"Table 3B.9. Deaths by Cause, Sex, and Age in the World, 2001 ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
(thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,Male,,,,,,,,,Female,,,,,,,,
Cause,Total ,0–4,5–14,15–29,30–44,45–59,60–59,70–79,80+,Totala,0–4,5–14,15–29,30–44,45–59,60–59,70–79,80+,Total
Population (millions) ,"6,148",317,623,808,653,415,164,88,25,"3,093",301,589,774,635,415,180,115,47,"3,055"
All causes ,"56,242","5,448",744,"1,925","2,978","4,518","4,767","5,546","3,630","29,555","5,155",750,"1,610","1,928","2,802","3,358","5,242","5,843","26,687"
"I. Communicable, maternal, perinatal,  and nutritional conditions ","18,166","4,858",376,588,"1,166",877,555,529,386,"9,335","4,571",454,952,966,523,373,455,535,"8,830"
A. Infectious and parasitic diseases ,"10,838","2,362",296,541,"1,099",750,360,267,129,"5,805","2,407",350,630,672,406,213,207,147,"5,033"
1. Tuberculosis ,"1,606",22,16,138,257,282,186,118,34,"1,053",18,17,106,135,117,80,58,22,552
2. Sexually transmitted diseases excluding HIV/AIDS ,177,31,0,2,11,26,10,6,3,89,37,0,13,10,14,7,4,1,88
a. Syphilis ,155,30,0,1,10,23,10,6,3,83,37,0,12,8,6,4,4,1,72
b. Chlamydia ,9,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,1,6,1,0,0,9
c. Gonorrhea ,1,— ,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,— ,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
d. Other sexually transmitted diseases ,12,1,0,0,1,4,0,0,0,6,0,0,0,1,2,1,1,0,6
3. HIV/AIDS ,"2,574",173,52,260,649,226,30,4,0,"1,394",166,51,385,426,129,20,4,0,"1,180"
4. Diarrheal diseases ,"1,783",837,3,6,12,15,15,20.00,24,932,763,3,3,5,10,14,21,33,851
5. Childhood-cluster diseases ,"1,363",524,110,24,11,6,3,1,1,680,525,112,24,11,6,3,2,1,684
a. Pertussis ,301,150,0,— ,— ,— ,0,— ,— ,150,151,0,0,— ,0,0,— ,— ,151
b. Poliomyelitisb ,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
c. Diphtheria ,6,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,2,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,3
d. Measles ,763,277,91,11,0,0,0,0,— ,379,279,93,11,0,0,0,— ,0,383
e. Tetanus ,293,94,18,13,11,6,3,1,1,147,93,18,13,11,6,3,1,1,146
6. Meningitis ,173,30,14,12,10,10,5,6,3,89,35,18,9,6,5,4,4,2,84
7. Hepatitis Bc ,100,3,4,8,17,23,8,5,2,69,5,2,5,4,6,3,3,2,31
Hepatitis Cc ,51,1,1,3,7,12,5,3,1,33,2,1,2,2,3,3,3,2,17
8. Malaria ,"1,208",521,7,10,11,11,7,7,4,579,566,8,12,12,13,8,7,4,629
9. Tropical-cluster diseases ,128,4,21,15,13,13,7,4,1,78,4,15,10,6,7,4,3,2,50
a. Trypanosomiasis ,48,2,11,6,6,5,1,0,0,31,1,6,4,3,3,0,0,— ,17
b. Chagas’ disease ,14,0,0,0,1,2,2,1,1,8,0,0,0,1,2,1,1,1,7
c. Schistosomiasis ,14,0,0,0,1,3,3,2,0,9,0,0,0,0,1,1,2,1,5
d. Leishmaniasis ,51,2,10,8,5,3,1,1,0,30,3,9,5,2,1,1,0,0,21
e. Lymphatic filariasis ,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
f. Onchocerciasis ,0,0,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,— ,— ,0,— ,— ,0,— ,— ,0
  10. Leprosy ,6,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,0,4,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2
  11. Dengue ,19,2,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,2,6,1,0,0,0,0,0,10
  12. Japanese encephalitis ,14,2,0,1,2,0,0,0,0,7,4,2,1,1,0,0,0,0,7
  13. Trachoma ,0,0,0,0,— ,0,— ,0,— ,0,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— 
  14. Intestinal nematode infections ,12,1,3,0,0,1,0,0,0,6,2,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,6
a. Ascariasis ,3,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,2
b. Trichuriasis ,3,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
c. Hookworm disease ,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,— ,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
Other intestinal infections ,2,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
Other infectious diseases ,"1,624",211,59,63,99,122,82,91,54,783,277,115,59,54,94,67,98,77,841
B. Respiratory infections ,"3,830","1,004",58,37,56,101,182,244,240,"1,923",940,79,57,46,61,138,226,359,"1,906"
1. Lower respiratory infections ,"3,753",990,55,35,54,97,177,239,236,"1,884",925,74,56,45,60,135,223,351,"1,869"
