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

Table 3B.8: Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in High-Income Countries, 2001 (thousands)

Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in High-Income Countries, 2001 (thousands)
Male Female
Cause Total 0-4 5-14 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Total 0-4 5-14 15-29 30-44 45-59 60-69 70-79 80+ Total
Population (millions) 929 28 60 96 107 88 40 27 10 457 27 57 92 105 90 44 36 21 472
All causes 7,891 41 11 90 192 520 698 1,170 1,281 4,002 32 12 33 98 280 398 923 2,114 3,890
I. Communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions 552 21 1 3 16 24 26 60 117 268 16 3 2 7 11 16 47 182 285
   A. Infectious and parasitic diseases 152 2 0 2 13 16 12 18 18 81 1 2 1 5 7 8 16 29 71
    1. Tuberculosis 16 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 6
    2. Sexually transmitted diseases excluding HIV/AIDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      a. Syphilis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      b. Chlamydia 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 — 0 0
      c. Gonorrhea 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 — 0 0 0
      d. Other sexually transmitted diseases 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3. HIV/AIDS 22 0 0 1 9 5 1 0 0 17 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 5
    4. Diarrheal diseases 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4
    5. Childhood-cluster diseases 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      a. Pertussis 0 0 0 — — — 0 — — 0 0 0 0 — 0 — — — 0
      b. Poliomyelitis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      c. Diphtheria 0 0 — — 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 — — — 0
      d. Measles 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 — 0 0 1 0 0 0 — — 0 1
      e. Tetanus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6. Meningitis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
    7. Hepatitis Ba 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
       Hepatitis Ca 12 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 5
    8. Malaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    9. Tropical-cluster diseases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      a. Trypanosomiasis 0 — — — — — 0 — — 0 — 0 — 0 — — — — 0
      b. Chagas' disease 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      c. Schistosomiasis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      d. Leishmaniasis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      e. Lymphatic filariasis 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
      f. Onchocerciasis 0 0 — — — — — — — 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 0
    10. Leprosy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    11. Dengue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    12. Japanese encephalitis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    13. Trachoma 0 0 0 0 — 0 — — — 0 — — — — — — — — —
    14. Intestinal nematode infections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      a. Ascariasis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      b. Trichuriasis 0 — 0 — — — — — — 0 0 0 — 0 — — — — 0
      c. Hookworm disease 0 — 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 0 — — 0 — — 0 — — 0
        Other intestinal infections 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Other infectious diseases 84 1 0 1 2 5 6 11 13 39 1 1 0 1 3 5 11 22 45
   B. Respiratory infections 349 1 0 1 2 7 14 41 96 162 1 1 0 1 4 7 29 144 187
    1. Lower respiratory infections 345 1 0 1 2 7 14 41 95 160 1 1 0 1 4 7 29 142 185
    2. Upper respiratory infections 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
    3. Otitis media 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   C. Maternal conditions 1 — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 1
    1. Maternal hemorrhage 0 — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 0
    2. Maternal sepsis 0 — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 — — — 0
    3. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy 0 — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
    4. Obstructed labor 0 — — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 — — — 0
    5. Abortion 0 — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 — — — 0
      Other maternal conditions 1 — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 1
   D. Perinatal conditionsb 32 18 0 0 0 0 0 — — 18 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
    1. Low birthweight 10 5 0 — 0 — 0 — — 5 4 0 — — — — — — 4
    2. Birth asphyxia and birth trauma 11 6 0 0 0 0 — — — 6 5 0 0 — 0 — 0 0 5
      Other perinatal conditions 12 7 0 0 0 0 — — — 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
