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class="content-wrapper"><div class="toc-wrapper"><aside class="entry-sidebar"><div class="sticky-sentinel"></div><nav class="entry-toc"><ul><li><a href="#" data-track-note="toc-header">Causes of death</a></li><li class="section"><a href="#summary" data-track-note="toc-link">Summary</a></li><li class="section"><a href="#what-do-people-die-from" data-track-note="toc-link">What do people die from?</a></li><li class="section"><a href="#causes-of-death-by-category" data-track-note="toc-link">Causes of death by category</a></li><li class="section"><a href="#causes-of-death-by-age" data-track-note="toc-link">Causes of death by age</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#breakdown-of-deaths-by-age" data-track-note="toc-link">Breakdown of deaths by age</a></li><li class="section"><a href="#risk-factors-for-death" data-track-note="toc-link">Risk factors for death</a></li><li class="section"><a href="#cause-by-cause" data-track-note="toc-link">Cause by cause</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#cardiovascular-diseases" data-track-note="toc-link">Cardiovascular diseases</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#cancers" data-track-note="toc-link">Cancers</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#dementia" data-track-note="toc-link">Dementia</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#diarrheal-diseases" data-track-note="toc-link">Diarrheal diseases</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#tuberculosis" data-track-note="toc-link">Tuberculosis</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#malnutrition" data-track-note="toc-link">Malnutrition</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#hiv-aids" data-track-note="toc-link">HIV/AIDS</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#malaria" data-track-note="toc-link">Malaria</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#smoking" data-track-note="toc-link">Smoking</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#suicide" data-track-note="toc-link">Suicide</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#homicides" data-track-note="toc-link">Homicides</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#natural-disasters" data-track-note="toc-link">Natural disasters</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#road-incidents" data-track-note="toc-link">Road incidents</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#drowning" data-track-note="toc-link">Drowning</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#fire" data-track-note="toc-link">Fire</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#terrorism" data-track-note="toc-link">Terrorism</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#deaths-by-animal" data-track-note="toc-link">Deaths by animal</a></li><li class="section"><a href="#does-the-news-reflect-what-we-die-from" data-track-note="toc-link">Does the news reflect what we die from?</a></li><li class="section"><a href="#definitions-and-measurement" data-track-note="toc-link">Definitions and measurement</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#estimating-the-causes-of-death" data-track-note="toc-link">Estimating the causes of death</a></li><li class="subsection"><a href="#estimating-the-deaths-attributed-to-risk-factors" data-track-note="toc-link">Estimating the deaths attributed to risk factors</a></li><li class="section"><a href="#data-sources" data-track-note="toc-link">Data sources</a></li><li class="section"><a href="#endnotes" data-track-note="toc-link">Endnotes</a></li><li class="section"><a href="#licence" data-track-note="toc-link">Licence</a></li><li class="section"><a href="#citation" data-track-note="toc-link">Citation</a></li></ul></nav><div class="toggle-toc"><button data-track-note="page-toggle-toc" aria-label="Open table of contents"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="bars" class="svg-inline--fa fa-bars " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M0 96C0 78.33 14.33 64 32 64H416C433.7 64 448 78.33 448 96C448 113.7 433.7 128 416 128H32C14.33 128 0 113.7 0 96zM0 256C0 238.3 14.33 224 32 224H416C433.7 224 448 238.3 448 256C448 273.7 433.7 288 416 288H32C14.33 288 0 273.7 0 256zM416 448H32C14.33 448 0 433.7 0 416C0 398.3 14.33 384 32 384H416C433.7 384 448 398.3 448 416C448 433.7 433.7 448 416 448z"></path></svg><span class="label">Contents</span></button></div></aside></div><div class="offset-content"><div class="content-and-footnotes"><div class="article-content"><section><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><p>Around 56 million people die each year.<a id="ref-1" class="ref" href="#note-1"><sup>1</sup></a> </p><p>What caused their death? How did the causes of death change over time and differ between different countries and world regions? And what are the risk factors that lead to early death? These are the big questions we are answering here.</p><div class="wp-block-owid-summary">
<h2 id="summary">Summary<a class="deep-link" href="#summary"></a></h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death#what-do-people-die-from">Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally. The second biggest cause are cancers.</a><ul><li>In this section you can see the causes of death for all countries in the world.</li></ul></li><li><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death#what-do-people-die-from">Causes of death vary significantly between countries: non-communicable diseases dominate in rich countries, whereas infectious diseases remain high at lower incomes.</a></li><li><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death#causes-of-death-by-category">The world is making progress against infectious diseases. As a consequence more people are dying from non-communicable diseases.</a></li><li><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death#breakdown-of-deaths-by-age">Fewer people die at a young age. Almost half of all people who die are 70 years and older.</a></li><li><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death#risk-factors-for-death">Leading risk factors for premature death globally include high blood pressure, smoking, obesity, high blood sugar and environmental risk factors including air pollution.</a></li><li><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death#does-the-news-reflect-what-we-die-from">There is a large difference between what people die from and which causes of death receive news coverage.</a></li></ul>