2. Upper respiratory infections ,73,14,2,2,2,4,5,5,4,37,15,5,1,1,1,3,3,8,36
3. Otitis media ,4,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
C. Maternal conditions ,508,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,0,257,233,18,0,0,0,508
1. Maternal hemorrhage ,141,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,0,63,72,7,— ,— ,— ,141
2. Maternal sepsis ,75,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,37,35,4,— ,— ,— ,75
3. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy ,71,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,41,28,2,— ,— ,0,71
4. Obstructed labor ,43,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,26,17,0,— ,— ,— ,43
5. Abortion ,66,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,44,22,0,— ,— ,— ,66
Other maternal conditions ,111,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,47,60,5,0,0,0,111
D. Perinatal conditionsd ,"2,522","1,399",0,0,0,0,0,0,— ,"1,399","1,122",0,0,0,0,0,0,0,"1,123"
1. Low birthweight ,"1,301",709,0,— ,0,— ,0,— ,— ,709,591,0,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,591
2. Birth asphyxia and birth trauma ,739,432,0,0,0,0,— ,— ,— ,432,307,0,0,— ,0,— ,0,0,307
Other perinatal conditions ,482,258,0,0,0,0,— ,0,— ,258,225,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,225
E. Nutritional deficiencies ,468,93,22,10,11,26,13,18,16,208,101,25,8,16,37,22,21,29,261
1. Protein-energy malnutrition ,250,70,15,4,3,7,8,9,9,125,69,17,2,3,5,7,8,14,125
2. Iodine deficiency ,7,2,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,3,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,3
3. Vitamin A deficiency ,23,7,2,0,0,1,0,0,0,11,9,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,12
4. Iron-deficiency anemia ,133,9,3,4,6,15,2,3,3,46,11,5,5,13,30,12,5,7,88
Other nutritional disorders ,56,5,1,1,1,3,3,6,4,24,9,1,0,0,2,3,9,7,33
II. Noncommunicable diseases ,"32,891",431,121,363,939,"3,005","3,927","4,817","3,134","16,737",432,128,299,653,"2,008","2,834","4,630","5,169","16,153"
A. Malignant neoplasms ,"7,021",19,27,75,217,851,"1,118","1,102",508,"3,917",19,23,59,228,660,709,825,580,"3,104"
 1. Mouth and oropharynx cancers ,312,0,0,4,17,64,71,44,16,217,0,0,1,5,22,24,24,18,95
 2. Esophageal cancer ,438,0,0,1,14,69,97,75,23,280,0,0,1,5,34,44,46,27,158
 3. Stomach cancer ,842,0,0,5,27,124,153,147,62,519,0,0,4,23,58,70,96,72,323
 4. Colon and rectal cancers ,614,0,0,4,18,57,85,98,55,318,0,0,2,15,45,62,87,85,296
 5. Liver cancer ,607,1,1,8,40,136,118,91,26,420,1,1,5,15,40,46,53,26,187
 6. Pancreas cancer ,227,0,0,0,5,28,34,35,16,119,0,0,0,4,16,24,35,28,108
" 7. Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers ","1,227",0,0,2,29,188,291,275,93,879,0,1,1,15,69,92,114,55,347
 8. Melanoma and other skin cancers ,65,0,0,1,3,8,8,9,6,35,0,0,1,3,6,6,8,8,30
 9. Breast cancer ,473,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,3,0,0,2,55,145,104,94,69,470
  10. Cervix uteri cancer ,235,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,0,11,22,73,62,47,20,235
  11. Corpus uteri cancer ,71,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,0,0,4,14,17,21,15,71
  12. Ovarian cancer ,132,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,1,3,11,34,33,33,19,132
  13. Prostate cancer ,264,0,0,0,1,12,51,108,91,264,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— 
  14. Bladder cancer ,175,0,0,0,2,15,32,45,29,123,1,0,0,3,6,10,16,17,53
  15. Lymphomas and multiple myeloma ,331,2,7,12,18,32,37,39,21,167,3,6,8,13,25,33,43,32,164
  16. Leukemia ,263,8,12,24,14,21,24,27,15,146,8,10,13,14,18,16,21,18,117
Other malignant neoplasms ,746,8,6,12,29,97,116,107,54,428,6,5,6,22,56,66,85,71,318
B. Other neoplasms ,146,2,2,5,6,13,14,18,13,73,2,2,3,6,13,11,16,20,73
C. Diabetes mellitus ,960,1,1,8,21,88,111,124,73,428,2,2,6,16,84,135,167,121,532
D. Endocrine disorders ,240,21,4,7,10,15,13,18,18,107,22,3,8,12,15,16,22,35,133
E. Neuropsychiatric conditions ,"1,079",26,16,48,89,88,53,121,117,558,20,16,26,32,44,36,121,226,520
