Annex table 2 deaths by cause, sex and mortality stratum in WHO regions, (a) estimates for 2001.(Statistical Annex)

Annex Table 2 Deaths by cause, sex and mortality stratum in WHO Regions, (a) estimates for 2001  These figures were produced by WHO using the best available evidence. They are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States.                                       SEX Cause (b)                                      Both sexes  Population (000)                     6 122 210                                         (000)    % total  TOTAL DEATHS                           56 554        100  I. Communicable diseases, maternal   and perinatal conditions and   nutritional deficiencies             18 374       32.5  Infectious and parasitic diseases      10 937       19.3  Tuberculosis                            1 644        2.9 STDs excluding HIV                        189        0.3   Syphilis                                167        0.3   Chlamydia                                 8        0.0   Gonorrhoea                                2        0.0 HIV/AIDS                                2 866        5.1 Diarrhoeal diseases                     2 001        3.5 Childhood diseases                      1 318        2.3   Pertussis                               285        0.5   Poliomyelitis                             1        0.0   Diphtheria                                5        0.0   Measles                                 745        1.3   Tetanus                                 282        0.5 Meningitis                                173        0.3 Hepatitis B (c)                            81        0.1 Hepatitis C (c)                            46        0.1 Malaria                                 1 124        2.0 Tropical diseases                         138        0.2   Trypanosomiasis                          50        0.1   Chagas disease                           13        0.0   Schistosomiasis                          15        0.0   Leishmaniasis                            59        0.1   Lymphatic filariasis                      0        0.0   Onchocerciasis                            0        0.0 Leprosy                                     4        0.0 Dengue                                     21        0.0 Japanese encephalitis                      15        0.0 Trachoma                                    0        0.0 Intestinal nematode infections             12        0.0   Ascariasis                                4        0.0   Trichuriasis                              2        0.0   Hookworm disease                          4        0.0  Respiratory infections                  3 947        7.0  Lower respiratory infections            3 871        6.8 Upper respiratory infections               70        0.1 Otitis media                                6        0.0  Maternal conditions                       509        0.9  Perinatal conditions                    2 504        4.4  Nutritional deficiencies                  477        0.8  Protein-energy malnutrition               258        0.5 Iodine deficiency                           6        0.0 Vitamin A deficiency                       28        0.1 Iron-deficiency anaemia                   138        0.2  II. Noncommunicable conditions         33 077       58.5  Malignant neoplasms                     7 115       12.6  Mouth and oropharynx cancers              326        0.6 Oesophagus cancer                         438        0.8 Stomach cancer                            850        1.5 Colon/rectum cancer                       615        1.1 Liver cancer                              616        1.1 Pancreas cancer                           225        0.4 Trachea/bronchus/lung cancers           1 213        2.1 Melanoma and other skin cancers            66        0.1 Breast cancer                             479        0.8 Cervix uteri cancer                       258        0.5 Corpus uteri cancer                        74        0.1 Ovary cancer                              131        0.2 Prostate cancer                           269        0.5 Bladder cancer                            183        0.3 Lymphomas, multiple myeloma               333        0.6 Leukaemia                                 260        0.5  Other neoplasms                           147        0.3  Diabetes mellitus                         895        1.6  Nutritional/endocrine disorders           247        0.4  Neuropsychiatric disorders              1 023        1.8  Unipolar depressive disorders              12        0.0 Bipolar affective disorder                  1        0.0 Schizophrenia                              24        0.0 Epilepsy                                  109        0.2 Alcohol use disorders                      87        0.2 Alzheimer and other dementias             368        0.7 Parkinson disease                          92        0.2 Multiple sclerosis                         15        0.0 Drug use disorders                         68        0.1 Post-traumatic stress disorder              0        0.0 Obsessive-compulsive disorder               0        0.0 Panic disorder                              0        0.0 Insomnia (primary)                          0        0.0 Migraine                                    0        0.0  Sense organ disorders                       4        0.0  Glaucoma                                    0        0.0 Cataracts                                   1        0.0 Hearing loss, adult onset                   0        0.0  Cardiovascular diseases                16 585       29.3  Rheumatic heart disease                   338        0.6 Hypertensive heart disease                874        1.5 Ischaemic heart disease                 7 181       12.7 Cerebrovascular disease                 5 454        9.6 Inflammatory heart disease                375        0.7  Respiratory diseases                    3 560        6.3  Chronic obstructive pulmonary           2 672        4.7   disease Asthma                                    226        0.4  Digestive diseases                      1 987        3.5  Peptic ulcer disease                      262        0.5 Cirrhosis of the liver                    796        1.4 Appendicitis                               22        0.0  Diseases of the genitourinary             825        1.5   system Nephritis/nephrosis                       625        1.1 Benign prostatic hypertrophy               36        0.1  Skin