231 Down syndrome 477 182 Intestinal nematode infections 394 310 Meningitis 403 930 Migraine 358 234 ertensive heart disease 353 544 Lower respiratory infections 324 304 Iron-deficiency anaemia 227 097 Tropical-cluster diseases 206 099 Source: Global Burden of Disease Project for 2000, Version 1 43 Table 37.

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Injury: A Leading Cause of the Global Burden of Disease by M. M. Peden, K. McGee, E. Krug, World Health Organization.
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