"Table 3.10 The 10 Leading Causes of Death in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, by Region, 2001",,,,,
,East Asia and Pacific,Percentage of total deaths,,Europe and Central Asia,Percentage of total deaths
1,Cerebrovascular disease,14.6,1,Ischemic heart disease,29.7
2,Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,10.8,2,Cerebrovascular disease,18.2
3,Ischemic heart disease,8.8,3,"Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers",2.9
4,Lower respiratory infections,4.2,4,Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,2.3
5,Tuberculosis,4.1,5,Self-inflicted injuries,2.1
6,Perinatal conditions,3.8,6,Hypertensive heart disease,1.9
7,Stomach cancer,3.4,7,Poisonings,1.9
8,"Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers",3.0,8,Lower respiratory infections,1.8
9,Liver cancer,2.9,9,Cirrhosis of the liver,1.8
10,Road traffic accidents,2.8,10,Stomach cancer,1.8
,Latin America and the Caribbean,Percentage of total deaths,,Middle East and North Africa,Percentage of total deaths
1,Ischemic heart disease,10.9,1,Ischemic heart disease,16.9
2,Cerebrovascular disease,8.2,2,Cerebrovascular disease,6.8
3,Perinatal conditions,5.0,3,Lower respiratory infections,5.6
4,Diabetes mellitus,5.0,4,Perinatal conditions,5.5
5,Lower respiratory infections,4.8,5,Road traffic accidents,5.1
6,Violence,4.0,6,Hypertensive heart disease,3.9
7,Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,3.0,7,Diarrheal diseases,3.9
8,Road traffic accidents,2.7,8,Congenital anomalies,2.4
9,Hypertensive heart disease,2.7,9,Nephritis and nephrosis,2.2
10,HIV/AIDS,2.5,10,Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,2.1
,South Asia,Percentage of total deaths,,Sub-Saharan Africa,Percentage of total deaths
1,Ischemic heart disease,13.6,1,HIV/AIDS,19.0
2,Lower respiratory infections,10.4,2,Malaria,10.1
3,Perinatal conditions,8.0,3,Lower respiratory infections,10.0
4,Cerebrovascular disease,6.8,4,Diarrheal diseases,6.6
5,Diarrheal diseases,5.1,5,Perinatal conditions,5.3
6,Tuberculosis,4.5,6,Measles,4.1
7,Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,4.3,7,Cerebrovascular disease,3.3
8,HIV/AIDS,2.0,8,Ischemic heart disease,3.2
9,Road traffic accidents,1.8,9,Tuberculosis,2.9
10,Self-inflicted injuries,1.7,10,Road traffic accidents,1.8
Source: Authors’ calculations.,,,,,