diseases                              67        0.1  Musculoskeletal diseases                  113        0.2  Rheumatoid arthritis                       24        0.0 Osteoarthritis                              4        0.0  Congenital abnormalities                  507        0.9  Oral diseases                               2        0.0  Dental caries                               0        0.0 Periodontal disease                         0        0.0 Edentulism                                  0        0.0  III. Injuries                           5 103        9.0  Unintentional                           3 508        6.2  Road traffic accidents                  1 194        2.1 Poisoning                                 343        0.6 Falls                                     385        0.7 Fires                                     309        0.5 Drowning                                  403        0.7 Other unintentional injuries              874        1.5  Intentional                             1 594        2.8  Self-inflicted                            849        1.5 Violence                                  500        0.9 War                                       230        0.4                                       SEX Cause (b)                                      Males  Population (000)                     3 083 884                                         (000)    % total  TOTAL DEATHS                           29 628       100  I. Communicable diseases, maternal   and perinatal conditions and   nutritional deficiencies              9 529      32.2  Infectious and parasitic diseases       5 875      19.8  Tuberculosis                            1 075       3.6 STDs excluding HIV                        102       0.3   Syphilis                                 97       0.3   Chlamydia                                 0       0.0   Gonorrhoea                                0       0.0 HIV/AIDS                                1 528       5.2 Diarrhoeal diseases                     1 035       3.5 Childhood diseases                        660       2.2   Pertussis                               143       0.5   Poliomyelitis                             0       0.0   Diphtheria                                3       0.0   Measles                                 373       1.3   Tetanus                                 141       0.5 Meningitis                                 97       0.3 Hepatitis B (c)                            53       0.2 Hepatitis C (c)                            29       0.1 Malaria                                   532       1.8 Tropical diseases                          86       0.3   Trypanosomiasis                          32       0.1   Chagas disease                            7       0.0   Schistosomiasis                          11       0.0   Leishmaniasis                            35       0.1   Lymphatic filariasis                      0       0.0   Onchocerciasis                            0       0.0 Leprosy                                     3       0.0 Dengue                                     10       0.0 Japanese encephalitis                       8       0.0 Trachoma                                    0       0.0 Intestinal nematode infections              6       0.0   Ascariasis                                2       0.0   Trichuriasis                              1       0.0   Hookworm disease                          2       0.0  Respiratory infections                  2 053       6.9  Lower respiratory infections            2 015       6.8 Upper respiratory infections               35       0.1 Otitis media                                3       0.0  Maternal conditions                       ...       ...  Perinatal conditions                    1 387       4.7  Nutritional deficiencies                  213       0.7  Protein-energy malnutrition               129       0.4 Iodine deficiency                           3       0.0 Vitamin A deficiency                       11       0.0 Iron-deficiency anaemia                    49       0.2  II. Noncommunicable conditions         16 726      56.5  Malignant neoplasms                     3 952      13.3  Mouth and oropharynx cancers              226       0.8 Oesophagus cancer                         278       0.9 Stomach cancer                            522       1.8 Colon/rectum cancer                       317       1.1 Liver cancer                              423       1.4 Pancreas cancer                           119       0.4 Trachea/bronchus/lung cancers             882       3.0 Melanoma and other skin cancers            35       0.1 Breast cancer                               3       0.0 Cervix uteri cancer                       ...       ... Corpus uteri cancer                       ...       ... Ovary cancer                              ...       ... Prostate cancer                           269       0.9 Bladder cancer                            129       0.4 Lymphomas, multiple myeloma               171       0.6 Leukaemia                                 145       0.5  Other neoplasms                            73       0.2  Diabetes mellitus                         401       1.4  Nutritional/endocrine disorders           110       0.4  Neuropsychiatric disorders                523       1.8  Unipolar depressive disorders               6       0.0 Bipolar affective disorder                  0       0.0 Schizophrenia                              12       0.0 Epilepsy                                   63       0.2 Alcohol use disorders                      74       0.2 Alzheimer and other dementias             132       0.4 Parkinson disease                          45       0.2 Multiple sclerosis                          6       0.0 Drug use disorders                         56       0.2 Post-traumatic stress disorder              0       0.0 Obsessive-compulsive disorder               0       0.0 Panic disorder                              0       0.0 Insomnia (primary)                          0       0.0 Migraine                                    0       0.0  Sense organ disorders                       2       0.0  Glaucoma                                    0       0.0 Cataracts                                   0       0.0 Hearing loss, adult onset                   0       0.0  Cardiovascular diseases                 7 962      26.9  Rheumatic heart disease                   140       0.5 Hypertensive heart disease                397       1.3 Ischaemic heart disease …