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width="850" height="600"><span>Cancer death rates by type</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/cancer-deaths-by-type-grouped"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/cancer-deaths-by-type-grouped.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Cancer deaths by type</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/cardiovascular-death-rate-vs-gdp-per-capita"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/cardiovascular-death-rate-vs-gdp-per-capita.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Cardiovascular disease death rate vs. GDP per capita</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/cardiovascular-disease-death-rates-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/cardiovascular-disease-death-rates-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Cardiovascular disease death rates by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/causes-of-death-in-children-under-5"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/causes-of-death-in-children-under-5.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Causes of death in children under 5</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/causes-of-death-in-15-49-year-olds"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/causes-of-death-in-15-49-year-olds.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Causes of deaths for 15 to 49 year olds</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/causes-of-death-in-50-69-year-olds"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/causes-of-death-in-50-69-year-olds.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Causes of deaths for 50 to 69 year olds</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/causes-of-death-in-5-14-year-olds"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/causes-of-death-in-5-14-year-olds.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Causes of deaths for children between 5 and 14</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/causes-of-death-in-70-year-olds"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/causes-of-death-in-70-year-olds.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Causes of deaths for people who were 70 years and older</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/cholera-deaths-in-great-britain"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/cholera-deaths-in-great-britain.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Cholera deaths in Great Britain over the long-term</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/age-standardized-death-rate-by-cause"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/age-standardized-death-rate-by-cause.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rate by cause</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/road-death-rate-who"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/road-death-rate-who.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rate due to road traffic injuries</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/dementia-death-rates"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/dementia-death-rates.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rate from Alzheimer's & other dementias</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/cancer-death-rates"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/cancer-death-rates.svg" 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drowning</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/fire-death-rates"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/fire-death-rates.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rate from fires and burns</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/malnutrition-death-rates"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/malnutrition-death-rates.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rate from malnutrition</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/death-rate-from-opioid-use"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/death-rate-from-opioid-use.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rate from opioid overdoses</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/death-rates-road-incidents"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/death-rates-road-incidents.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rate from road accidents</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/mortality-road-injuries"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/mortality-road-injuries.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rate from road incidents</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/tuberculosis-death-rates"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/tuberculosis-death-rates.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rate from tuberculosis</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/tuberculosis-death-rates-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/tuberculosis-death-rates-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rate from tuberculosis, by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/death-rate-from-poisonings"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/death-rate-from-poisonings.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rate from unintentional poisoning</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/death-rate-from-venomous-animal"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/death-rate-from-venomous-animal.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rate from venomous animal contact</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/death-rates-by-broad-cause-category"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/death-rates-by-broad-cause-category.