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3. The Burden of Disease and Mortality by Condition: Data, Methods, and Results for 2001

Table 3.10: The 10 Leading Causes of Death in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, by Region, 2001

The 10 Leading Causes of Death in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, by Region, 2001
East Asia and Pacific	Percentage of total deaths	Europe and Central Asia	Percentage of total deaths
1 Cerebrovascular disease	14.6	1 Ischemic heart disease	29.7
2 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	10.8	2 Cerebrovascular disease	18.2
3 Ischemic heart disease	8.8	3 Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers	2.9
4 Lower respiratory infections	4.2	4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	2.3
5 Tuberculosis	4.1	5 Self-inflicted injuries	2.1
6 Perinatal conditions	3.8	6 Hypertensive heart disease	1.9
7 Stomach cancer	3.4	7 Poisonings	1.9
8 Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers	3.0	8 Lower respiratory infections	1.8
9 Liver cancer	2.9	9 Cirrhosis of the liver	1.8
10 Road traffic accidents	2.8	10 Stomach cancer	1.8
Latin America and the Caribbean	Percentage of total deaths	Middle East and North Africa	Percentage of total deaths
1 Ischemic heart disease	10.9	1 Ischemic heart disease	16.9
2 Cerebrovascular disease	8.2	2 Cerebrovascular disease	6.8
3 Perinatal conditions	5.0	3 Lower respiratory infections	5.6
4 Diabetes mellitus	5.0	4 Perinatal conditions	5.5
5 Lower respiratory infections	4.8	5 Road traffic accidents	5.1
6 Violence	4.0	6 Hypertensive heart disease	3.9
7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	3.0	7 Diarrheal diseases	3.9
8 Road traffic accidents	2.7	8 Congenital anomalies	2.4
9 Hypertensive heart disease	2.7	9 Nephritis and nephrosis	2.2
10 HIV/AIDS	2.5	10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	2.1
South Asia	Percentage of total deaths	Sub-Saharan Africa	Percentage of total deaths
1 Ischemic heart disease	13.6	1 HIV/AIDS	19.0
2 Lower respiratory infections	10.4	2 Malaria	10.1
3 Perinatal conditions	8.0	3 Lower respiratory infections	10.0
4 Cerebrovascular disease	6.8	4 Diarrheal diseases	6.6
5 Diarrheal diseases	5.1	5 Perinatal conditions	5.3
6 Tuberculosis	4.5	6 Measles	4.1
7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	4.3	7 Cerebrovascular disease	3.3
8 HIV/AIDS	2.0	8 Ischemic heart disease	3.2
9 Road traffic accidents	1.8	9 Tuberculosis	2.9
10 Self-inflicted injuries	1.7	10 Road traffic accidents	1.8

Source: Authors' calculations.

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3.1 Availability of Data for Estimation of All-Cause Mortality Rates by Age and Sex
3.2 Availability of Data for Estimation of Causes of Death by Age and Sex
3.3 Distribution of Percentage of Total Deaths Assigned to Ill-Defined Codes for 105 WHO Member States, Most Recent Available Year
3.4 Correction Factors Giving Proportion of Ill-Defined CVD Deaths to Be Reassigned to IHD, by Age and Sex
3.5 Numbers of Data Sets Contributing to Epidemiologically Based Estimates of Deaths Due to Specific Causes
3.6 The 10 Leading Causes of Death, by Broad Income Group, 2001
3.7 The 10 Leading Causes of Death, by Sex, in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2001
3.8 The 10 Leading Causes of Death in Children Ages 0-14, by Broad Income Group, 2001
3.9 The 10 Leading Causes of Death in Adults Ages 15-59, by Broad Income Group, 2001
3.10 The 10 Leading Causes of Death in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, by Region, 2001
3.11 Numbers of Country Data Sources Contributing to the Estimation of YLD, by Region and Cause
3.12 The 10 Leading Causes of YLD by Broad Income Group, 2001
3.13 The 10 Leading Causes of YLD by Sex, Worldwide, 2001
3.14 The 20 Leading Causes of Global Burden of Disease, DALYs(3,0), 2001
3.15 The 10 Leading Causes of Burden of Disease, by Broad Income Group, 2001
3.16 The 10 Leading Causes of the Burden of Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, by Region, 2001
3.A1 Regional Reporting Categories for the Disease Control Priorities Project
3.A2 GBD Cause Categories and ICD Codes
3.A3 Data Sources and Methods for Estimation of Mortality by Cause, Age, and Sex
3.A4 GBD Regional Epidemiological Analysis Categories
3.A5 GBD Cause Categories, Sequelae, and Case Definitions
3.A6 Disability Weights for Diseases and Conditions (Except Cancers and Injuries)
3.A7 Disability Weights for Malignant Neoplasms and Their Long-Term Sequelae
3.A8 Disability Weights for Injuries
3.B1 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2001 (thousands)
3.B2 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the East Asia and Pacific Region, 2001
3.B3 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Europe and Central Asia Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.B4 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.B5 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.B6 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the South Asia Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.B7 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.B8 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in High-Income Countries, 2001 (thousands)
3.B9 Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the World, 2001 (thousands)
3.C1 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, 2001 (thousands)
3.C2 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the East Asia and Pacific Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.C3 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Europe and Central Asia Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.C4 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.C5 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.C6 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the South Asia Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.C7 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region, 2001 (thousands)
3.C8 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in High-Income Countries, 2001 (thousands)
3.C9 DALYs(3,0) by Cause, Sex, and Age in the World, 2001 (thousands)