Number of deaths by cause, World, 2017

1990

2017

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Age-standardized death rate from cardiovascular diseases, per 100,000 individuals
Age-standardized death rate from non-communicable diseases
Cancer death rates by age group
Cancer death rates by type
Cancer deaths by type
Cardiovascular disease death rate vs. GDP per capita
Cardiovascular disease death rates by age
Causes of death in children under 5
Causes of death in under-5s
Causes of deaths for 15 to 49 year olds
Causes of deaths for 50 to 69 year olds
Causes of deaths for children between 5 and 14
Causes of deaths for people who were 70 years and older
Cholera deaths in Great Britain over the long-term
Death rate by cause
Death rate due to road traffic injuries
Death rate from Alzheimer & other dementia
Death rate from cancer
Death rate from cardiovascular disease
Death rate from diarrheal diseases
Death rate from drowning
Death rate from fires and burns
Death rate from malnutrition
Death rate from opioid overdoses
Death rate from road accidents
Death rate from tuberculosis
Death rate from tuberculosis, by age
Death rate from unintentional poisoning
Death rate from venomous animal contact
Death rates by broad cause category
Death rates from mental health and substance use disorders
Death rates through the 20th century
Deaths by age
Deaths by cause
Deaths from cancer, by age
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases, by age
Deaths from dementia-related diseases, by age
Deaths from diarrheal diseases, by age
Deaths from drowning, by age
Deaths from fire, by age
Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders
Deaths from protein-energy malnutrition, by age
Deaths from road incidents, by age
Deaths from stroke, by age
Deaths from tuberculosis, by age
Diarrheal disease death rates by age
Diarrheal disease death rates vs. access to sanitation
Drowning death rate vs. GDP per capita
Drowning death rates – children under the age of 5
Drowning deaths rate by age
Fire death rates by age
Heptatitis death rate
Incidence of venomous animal contact
Malnutrition death rate vs. GDP per capita
Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)
Mortality from non-communicable diseases
Motor vehicle, motorcyclist, cyclist and pedestrian deaths
Number of deaths by risk factor
Number of deaths by risk factor aged 15-49
Number of deaths by risk factor aged 5-14
Number of deaths by risk factor aged 50-69
Number of deaths by risk factor aged 70+
Number of deaths by risk factor for under-5s
Number of deaths from road injuries
Number of executions
Number of reported road incidents
Probability of death from any of the top global causes of death
Protein-energy malnutrition death rates by age
Relative coverage of causes of death in The Guardian newspaper
Relative coverage of causes of death in the New York Times (NYT)
Relative share of Google searches for causes of death
Relative share of deaths in the United States
Respiratory disease death rate
Respiratory disease death rates by age
Respiratory disease deaths by age
Road deaths over the long-term
Road incident death rate vs. GDP per capita
Road incident death rates by age
Road mortality rate per 100,000: IHME vs. WHO data
Road traffic deaths
Share of deaths by cause
Stroke death rates
Stroke death rates by age
Total number of deaths by cause category
Total number of fatal shark attacks
Total shark attacks per year
Twentieth century of deaths