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rates by broad cause category</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/death-rates-from-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorders"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/death-rates-from-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorders.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rates from mental health and substance use disorders</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/death-rates-through-the-20th-century"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/death-rates-through-the-20th-century.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Death rates through the 20th century</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/number-of-deaths-by-age-group"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/number-of-deaths-by-age-group.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/total-number-of-deaths-by-cause"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/total-number-of-deaths-by-cause.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths by cause</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/cancer-deaths-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/cancer-deaths-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths from cancer, by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/cardiovascular-disease-deaths-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/cardiovascular-disease-deaths-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths from cardiovascular diseases, by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/dementia-related-deaths-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/dementia-related-deaths-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths from dementia-related diseases, by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/deaths-from-diarrheal-diseases-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/deaths-from-diarrheal-diseases-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths from diarrheal diseases, by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/drowning-deaths-by-age-group"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/drowning-deaths-by-age-group.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths from drowning, by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/fire-deaths-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/fire-deaths-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths from fire, by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/annual-deaths-from-mental-and-substance-use-disorders"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/annual-deaths-from-mental-and-substance-use-disorders.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths from mental health and substance use disorders</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/malnutrition-deaths-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/malnutrition-deaths-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths from protein-energy malnutrition, by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/road-incident-deaths-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/road-incident-deaths-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths from road incidents, by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/stroke-deaths-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/stroke-deaths-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths from stroke, by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/tuberculosis-deaths-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/tuberculosis-deaths-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Deaths from tuberculosis, by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/diarrheal-disease-death-rates-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/diarrheal-disease-death-rates-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Diarrheal disease death rates by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/diarrheal-death-rates-vs-sanitation"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/diarrheal-death-rates-vs-sanitation.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Diarrheal disease death rates vs. access to sanitation</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/drowning-death-rate-vs-gdp-per-capita"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/drowning-death-rate-vs-gdp-per-capita.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Drowning death rate vs. GDP per capita</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/drowning-death-rates-under-5"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/drowning-death-rates-under-5.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Drowning death rates – children under the age of 5</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/drowning-death-rates-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/drowning-death-rates-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Drowning deaths rate by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/fire-death-rates-by-age"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/fire-death-rates-by-age.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Fire death rates by age</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/hepatitis-death-rate"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/hepatitis-death-rate.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Hepatitis death rate</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/incidence-of-venomous-animal-contact"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/incidence-of-venomous-animal-contact.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Incidence of venomous animal contact</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/malnutrition-death-rate-vs-gdp-per-capita"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/malnutrition-death-rate-vs-gdp-per-capita.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Malnutrition death rate vs. GDP per capita</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/mortality-from-ncds-sdgs"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/mortality-from-ncds-sdgs.