 1. Unipolar depressive disorders ,13,0,0,0,2,2,1,0,1,6,0,0,0,1,3,1,0,1,7
 2. Bipolar affective disorder ,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
 3. Schizophrenia ,23,0,0,0,4,4,1,1,1,11,0,0,0,2,4,2,2,1,11
 4. Epilepsy ,125,12,7,15,15,10,5,4,2,70,9,8,13,8,7,3,3,3,55
 5. Alcohol use disorders ,84,0,0,5,20,27,13,6,2,72,0,0,0,3,5,2,2,0,12
 6. Alzheimer’s and other dementias ,380,1,0,0,1,3,8,56,71,141,1,0,1,1,3,8,63,164,240
 7. Parkinson’s disease ,95,0,0,0,1,1,4,20,21,49,0,0,0,0,1,3,17,25,46
 8. Multiple sclerosis ,16,0,0,0,1,2,1,1,0,6,0,0,0,2,3,2,2,1,9
 9. Drug use disorders ,86,0,0,13,33,21,2,0,0,70,0,0,3,7,5,0,0,0,15
  10. Post-traumatic stress disorder ,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
  11. Obsessive-compulsive disorder ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— 
  12. Panic disorder ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— 
  13. Insomnia (primary) ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— 
  14. Migraine ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— 
"  15. Mental retardation, lead-caused ",6,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,3,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,3
Other neuropsychiatric disorders ,251,12,8,12,11,17,18,32,20,130,9,7,8,7,13,15,32,30,120
F. Sense organ diseases ,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2
1. Glaucoma ,0,0,— ,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,— ,— ,— ,0,0,0,0,0,0
2. Cataracts ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— 
"3. Vision disorders, age-related ",— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— 
"4. Hearing loss, adult onset ",— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— 
Other sense organ disorders ,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2
G. Cardiovascular diseases ,"16,394",39,24,109,355,"1,318","1,894","2,481","1,733","7,953",45,27,94,206,779,"1,424","2,633","3,233","8,441"
1. Rheumatic heart disease ,324,7,5,18,17,29,25,24,11,136,8,8,19,21,36,33,39,24,188
2. Hypertensive heart disease ,889,1,1,4,19,71,104,126,83,409,1,1,3,13,55,91,149,168,480
3. Ischemic heart disease ,"7,063",3,3,27,160,707,947,"1,160",717,"3,726",2,2,27,72,312,633,"1,069","1,220","3,338"
4. Cerebrovascular disease ,"5,390",7,5,22,74,353,619,859,555,"2,494",5,5,13,50,254,492,970,"1,106","2,896"
5. Inflammatory heart diseases ,391,7,2,10,21,39,39,49,37,204,6,3,7,10,23,28,51,60,187
Other cardiovascular diseases ,"2,337",13,8,28,64,119,160,263,330,983,23,8,25,41,99,147,355,655,"1,354"
H. Respiratory diseases ,"3,603",34,9,24,58,250,405,632,454,"1,866",30,9,22,46,183,272,545,629,"1,736"
1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ,"2,676",2,0,2,17,175,322,515,348,"1,380",2,0,1,13,127,214,453,485,"1,296"
2. Asthma ,233,2,4,11,19,30,21,20,11,119,2,4,12,20,28,16,17,17,115
Other respiratory diseases ,694,30,5,12,22,45,62,97,95,368,26,5,9,13,28,42,74,127,325
I. Digestive diseases ,"1,935",48,17,49,137,294,219,198,114,"1,075",68,27,48,67,148,141,181,181,860
1. Peptic ulcer disease ,261,3,2,7,18,42,31,32,19,153,3,1,4,9,19,19,25,27,108
2. Cirrhosis of the liver ,771,8,4,17,72,173,115,80,25,493,17,8,15,27,70,58,56,26,278
3. Appendicitis ,21,0,1,1,1,3,2,2,1,11,0,0,1,1,2,2,2,2,9
Other digestive diseases ,883,37,11,24,45,77,71,85,68,418,48,17,27,30,57,62,97,127,465
J. Genitourinary diseases ,830,11,7,22,37,75,87,107,87,433,9,7,17,27,65,73,94,105,396
1. Nephritis and nephrosis ,663,9,6,19,32,62,68,80,62,338,7,6,14,22,56,63,77,78,325
2. Benign prostatic hypertrophy ,31,— ,— ,0,1,5,6,10,9,31,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— 
Other genitourinary system diseases ,136,2,1,2,4,9,13,17,17,65,1,1,3,5,8,10,17,27,71
K. Skin diseases ,67,1,0,1,3,4,4,6,6,26,1,1,1,3,5,7,10,15,42
L. Musculoskeletal diseases ,105,1,1,2,3,6,6,10,9,37,1,1,4,6,9,9,15,23,68
1. Rheumatoid arthritis ,25,0,0,0,0,1,2,2,1,7,0,0,0,1,3,3,6,4,17
2. Osteoarthritis ,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,2,3
