Global Burden of Disease 2004 Update:
Selected figures and tables
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Leading Causes of Mortality and Burden of Disease
world, 2004
Mortality
%
1. Ischaemic heart disease
12.2
2. Cerebrovascular disease
9.7
3. Lower respiratory infections
7.1
4. COPD
5.1
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
3.7
6. HIV/AIDS
3.5
7. Tuberculosis
2.5
8. Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers 2.3
9. Road traffic accidents
2.2
10. Prematurity, low birth weight 2.0
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DALYs
%
1. Lower respiratory infections
6.2
2. Diarrhoeal diseases
4.8
3. Depression
4.3
4. Ischaemic heart disease
4.1
5. HIV/AIDS
3.8
6. Cerebrovascular disease
3.1
7. Prematurity, low birth weight 2.9
8. Birth asphyxia, birth trauma
2.7
9. Road traffic accidents
2.7
10. Neonatal infections and other 2.7
Distribution of age at death and numbers of
deaths, world, 2004
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Per cent distribution of age at death by region,
2004
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Distribution of deaths in the world by sex, 2004
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Distribution of deaths by leading cause groups,
males and females, world, 2004
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Child mortality rates by cause and region, 2004
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Distribution of child deaths for selected causes by
selected WHO region, 2004
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Distribution of causes of death among children
aged under five years and within the neonatal
period, 2004
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Mortality rates among men and women aged
15–59 years, region and cause-of-death group,
2004
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Adult mortality rates by major cause group and region, 2004
Cardiovascular diseases
High income
Cancers
Other noncommunicable diseases
Western Pacific
Injuries
HIVAIDS
Americas
Other infectious and parasitic diseases
Maternal and nutritional conditions
Eastern Mediterranean
South East Asia
Europe
Africa
0
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2
4
6
8
10
Death rate per 1000 adults aged 15–59 years
12
Comparison of the proportional distribution of
deaths and YLL by region, 2004
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Comparison of the proportional distribution of
deaths and YLL by leading cause of death, 2004
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YLL, YLD and DALYs by region, 2004
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Burden of disease by broad cause group and
region, 2004
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Age distribution of burden of disease by income
group, 2004
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Leading causes of disease burden for women aged
15–44 years, high-income countries, and lowand middle-income countries, 2004
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Major causes of disease burden for women aged
15–59 years, high-income countries, and low- and
middle-income countries by WHO region, 2004
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Age-standardized DALYs for noncommunicable
diseases by major cause group, sex and country
income group, 2004
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Burden of injuries (DALYs) by external cause, sex
and WHO region, 2004
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Global projections for selected causes,
2004 to 2030
12
Cancers
Deaths (millions)
10
Ischaemic HD
Stroke
8
6
Acute respiratory
infections
4
Road traffic
accidents
Perinatal
HIV/AIDS
TB
Malaria
2
0
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Updated from Mathers and Loncar, PLoS Medicine, 2006
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Projected deaths by cause and income, 2004 to 2030
30
Intentional injuries
Other unintentional
Road traffic accidents
Deaths (millions)
25
Other NCD
20
Cancers
15
CVD
10
Mat//peri/nutritional
5
Other infectious
HIV, TB, malaria
0
2004
2015
2030
High income
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2004
2015
2030
Middle income
2004
2015
2030
Low income
Ten leading causes of burden of disease,
world, 2004 and 2030
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