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Mortality from non-communicable diseases</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/road-deaths-by-type"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/road-deaths-by-type.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Motor vehicle, motorcyclist, cyclist and pedestrian deaths</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/annual-number-of-deaths-by-cause"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/annual-number-of-deaths-by-cause.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Number of deaths by cause</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/number-of-deaths-by-risk-factor"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/number-of-deaths-by-risk-factor.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Number of deaths by risk factor</span></a></li><li class=""><a href="/grapher/deaths-risk-factor-15-49years"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/exports/deaths-risk-factor-15-49years.svg" loading="lazy" data-no-lightbox="true" data-no-img-formatting="true" width="850" height="600"><span>Number of deaths by risk factor aged 15-49</span></a></li><li class=""><a 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</div></div></div></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><p><strong>Definitions: Cause of death vs risk factors</strong></p><p>It is important to understand what is meant by the <em>cause</em> of death and the <em>risk factor</em> associated with a premature death:</p><p>In the epidemiological framework of the Global Burden of Disease study each death has <em>one</em> specific cause. In their own words: ‘each death is attributed to a single underlying cause — the cause that initiated the series of events leading to death’.<a id="ref-2" class="ref" href="#note-2"><sup>2</sup></a></p><p>This is different from the deaths that happened due to risk factors. These deaths are an estimation of the reduction of the number of deaths that would be achieved if the risk factors to which a population is exposed would be eliminated (in the case of tobacco smoking, for example) or reduced to an optimal, healthy level (in the case of body-mass index). </p><p><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death#definitions-measurement">Below</a>, in our section on Measurement, you find a more detailed explanation.</p></div><div class="wp-block-column"></div></div></section>
<section><div class="section-heading"><div class="wrapper"><div><h2 id="what-do-people-die-from">What do people die from?<a class="deep-link" href="#what-do-people-die-from"></a></h2></div></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><p>56 million people died in 2017.<a id="ref-3" class="ref" href="#note-3"><sup>3</sup></a> What did they die from?</p><p>The <em>Global Burden of Disease</em> is a major global study on the causes of death and disease published in the medical journal <em>The Lancet</em>.<a id="ref-4" class="ref" href="#note-4"><sup>4</sup></a> These estimates of the annual number of deaths by cause are shown here. </p><p>This is shown for deaths worldwide. But you can explore data on the annual number of deaths by cause for any country or region using the “change country” toggle.</p><p>Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) not only dominate mortality figures at a global level, but also account for the majority of deaths in high-income countries. </p><p>Deaths from causes such as infectious disease, malnutrition, nutritional deficiencies, neonatal and maternal deaths are common – and in some cases dominant – across low- and middle-income nations. In Kenya, for example, the leading cause of death remains diarrheal diseases. In South Africa and Botswana, the leading cause of death is HIV/AIDS. In high-income countries however the share of deaths caused by these is very low.</p><p>Using the timeline on the chart you can also explore how deaths by cause have changed over time. </p><p>Death rates related to disease, illness and other health factors tend to change relatively slowly over time. Whilst death rates may fall or decline from year-to-year as part of a general trend, dramatic changes in such deaths are typically rare. <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/natural-disasters">Natural disaster</a> and <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/terrorism">terrorism-related deaths</a> are an important exception to this rule, as they can vary significantly between countries. This can make the annual comparison of deaths and death rates between health-related factors and volatile events more challenging. Understanding the relative risk of these events can require a longer-term overview of high and low-mortality years. We cover discussion and analysis on this topic in a post <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/is-it-fair-to-compare-terrorism-and-disaster-with-other-causes-of-death/">here</a>.</p><blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p><strong>Related chart – <em>Share</em> of deaths by cause.</strong> <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/share-of-deaths-by-cause">This chart</a> shows the breakdown of global deaths by cause, given as the <em>share</em> of annual deaths, rather than the absolute number.</p><p><strong>Related research:</strong> We study the major differences in mortality across the world using country examples in our post <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/what-does-the-world-die-from/"><strong>here</strong></a>. </p></blockquote></div><div class="wp-block-column"><figure data-grapher-src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-number-of-deaths-by-cause" class="grapherPreview">
