Top Ten Causes of Death

The Following article has some quite amazing information in it. It states that just over 56 million people died in 2006, worldwide. Wow…thats seems like a lot of people. While some are quite common, others are not. Here are the top ten causes of death worldwide for high and low income countries.

” Here is the list for high-income countries:

1. Heart disease
2. Stroke
3. Lung cancer
4. Lower respiratory infections
5. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
6. Colon and rectum cancers
7. Alzheimer’s disease
8. Type 2 diabetes
9. Breast cancer
10. Stomach cancer
    

Here is the list for low- and middle-income countries:

1. Heart disease
2. Stroke
3. Lower respiratory infections
4. HIV/AIDS
5. Fetus/newborn (perinatal) conditions
6. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
7. Diarrhea
8. Tuberculosis
9. Malaria
10. Road traffic accidents”

Pretty intereseting, yet scary!

Click on the link to read the rest of the article at WebMD Top Ten Causes of Death Worldwide 

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