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Deaths caused by chronic diseases 2016

Number of deaths caused by selected chronic diseases worldwide as of 2016 (in thousand)

The data represents the number of deaths caused by selected chronic diseases worldwide in 2016. In 2016, there were some 17.8 million deaths from all types of cardiovascular diseases all over the world.

Cardiovascular diseases	17858
Cancer	8966
Respiratory diseases	3808
Diabetes	1599

Deaths caused by chronic diseases 2016

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