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<section><div class="section-heading"><div class="wrapper"><div><h2 id="causes-of-death-by-category">Causes of death by category<a class="deep-link" href="#causes-of-death-by-category"></a></h2></div></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><h4 id="the-share-of-deaths-from-infectious-diseases-are-declining-a-larger-share-is-dying-from-nc-ds">The share of deaths from infectious diseases are declining; a larger share is dying from NCDs<a class="deep-link" href="#the-share-of-deaths-from-infectious-diseases-are-declining-a-larger-share-is-dying-from-nc-ds"></a></h4></div><div class="wp-block-column"></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><p>In the visualization we see the distribution of global deaths broken down by three broad categories: </p><ul><li>1 – in yellow: Injuries caused by road accidents, <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/homicides">homicides</a>, <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/war-and-peace">conflict deaths</a>, drowning, fire-related accidents, <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/natural-disasters">natural disasters</a> and <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/suicide">suicides</a>.</li><li>2 – in blue: Non-communicable diseases. These are often chronic, long-term illnesses and include cardiovascular diseases (including stroke), <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/cancer">cancers</a>, diabetes and <em>chronic </em>respiratory diseases (such as chronic pulmonary disease and asthma, but excluding infectious respiratory diseases such as tuberculosis and influenza).</li><li>3 – In red: Communicable diseases (i.e. infectious diseases) such as <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/hiv-aids">HIV/AIDS</a>, <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/malaria">malaria</a>, and tuberculosis together with <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/maternal-mortality">maternal deaths</a>, <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/child-mortality">neonatal deaths</a> and <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/hunger-and-undernourishment">deaths from malnutrition</a>.</li></ul><p>This is shown for global deaths as the default, but can be viewed for any country or region using the “change country” toggle on the interactive chart.</p><p>At a global level we see that the majority of deaths are caused by <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs355/en/" target="_blank">non-communicable diseases</a> (NCDs). Collectively NCDs account for more than 73% of global deaths. As the world is making progress in the fight against many infectious diseases, and as <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/age-structure">populations age</a>, we expect that NCDs will become increasingly dominant as the cause of death. </p><blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p><strong>Related chart – the death rate from causes of death.</strong> <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/age-standardized-death-rate-by-cause">This chart</a> shows the death rate from infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases and injuries over time.</p></blockquote></div><div class="wp-block-column"><figure data-grapher-src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-number-of-deaths-by-cause?stackMode=relative" class="grapherPreview">
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<section><div class="section-heading"><div class="wrapper"><div><h2 id="causes-of-death-by-age">Causes of death by age<a class="deep-link" href="#causes-of-death-by-age"></a></h2></div><div class="in-this-section"><div class="label">In this section</div><div class="border"></div></div><ul class="subheadings"><li><a href="#breakdown-of-deaths-by-age"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="arrow-down" class="svg-inline--fa fa-arrow-down " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 384 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M374.6 310.6l-160 160C208.4 476.9 200.2 480 192 480s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L160 370.8V64c0-17.69 14.33-31.1 31.1-31.1S224 46.31 224 64v306.8l105.4-105.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0S387.1 298.1 374.6 310.6z"></path></svg><span>Breakdown of deaths by age</span></a></li></ul></div></div><h3 id="breakdown-of-deaths-by-age">Breakdown of deaths by age<a class="deep-link" href="#breakdown-of-deaths-by-age"></a></h3><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><h4 id="fewer-people-die-at-a-young-age">Fewer people die at a young age<a class="deep-link" href="#fewer-people-die-at-a-young-age"></a></h4></div><div class="wp-block-column"></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><p>In this chart we see the breakdown of deaths by age bracket. Globally fewer and fewer people die at a young age.</p><p>In 2017, there were 56.5 million deaths globally; just over half of these were people who were 70 years or older; 26% were between 50 and 69 years old; 13% were between 15 and 49; only 1% were older than 5 and younger than 14; and almost 9% were children under the age of 5.</p><p>The age at which people die has changed significantly since 1990. Fewer people die at a young age. In 1990 nearly one-quarter of all deaths were in children younger than 5. In 2019, this had declined to just under 9%. In contrast, the share of deaths in the over-70s age bracket has increased from a third to half of all deaths over this period.</p><p>It is possible to change this chart to any other country or region in the world. In countries with good health the share dying at a young age is very low. In Japan more than 85% are 70 years or older.</p></div><div class="wp-block-column"><figure data-grapher-src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/number-of-deaths-by-age-group?stackMode=relative" class="grapherPreview">
