Health Statistics and Informatics Global Burden of Disease 2004 Update: Selected figures and tables Health Statistics and Informatics Department

Health Statistics and Informatics

Global Burden of Disease 2004 Update:

Selected figures and tables

Health Statistics and Informatics Department


Leading Causes of Mortality and Burden of Disease

world, 2004

%

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

%

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

Mortality DALYs


Distribution of age at death and numbers of deaths, world, 2004


Per cent distribution of age at death by region, 2004


Distribution of deaths in the world by sex, 2004


Distribution of deaths by leading cause groups,

males and females, world, 2004


Child mortality rates by cause and region, 2004


Distribution of child deaths for selected causes by selected WHO region, 2004


Distribution of causes of death among children aged under five years and within

the neonatal period, 2004


Mortality rates among men and women aged

15–59 years, region and cause-of-death group, 2004


Adult mortality rates by major cause group and region, 2004

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Africa

Europe

South East Asia

Eastern Mediterranean

Americas

Western Pacific

High income

Death rate per 1000 adults aged 15–59 years

Cardiovascular diseases

Cancers

Other noncommunicable diseases

Injuries

HIVAIDS

Other infectious and parasitic diseases

Maternal and nutritional conditions


Comparison of the proportional distribution of deaths and YLL by region, 2004


Comparison of the proportional distribution of deaths and YLL by leading cause of death,

2004


YLL, YLD and DALYs by region, 2004


Burden of disease by broad cause group and region, 2004


Age distribution of burden of disease by income group, 2004


Leading causes of disease burden for women aged

15–44 years, high-income countries, and low-

and middle-income countries, 2004


Major causes of disease burden for women aged 15–59 years, high-income countries, and low- and middle-income countries by

WHO region, 2004


Age-standardized DALYs for noncommunicable diseases by major cause group, sex and country income group, 2004


Burden of injuries (DALYs) by external cause, sex

and WHO region, 2004


Global projections for selected causes, 2004 to 2030

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030

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)

Updated from Mathers and Loncar, PLoS Medicine, 2006

Cancers

Stroke

Perinatal

Road trafficaccidents

HIV/AIDSTBMalaria

Acute respiratoryinfections

Ischaemic HD


Projected deaths by cause and income, 2004 to 2030

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

2004 2015 2030 2004 2015 2030 2004 2015 2030

De

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High income Middle income Low income

HIV, TB, malaria

Other infectious

Mat//peri/nutritional

CVD

Cancers

Other NCD

Road traffic accidents

Other unintentionalIntentional injuries


Ten leading causes of burden of disease, world, 2004 and 2030

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