Top 20 death causes in the World 2020 live

15-07-2020 07:33:18

Today		This year
Coronary artery disease Coronary artery disease or Ischaemic heart disease.
connecting . . .	15.51 %	connecting . . .
Stroke Ischemic stroke (due to lack of blood flow) or Intracranial hemorrhage (hemorrhage in brain due to bleeding).
connecting . . .	11.06 %	connecting . . .
Lower respiratory tract infection Lower respiratory tract infections are Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Influenza and Pertussis (or whooping cough).
connecting . . .	5.65 %	connecting . . .
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of obstructive lung disease characterized by long-term poor airflow. Usually caused by tobacco smoking and air pollution.
connecting . . .	5.62 %	connecting . . .
Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers
connecting . . .	3.00 %	connecting . . .
Diabetes mellitus
connecting . . .	2.81 %	connecting . . .
Alzheimer disease and other dementias Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a decrease in the ability to think and remember.
connecting . . .	2.73 %	connecting . . .
Diarrhoeal diseases Diarrhea is the condition of having at least three loose or liquid bowel movements each day.
connecting . . .	2.46 %	connecting . . .
Tuberculosis Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body.
connecting . . .	2.43 %	connecting . . .
Road injury A death caused by a road traffic accident.
connecting . . .	2.38 %	connecting . . .

Today		This year
Cirrhosis of the liver Cirrhosis is a condition in which the liver does not function properly due to long-term damage. Cirrhosis is most commonly caused by alcohol, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
connecting . . .	2.06 %	connecting . . .
Kidney diseases
connecting . . .	2.00 %	connecting . . .
HIV / AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
connecting . . .	1.88 %	connecting . . .
Preterm birth complications
connecting . . .	1.88 %	connecting . . .
Hypertensive heart disease Hypertensive heart disease refers to heart conditions caused by high blood pressure.
connecting . . .	1.67 %	connecting . . .
Liver cancer
connecting . . .	1.40 %	connecting . . .
Suicide
connecting . . .	1.40 %	connecting . . .
Colorectal cancer The development of cancer from the colon or rectum.
connecting . . .	1.37 %	connecting . . .
Stomach cancer
connecting . . .	1.34 %	connecting . . .
Birth asphyxia and birth trauma
connecting . . .	1.23 %	connecting . . .

The TOP-20 covers almost 70% of total deaths occurring in the World every day.

Source: Based on "WHO: CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY, estimates for 2000–2015"