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<section><div class="section-heading"><div class="wrapper"><div><h2 id="risk-factors-for-death">Risk factors for death<a class="deep-link" href="#risk-factors-for-death"></a></h2></div></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><p>It is important to understand what is meant by the <em>cause</em> of death and the <em>risk factor</em> associated with a premature death:</p><p>In the epidemiological framework of the Global Burden of Disease study each death has <em>one</em> specific cause. In their own words: ‘each death is attributed to a single underlying cause — the cause that initiated the series of events leading to death’.</p><p>This is different from the deaths that happened due to risk factors. These deaths are an estimation of the reduction of the number of deaths that would be achieved if the risk factors to which a population is exposed would be eliminated (in the case of tobacco smoking, for example) or reduced to an optimal, healthy level (in the case of body-mass index). Risk factors can be grouped into four broad categories: behavioral risks, environmental risks, occupational risks, and metabolic risks.</p><p>All of these estimates are developed independently. This means that we cannot sum all ‘attributed deaths’ and conclude that this is the actual number of deaths. The attributed number of deaths by risk factor in many cases exceeds that of those by cause of death.</p><p><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/causes-of-death#definitions-measurement">Below</a>, in our section on Measurement, we describe in more detail how the epidemiologists of the Global Burden of Disease study attribute risk factors to mortality.</p></div><div class="wp-block-column"></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><h4 id="the-number-of-deaths-by-risk-factor">The number of deaths by risk factor<a class="deep-link" href="#the-number-of-deaths-by-risk-factor"></a></h4></div><div class="wp-block-column"></div></div><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><p>The estimates shown in this visualization show the numbers of deaths attributed to specific risk factors in 2017.</p><p>Here we see that there are several dominant risk factors for death: notably, those related to dietary and activity lifestyle factors (including blood pressure, physical activity, body-mass index, blood sugar, and dietary intake); smoking; air pollution (both outdoor and indoor); environmental factors including clean water and sanitation; and safe sex (for the prevention of HIV/AIDS).</p><p>This is shown for deaths worldwide. But you can explore data on the annual number of deaths by cause for any country or region using the “change country” toggle. The contribution of specific risk factors varies significantly by country. </p><p>For most high-income countries, the dominant risk factors are those related to healthy diets, smoking and alcohol intake. Other risk factors such as clean water, sanitation, and child wasting or stunting are very low. In low-income countries the inverse is true: in Sierra Leone for example, the top risk factors include child wasting, household air pollution, unsafe water source, poor sanitation, and the lack of access to handwashing facilities. For countries where HIV/AIDS is a major health burden, such as South Africa and Kenya, unsafe sex is the top risk factor.</p><p>The data here is measured across all age groups and both sexes — figures for specific age groups are detailed below. </p></div><div class="wp-block-column"><figure data-grapher-src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/number-of-deaths-by-risk-factor" class="grapherPreview">
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<section><div class="section-heading"><div class="wrapper"><div><h2 id="cause-by-cause">Cause by cause<a class="deep-link" href="#cause-by-cause"></a></h2></div><div class="in-this-section"><div class="label">In this section</div><div class="border"></div></div><ul class="subheadings"><li><a href="#cardiovascular-diseases"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="arrow-down" class="svg-inline--fa fa-arrow-down " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 384 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M374.6 310.6l-160 160C208.4 476.9 200.2 480 192 480s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L160 370.8V64c0-17.69 14.33-31.1 31.1-31.1S224 46.31 224 64v306.8l105.4-105.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0S387.1 298.1 374.6 310.6z"></path></svg><span>Cardiovascular diseases</span></a></li><li><a href="#cancers"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="arrow-down" class="svg-inline--fa 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href="#diarrheal-diseases"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="arrow-down" class="svg-inline--fa fa-arrow-down " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 384 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M374.6 310.6l-160 160C208.4 476.9 200.2 480 192 480s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L160 370.8V64c0-17.69 14.33-31.1 31.1-31.1S224 46.31 224 64v306.8l105.4-105.4c12.5-12.5 32.75-12.5 45.25 0S387.1 298.1 374.6 310.6z"></path></svg><span>Diarrheal diseases</span></a></li><li><a href="#tuberculosis"><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="arrow-down" class="svg-inline--fa fa-arrow-down " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 384 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M374.6 310.6l-160 160C208.4 476.9 200.2 480 192 480s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375l-160-160c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0L160 370.8V64c0-17.69 14.33-31.1 31.1-31.1S224 46.31 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These include hypertension (high blood pressure); coronary heart disease (heart attack); cerebrovascular disease (stroke); heart failure; and other heart diseases. </p><p>Cardiovascular disease is the top cause of death globally.</p><p>In the map we see death rates from cardiovascular diseases across the world. </p><p>Overall we see a strong East-West divide in CVD death rates. Rates across North America and Western/Northern Europe tend to be significantly lower than those across Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. Across most of Latin America, these rates are moderate. In France, for example, the age-standardized rate was around 86 per 100,000 in 2017; across Eastern Europe this rate was around 5 times higher at 400-500 per 100,000. At the highest end of the scale, Uzbekistan had a rate of 724 per 100,000.</p></div><div class="wp-block-column"><figure data-grapher-src="https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cardiovascular-disease-death-rates" class="grapherPreview">
