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Causes of deaths for children between 5 and 14, World, 2017

Annual number of deaths – by cause – for children between 5 and 14 years old.

010,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,000Road accidents62,412Cancers62,033Malaria54,342Drowning49,705HIV/AIDS44,769Diarrheal diseases44,523Lower respiratory infections43,942Digestive diseases20,385Cardiovascular disease15,630Tuberculosis13,699Homicide10,831Nutritional deficiencies8,535Liver disease8,407Suicide8,120Kidney disease8,047Protein-energy malnutrition7,286Respiratory disease6,818Hepatitis6,157Fire5,909Diabetes mellitus1,906Natural disasters1,235Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure)927