Leading Causes of Death Globally

The world's leading causes of death, ranked by total number of lost lives, are cardiovascular (ischemic heart disease, stroke), respiratory disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lower airway infection), and neonatal disease. Causes of death can be divided into three categories:

  • communicable (infectious and parasitic diseases and maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions)
  • non communicable (chronic) and
  • injuries

Related Associations and Societies

Australasian Microbiology Society, Brazilian Society of Microbiology, German Society of Hygiene and Microbiology, Italian Society for Microbiology, Spanish Society for Microbiology, Swedish Society for Microbiology.

 

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