Death is a thing that can not be avoided and can occur at any age. There are millions of people die every year due to various causes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 55 million people died in the world in 2011. Approximately two-thirds of them are caused by non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic lung disease.
The rest are caused by infectious diseases, maternal problems (mother), perinatal (infant / child), nutrition, and traffic accidents.
Here is the cause of death in the world according to the WHO:
1. Coronary heart disease
2. Stroke
3. Lower respiratory tract infections
4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
5. Diarrhea
6. HIV / AIDS
7. Lung Cancer
8. Diabetes mellitus
9. Traffic accidents
10. Prematurity
Cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) has killed 17 million people in the world, means that 3 out of 10 deaths caused by this disease. The WHO says that smoking is responsible for the deaths. Not only cardiovascular disease, smoking also causes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. In this case, smoking is responsible for one of the 10 deaths in the world.
As with adults, the largest killer of children is an infection of the lungs (pneumonia), prematurity, asphyxia, and diarrhea. Approximately 7 million children die before the age of 5 years and almost all (99%) occur in poor and developing countries.
What is important for us to find out the cause of death?
By measuring the number of people who die each year and know the cause, we can realize how important the relationship between an illness or accident in influencing a person's health status. Most of the above diseases can be prevented. The data can also help the country to improve the quality of the health of its people by initiating programs that can prevent these diseases.
source: WHO