   E. Nutritional deficiencies 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 12
    1. Protein-energy malnutrition 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6
    2. Iodine deficiency 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3. Vitamin A deficiency 0 0 0 — — — 0 — 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0
    4. Iron-deficiency anemia 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5
      Other nutritional disorders 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
II. Noncommunicable diseases 6,868 15 5 24 106 431 638 1,074 1,127 3,420 13 5 14 69 248 368 851 1,880 3,448
   A. Malignant neoplasms 2,066 1 2 7 31 180 284 393 258 1,155 1 2 5 34 136 172 275 287 911
    1. Mouth and oropharynx cancers 41 0 0 0 2 10 8 7 3 30 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 4 11
    2. Esophageal cancer 58 0 0 0 1 10 13 13 6 44 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 5 13
    3. Stomach cancer 146 0 0 0 2 14 23 30 20 89 0 0 0 2 6 9 17 23 57
    4. Colon and rectal cancers 257 0 0 0 3 18 32 46 33 133 0 0 0 2 13 20 37 52 124
    5. Liver cancer 102 0 0 0 2 14 21 22 9 69 0 0 0 1 3 7 12 10 33
    6. Pancreas cancer 110 0 0 0 1 10 15 19 11 56 0 0 0 1 6 10 19 19 54
    7. Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers 456 0 0 0 5 50 86 115 53 311 0 0 0 4 23 34 50 35 145
    8. Melanoma and other skin cancers 30 0 0 0 1 4 4 5 4 18 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 4 13
    9. Breast cancer 155 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 37 30 37 38 154
    10. Cervix uteri cancer 17 — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 3 5 3 3 3 17
    11. Corpus uteri cancer 27 — — — — — — — — — — 0 0 1 4 6 8 8 27
    12. Ovarian cancer 46 — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0 2 9 11 14 10 46
    13. Prostate cancer 119 0 0 0 0 4 16 44 56 119 — — — — — — — — —
    14. Bladder cancer 59 0 0 0 0 3 8 16 14 42 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 9 17
    15. Lymphomas, and multiple myeloma 115 0 0 1 3 9 14 20 13 60 0 0 1 2 6 10 18 18 55
    16. Leukemia 73 0 1 2 2 5 8 13 9 41 0 1 1 2 4 5 9 11 32
      Other malignant neoplasms 257 0 1 3 7 28 36 43 25 143 0 1 1 4 14 21 35 37 114
  ; B. Other neoplasms 57 0 0 0 1 3 5 9 10 28 0 0 0 1 2 3 8 14 29
   C. Diabetes mellitus 202 0 0 0 3 12 19 30 26 91 0 0 0 2 7 14 34 54 112
   D. Endocrine disorders 70 1 0 1 2 5 5 7 9 31 1 0 1 2 3 4 8 21 40
   E. Neuropsychiatric conditions 378 1 1 6 13 19 17 38 65 160 1 1 2 5 10 11 40 148 218
    1. Unipolar depressive disorders 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
    2. Bipolar affective disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3. Schizophrenia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    4. Epilepsy 9 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 4
    5. Alcohol use disorders 23 0 0 0 4 8 4 2 1 18 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 4
    6. Alzheimer's and other dementias 207 0 0 0 0 1 3 17 42 64 0 0 0 0 1 3 23 117 143
    7. Parkinson's disease 45 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 13 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 13 21
    8. Multiple sclerosis 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 5
    9. Drug use disorders 13 0 0 3 5 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
    10. Post-traumatic stress disorder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    11. Obsessive-compulsive disorder — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    12. Panic disorder — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    13. Insomnia (primary) — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    14. Migraine — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    15. Mental retardation, lead-caused 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other neuropsychiatric disorders 68 1 1 2 2 5 6 9 8 33 1 1 1 2 4 5 8 14 34
   F. Sense organ diseases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1. Glaucoma 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — 0 0 0 0 0
    2. Cataracts — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    3. Vision disorders, age-related — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
    4. Hearing loss, adult onset — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
      Other sense organ disorders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   G. Cardiovascular diseases 3,039 1 1 5 35 148 224 434 564 1,412 1 1 3 15 56 111 358 1,082 1,627
    1. Rheumatic heart disease 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 5 12
    2. Hypertensive heart disease 129 0 0 0 2 6 7 14 19 48 0 0 0 1 3 5 17 54 80
    3. Ischemic heart disease 1,364 0 0 1 16 88 130 231 250 716 0 0 0 4 23 52 158 412 648
    4. Cerebrovascular disease 781 0 0 1 6 25 44 101 145 323 0 0 1 4 16 28 101 307 458
    5. Inflammatory heart diseases 72 0 0 1 3 7 8 11 10 41 0 0 0 1 3 4 8 15 31
