The 10 Most Common Causes Of Death In The World

The 10 most common causes of death in the world

1. Coronary heart disease

7.20 Million People Per Year, 12.2 Percent Of The World’s population Dies Of Coronary Heart Disease.

2. Prematurity and low birth weight

1.18 Million people per year, 2.0 Percent of the world’s population dies from Prematurity or Low Birth Weight. Medicine has already produced medical equipment like incubaters to cut down on this rate but it still is not enough.

3. Road traffic accidents

1.27 Million people Per Year, 2.2 Percent of the World’s population dies from traffic accidents. Even with new technology, safer cars and safer roads, Traffic accidents still causes the 9th most deaths world wide.

4. Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers

1.32 Million people per year, 2.3 Percent of the World’s population dies from Trachea, bronchus, or other lung cancers. Even with the awarnness on the harmful causes of smoking, the higher price to smoke, lung issues still cause the 8th most deaths in the world.

5.Tuberculosis

1.46 Million people per year, 2.5 Percent of the world’s population dies from tuberculosis. This is a disease that has been killing people for a long time,  and still takes out the 7th most people world wide.

6.HIV/AIDS

2.04 Million people per year, 3.5 Percent percent of the world’s population dies from aids. The most controllable cause of death on the list with a little self responsibility of individuals, could keep HIV/Aids from climbing the list faster then any other, With no cure coming in the near future, It is only looking bad.

7. Diarthrodial Diseases

2.16 Million people per year, 3.7 Percent of the world’s population dies from diarthrodial diseases. This one is suprising, a disease that is not commonly talked about, one that effect the joints in the body

8. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

3.02 Million People Per year, 5.1 Percent Of The World’s population Dies From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

9. Lower Respiratory Infections (Pneumonia)

4.18 Million People Per Year, 7.1 Percent Of the World’s population Dies From Lower Respiratory Infections

10. Stroke and other Cerebrovascular Diseases

5.71 Million People Per Year, 9.7 Percent Of The World’s population dies from Strokes