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

Table 3.6: The 10 Leading Causes of Death, by Broad Income Group, 2001

The 10 Leading Causes of Death, by Broad Income Group, 2001
Low- and middle-income countries			High-income countries
Cause	Deaths (millions)	Percentage of total deaths	Cause	Deaths (millions)	Percentage of total deaths
1 Ischemic heart disease	5.70	11.8	1 Ischemic heart disease	1.36	17.3
2 Cerebrovascular disease	4.61	9.5	2 Cerebrovascular disease	0.78	9.9
3 Lower respiratory infections	3.41	7.0	3 Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers	0.46	5.8
4 HIV/AIDS	2.55	5.3	4 Lower respiratory infections	0.34	4.4
5 Perinatal conditions	2.49	5.1	5 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	0.30	3.8
6 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	2.38	4.9	6 Colon and rectal cancers	0.26	3.3
7 Diarrheal diseases	1.78	3.7	7 Alzheimer's and other dementias	0.21	2.6
8 Tuberculosis	1.59	3.3	8 Diabetes mellitus	0.20	2.6
9 Malaria	1.21	2.5	9 Breast cancer	0.16	2.0
10 Road traffic accidents	1.07	2.2	10 Stomach cancer	0.15	1.9

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)