VIOLENCE
THE FACTS
a n d
INJURIES
Injury deaths rise in rank
Injuries are a growing problem: the three leading causes of death globally from
injuries – road traffic crashes, homicide and suicide – are all predicted to rise in rank
compared to other causes of death, placing them among the top 20 leading causes
of death in the world by 2030. Road traffic crashes are predicted to become the fifth
leading cause of death by 2030, with suicide and homicide rising to become the 12th
and 18th leading causes of death respectively.
Total 2004
1
2
Total 2030
Ischaemic heart disease
Cerebrovascular disease
3
Lower respiratory infections
4
Chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
5
Diarrhoeal diseases
6
7
8
9
1
2
Cerebrovascular disease
3
Chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease
4
Lower respiratory infections
5
6
HIV/AIDS
Tuberculosis
Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers
Road traffic crashes
10 Prematurity and low birth weight
11 Neonatal infections and other
12 Diabetes mellitus
13 Malaria
Ischaemic heart disease
7
8
9
Road traffic crashes
Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers
Diabetes mellitus
Hypertensive heart disease
Stomach cancer
HIV/AIDS
Nephritis and nephrosis
Suicide
14 Hypertensive heart disease
15 Birth asphyxia and birth trauma
16 Suicide
17 Stomach cancer
Liver cancer
Colon and rectum cancer
Oesuphagus cancer
Homicide
18 Cirrhosis of the liver
19 Nephritis and nephrosis
20 Colon and rectum cancers
Alzheimer and other dementias
Cirrhosis of the liver
Breast cancer
Tuberculosis
22 Homicide
Source: World health statistics 2008 (www.who.int/whosis/whostat/2008/en/index.html)