The World Health Organization traditionally classified death by either disease or injury. It however may also be classified in terms of preventable risk factors which then lead to the traditional classification of disease states.[1]
[edit] Leading causes worldwide
Leading causes of preventable death worldwide as of the year 2001.[2]
Perinatal and maternal conditions: providing modern contraceptives to the 200 million women at risk of unintended pregnancy in developing countries who are currently using no method or traditional methods would prevent an estimated 1.5 million maternal and child deaths annually.[3] (As of 2003 - 1.4 million infant deaths and 142,000 pregnancy related deaths).[3]
[edit] Leading causes in the United States
Leading preventable causes of death in the United States.
[4] | Cause | Annual number of deaths resulting |
| Smoking | 435,000 deaths or 18.1% of the total deaths.[4] |
| Overweight and Obesity | 111,909 - 365,000 deaths or 4.6 - 15.2% of the total deaths. [5] |
| Alcohol | 85,000 deaths or 3.5% of the total deaths.[4] |
| Infectious diseases | 75,000 deaths or 3.1% of the total deaths.[4] |
| Toxins | 55,000 deaths or 2.3% of the total deaths.[4] |
| Motor vehicle collisions | 43,000 deaths or 1.8% of the total deaths.[4] |
| Firearms deaths | 29,000 deaths or 1.2% of the total. (Suicide: 16,586; Homicide: 10,801; Accidents: 776; Legal intervention: 270; Unknown: 230) [4] |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 20,000 deaths or 0.8% of the total.[4] |
| Drug abuse | 17,000 deaths or 0.7% of the total deaths.[4] |
 Leading causes of accidental death in the United States by age group. [6]  Leading causes of accidental death in the United States, as percentage of deaths in each group. [6] |
[edit] Leading causes among children worldwide
Various accidents are the leading cause of death in children 9 - 18 years of age. The top five worldwide unintentional injuries in children are as follows:[7]
Leading causes of death among children worldwide.
[7] [edit] See also
[edit] References
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- ^ Lopez AD, Mathers CD, Ezzati M, Jamison DT, Murray CJ (May 2006). "Global and regional burden of disease and risk factors, 2001: systematic analysis of population health data". Lancet 367 (9524): 1747–57. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68770-9. PMID 16731270.
- ^ a b Susheela Singh, Jacqueline E. Darroch, Michael Vlassoff, Jennifer Nadeau (2003) Adding it Up: The Benefits of Investing In Sexual and Reproductive Health Care . The Alan Guttmacher Institute and UNFPA. (Report).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Mokdad AH, Marks JS, Stroup DF, Gerberding JL (March 2004). "Actual causes of death in the United States, 2000". JAMA 291 (10): 1238–45. doi:10.1001/jama.291.10.1238. PMID 15010446. http://www.csdp.org/research/1238.pdf.
- ^ Haslam DW, James WP (2005). "Obesity". Lancet 366 (9492): 1197–209. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67483-1. PMID 16198769.
- ^ a b National Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 50, No. 15, September 16, 2002 as compiled at [1]
- ^ a b "BBC NEWS | Special Reports | UN raises child accidents alarm". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7776127.stm.
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