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<p>In the visualization we see the breakdown of deaths from CVD by age category. Globally we see that approximately 17.8 million people died from CVD. The majority (64 percent) of deaths occurred in the age bracket of 70 years and above. Just below 30 percent were aged 50-69, and the remaining were aged 15-49 (CVD deaths in those aged 14 years and under are small). </p>
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<p>In the chart we see the CVD death rate per 100,000 differentiated by age categories. As established in the breakdown of CVD deaths by age, the majority of deaths occur in the 70+ years old age category. Death rates are therefore significantly higher in the oldest age group at over 2600 per 100,000 in 2016.</p>
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<p>You can explore global, regional and country-level data on cancer prevalence, deaths, and survival rates in our full article here.</p>
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</div></div></div></div></div><h3 id="diarrheal-diseases">Diarrheal diseases<a class="deep-link" href="#diarrheal-diseases"></a></h3><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><p>Diarrheal diseases are caused primarily by viral and bacterial pathogens. They are particularly dominant at lower incomes where there is poor access to safe <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/sanitation">sanitation</a>, <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/water-access">drinking water</a> and hygiene facilities. Diarrheal diseases are a <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/diarrheal-diseases#diarrheal-diseases-are-one-of-the-biggest-killers-of-children-worldwide">leading cause</a> of death in children.</p><p>In the map we see death rates from diarrheal diseases across the world.</p><div class="block-wrapper"><div class="wp-block-owid-prominent-link with-image" data-no-lightbox="true" data-style="is-style-default" data-title="Diarrheal diseases"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/diarrheal-diseases"><h3><span>Diarrheal diseases</span><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="arrow-right" class="svg-inline--fa fa-arrow-right " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z"></path></svg></h3><div class="content-wrapper"><figure><img width="768" height="542" src="https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/diarrheal-disease-death-rates-768x542.png" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large" alt="Diarrheal disease death rates" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/diarrheal-disease-death-rates-768x542.png 768w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/diarrheal-disease-death-rates-400x282.png 400w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/diarrheal-disease-death-rates-779x550.png 779w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/diarrheal-disease-death-rates-150x106.png 150w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/diarrheal-disease-death-rates-1536x1084.png 1536w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/diarrheal-disease-death-rates-2048x1446.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" data-high-res-src="https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/diarrheal-disease-death-rates.png"></figure><div class="content">
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<p>In the visualization we see the breakdown of death rates from TB by age category. Here we see that death rates from TB are highest in the 70+ years old age category, followed by 50-69 year olds.</p>
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<p>In the chart we see the annual number of deaths attributed to protein-energy malnutrition (PEM), differentiated by age group. Globally there were approximately 232,000 deaths related to PEM. Children under 5 years old are disproportionately affected by PEM (accounting for 61 percent of global deaths) — child <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/hunger-and-undernourishment#too-little-weight-for-height-wasting">wasting</a> (too little weight for one’s height) and <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/hunger-and-undernourishment#too-little-height-for-age-stunting">stunting</a> (too short for one’s age) is a common symptom of malnutrition.<br><br>Global protein-energy malnutrition deaths have declined since 1990. However, we see the dramatic impact of the North Korean <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/famines">famine</a> through the 1990s.<a id="ref-5" class="ref" href="#note-5"><sup>5</sup></a></p>
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<p>In the visualization we see the breakdown of death rates by age category. As with the total number of deaths by age, rates in children under 5 years old are highest; at a global level, these have fallen by around two-thirds from 63 to 20 per 100,000 since 1990. Rates for those over 70 years old are also relatively high, at 12 per 100,000 (although this decline over time has been less significant).</p>
