The 10 leading causes of death in the world, 2000 and 2011

Ischaemic heart condition, stroke, lower metastasis infections, chronic preventative respiratory organ malady, looseness of the bowels and HIV/AIDS have remained the highest major killers throughout the past decade.

Tuberculosis is not any longer among the ten leading causes of death, however remains among the highest fifteen, killing one thousand thousand folks in 2011.

Chronic diseases cause increasing numbers of deaths worldwide. respiratory organ cancers (along with trachea and cartilaginous tube cancers) caused one.5 million (2.7%) deaths in 2011, up from 1.2 million (2.2%) deaths in 2000. Similarly, polygenic disorder caused one.4 million (2.6%) deaths in 2011, up from 1.0 million (1.9%) deaths in 2000.