The data shows the top ten leading causes of death in low-income countries by deaths per 100,000 population in 2016. In that year, stroke caused about 42 deaths per 100,000 population in low-income countries. Mortality from chronic diseases such as cancer and heart diseases are increasing around the world. Chronic deaths are especially prominent in Western countries but have also recently began to increase in the developing world.
Lower respiratory infections | 75.8 |
Diarrhoeal diseases | 58.2 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 52.9 |
HIV/AIDS | 44.3 |
Stroke | 42.2 |
Malaria | 37.6 |
Tuberculosis | 34.3 |
Preterm birth complications | 32.2 |
Birth asphyxia and birth trauma | 30.5 |
Road injury | 29.4 |