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</div></div></div></div></div><h3 id="hiv-aids">HIV/AIDS<a class="deep-link" href="#hiv-aids"></a></h3><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><p>An infection with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) can lead to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). AIDS results in a gradual and persistent decline and failure of the immune system, resulting in heightened risk of life-threatening infection and <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/cancer">cancers</a>.</p><p>In the majority of cases, HIV is a sexually-transmitted infection. However, HIV can also be transmitted from a mother to her child, during pregnancy or childbirth, or through breastfeeding. Non-sexual transmission can also occur through the sharing of injection equipment such as needles.</p><p>In the map we see death rates from HIV/AIDS across the world.</p><p>Most countries have a rate of less than 10 deaths per 100,000 – often much lower, below 5 per 100,000. Across Europe the death rate is less than one per 100,000.</p><p>Across Sub-Saharan Africa the rates are much higher. Most countries in the South of the region had rates greater than 100 per 100,000. In South Africa and Mozambique, it was over 200 per 100,000.</p><div class="block-wrapper"><div class="wp-block-owid-prominent-link with-image" data-no-lightbox="true" data-style="is-style-default" data-title="HIV/AIDS"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/hiv-aids"><h3><span>HIV/AIDS</span><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="arrow-right" class="svg-inline--fa fa-arrow-right " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z"></path></svg></h3><div class="content-wrapper"><figure><img width="768" height="542" src="https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/hiv-death-rates-768x542.png" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large" alt="Hiv death rates" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/hiv-death-rates-768x542.png 768w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/hiv-death-rates-400x282.png 400w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/hiv-death-rates-779x550.png 779w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/hiv-death-rates-150x106.png 150w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/hiv-death-rates-1536x1084.png 1536w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/hiv-death-rates-2048x1446.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" data-high-res-src="https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/hiv-death-rates.png"></figure><div class="content">
<p>You can explore global, regional and country-level data on HIV prevalence, deaths, and treatment in our full article here.</p>
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<p>You can explore global, regional and country-level data on malaria prevalence, deaths, and treatments in our full article here.</p>
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<p>You can explore global, regional and country-level data on the prevalence of smoking, its health impacts and attributed deaths in our full article here.</p>
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<p>You can explore global, regional and country-level data on deaths from suicide in our full article here.</p>
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<p>You can explore global, regional and country-level data on homicides in our full article here.</p>
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</figure></div></div><h3 id="natural-disasters">Natural disasters<a class="deep-link" href="#natural-disasters"></a></h3><div class="wp-block-columns is-style-sticky-right"><div class="wp-block-column"><p>Natural disasters can occur in many forms – ranging from earthquakes and tsunamis, to extreme weather events, and heatwaves.</p><p>The largest disaster events are often infrequent, but high-impact meaning there is significant variability in deaths from year-to-year.</p><p>In the the map we see death rates from natural disasters across the world.</p><div class="block-wrapper"><div class="wp-block-owid-prominent-link with-image" data-no-lightbox="true" data-style="is-style-default" data-title="Natural disasters"><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/natural-disasters"><h3><span>Natural disasters</span><svg aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" data-prefix="fas" data-icon="arrow-right" class="svg-inline--fa fa-arrow-right " role="img" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 448 512"><path fill="currentColor" d="M438.6 278.6l-160 160C272.4 444.9 264.2 448 256 448s-16.38-3.125-22.62-9.375c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25L338.8 288H32C14.33 288 .0016 273.7 .0016 256S14.33 224 32 224h306.8l-105.4-105.4c-12.5-12.5-12.5-32.75 0-45.25s32.75-12.5 45.25 0l160 160C451.1 245.9 451.1 266.1 438.6 278.6z"></path></svg></h3><div class="content-wrapper"><figure><img width="768" height="459" src="https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/Annual-deaths-by-natural-disaster-768x459.png" class="attachment-medium_large size-medium_large" alt="Annual deaths by natural disaster" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/Annual-deaths-by-natural-disaster-768x459.png 768w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/Annual-deaths-by-natural-disaster-150x90.png 150w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/Annual-deaths-by-natural-disaster-400x239.png 400w, https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/Annual-deaths-by-natural-disaster-800x478.png 800w" sizes="(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px" data-high-res-src="https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2019/11/Annual-deaths-by-natural-disaster.png"></figure><div class="content">
<p>You can explore data on the number, costs and deaths from natural disasters in our full article here.</p>
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<p>Road incident deaths include those from motor vehicles (including drivers and passengers within the car), pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists. In the chart we see the breakdown of these deaths by category. The total number of road deaths increased during the 1990s and early 2000s before roughly plateauing since then (with a small decline in recent years).<br><br>The largest share of deaths at the global level are pedestrians (with 39 percent of the share), closely followed by those in motor vehicles (36 percent); motorcyclists (18 percent); and cyclists (6 percent). This share has remained fairly consistent with time.<br><br>This breakdown varies significantly across the world, however. In India and Brazil, for example, a much larger share (31 and 33 percent respectively) are motorcyclists. In the United States 68 percent are motor vehicle passengers or drivers. In China, 58 percent are pedestrians.</p>
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