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Top ten causes of deaths in low-income countries 2016

Leading 10 causes of death in low-income countries worldwide in 2016 (in deaths per 100,000 population)

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