3. Gout ,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
4. Low back pain ,3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1
Other musculoskeletal disorders ,71,1,1,2,2,4,4,6,6,25,1,1,4,5,6,5,8,16,46
M. Congenital anomalies ,507,227,11,13,4,3,2,1,1,262,212,11,10,4,3,1,2,1,245
 1. Abdominal wall defect ,4,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,2
 2. Anencephaly ,19,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,9,10,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,10
 3. Anorectal atresia ,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
 4. Cleft lip ,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
 5. Cleft palate ,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
 6. Esophageal atresia ,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
 7. Renal agenesis ,2,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
 8. Down syndrome ,24,8,1,2,0,1,0,0,0,12,7,1,2,0,1,0,0,0,12
 9. Congenital heart anomalies ,269,116,6,8,2,1,1,1,0,135,115,7,7,3,1,1,1,1,134
  10. Spina bifida ,24,11,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,12,12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,12
Other congenital anomalies ,161,78,4,3,1,1,1,1,0,88,64,3,2,1,1,1,1,1,73
N. Oral conditions ,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
1. Dental caries ,0,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,— ,0,0,0,— ,— ,— ,— ,0,— ,— ,0,0
2. Periodontal disease ,0,— ,— ,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,— ,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
3. Edentulism ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— ,— 
Other oral diseases ,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1
III. Injuries ,"5,186",158,247,974,872,636,284,200,111,"3,483",151,168,359,309,271,150,156,139,"1,703"
A. Unintentional injuries ,"3,535",151,227,551,518,422,196,145,87,"2,296",145,151,223,190,178,108,121,122,"1,238"
1. Road traffic accidents ,"1,189",29,84,246,224,158,65,44,17,867,23,50,61,63,60,28,25,12,323
2. Poisonings ,349,9,11,38,59,68,27,10,4,226,7,10,17,24,28,23,10,5,124
3. Falls ,387,10,13,29,36,43,31,37,34,234,7,8,9,9,16,15,35,54,154
4. Fires ,310,18,17,24,25,16,8,7,3,119,23,18,66,39,19,9,10,7,191
5. Drownings ,385,34,58,68,45,32,12,8,4,263,25,31,21,13,11,7,7,5,122
6. Other unintentional injuries ,914,51,44,146,128,104,52,39,25,588,60,35,49,42,44,26,32,38,326
B. Intentional injuries ,"1,651",8,21,423,355,213,89,54,24,"1,187",7,16,136,118,92,42,36,17,465
1. Self-inflicted injuries ,875,0,9,153,149,120,59,40,17,547,0,6,102,83,66,30,27,14,328
2. Violence ,556,7,10,186,136,68,20,10,5,442,6,9,30,30,21,9,7,2,114
3. War ,208,0,2,80,66,24,10,3,2,187,0,1,4,5,5,3,1,1,20
Other intentional injuries ,13,1,0,3,3,1,1,1,0,10,0,0,1,0,1,0,0,0,3
Source: Authors’ compilation. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Note: — = an estimate of zero; the number zero in a cell indicates a non-zero estimate of less than 500. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
a. World totals for males and females include residual populations not included in the World Bank regions. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"b. For East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean regions, these figures include  late effects of polio cases with onset prior to regional certification of polio eradication in 1994, 2000, and 2002, respectively. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
c. Does not include liver cancer and cirrhosis deaths resulting from chronic hepatitis virus infection. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"d. This cause category includes “Causes arising in the perinatal period” as defined in the International Classification of Diseases, principally low birthweight, prematurity, birth asphyxia, and birth trauma, and does not include all causes of deaths occurring in the perinatal period. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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