      Other cardiovascular diseases 676 1 0 2 8 21 34 74 139 279 0 0 1 4 11 20 71 289 397
   H. Respiratory diseases 477 1 0 1 3 14 37 94 112 262 0 0 1 2 10 23 62 118 215
    1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 297 0 0 0 1 8 24 65 73 171 0 0 0 0 5 15 41 64 127
    2. Asthma 28 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 4 12 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 7 15
      Other respiratory diseases 152 0 0 1 2 5 11 25 35 79 0 0 0 1 3 6 16 46 73
   I. Digestive diseases 335 1 0 1 14 42 37 42 40 177 0 0 1 6 16 18 38 79 158
    1. Peptic ulcer disease 27 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 5 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 9 14
    2. Cirrhosis of the liver 118 0 0 0 10 30 21 14 5 80 0 0 0 3 10 8 10 6 37
    3. Appendicitis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Other digestive diseases 189 1 0 1 4 11 13 24 30 83 0 0 0 2 6 9 25 64 106
   J. Genitourinary diseases 153 0 0 0 1 5 8 20 35 70 0 0 0 1 3 7 19 53 83
    1. Nephritis and nephrosis 111 0 0 0 1 4 7 16 25 53 0 0 0 1 3 5 14 35 58
    2. Benign prostatic hypertrophy 2 — — 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 — — — — — — — — —
      Other genitourinary system diseases 40 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 9 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 18 25
   K. Skin diseases 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 10
   L. Musculoskeletal diseases 44 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 5 13 0 0 0 1 2 3 8 16 31
    1. Rheumatoid arthritis 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 7
    2. Osteoarthritis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
    3. Gout 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    4. Low back pain 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Other musculoskeletal disorders 30 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 9 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 11 21
   M. Congenital anomalies 30 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14
    1. Abdominal wall defect 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2. Anencephaly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3. Anorectal atresia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    4. Cleft lip 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    5. Cleft palate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6. Esophageal atresia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    7. Renal agenesis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    8. Down syndrome 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    9. Congenital heart anomalies 13 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
    10. Spina bifida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other congenital anomalies 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
   N. Oral conditions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1. Dental caries 0 — — — — 0 — 0 0 0 — — — — 0 — — 0 0
    2. Periodontal disease 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3. Edentulism — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
      Other oral diseases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
III. Injuries 471 4 5 63 70 65 34 35 36 314 3 4 17 21 22 14 24 52 157
   A. Unintentional injuries 321 4 4 40 39 36 22 26 31 202 2 3 11 11 12 10 20 49 119
    1. Road traffic accidents 121 1 2 28 20 15 8 7 4 86 1 2 8 6 6 4 5 3 35
    2. Poisonings 21 0 0 3 7 4 1 0 0 15 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 6
    3. Falls 71 0 0 1 3 5 4 7 13 34 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 26 37
    4. Fires 9 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4
    5. Drownings 16 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 5
    6. Other unintentional injuries 82 1 1 5 7 9 7 9 11 49 1 1 1 1 3 3 6 17 32
   B. Intentional injuries 151 1 1 23 31 29 12 9 6 112 0 0 6 10 10 5 4 3 38
    1. Self-inflicted injuries 126 0 0 16 25 27 12 9 6 94 0 0 4 7 8 4 4 3 32
    2. Violence 24 1 0 7 5 3 1 0 0 17 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 7
    3. War 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other intentional injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Authors' compilation.

Note: — = an estimate of zero; the number zero in a cell indicates a non-zero estimate of less than 500.

a. Does not include liver cancer and cirrhosis deaths resulting from chronic hepatitis virus infection.

b. This cause category includes "Causes arising in the perinatal period" as defined in the International Classification of Diseases, principally low birthweight, prematurity, birth asphyxia, and birth trauma, and does not include all causes of deaths occurring in the perinatal period.

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