Statistics
Years | CDR | Years | CDR |
---|---|---|---|
1950–1955 | 19.5 | 2000–2005 | 8.6 |
1955–1960 | 17.3 | 2005–2010 | 8.5 |
1960–1965 | 15.5 | 2010–2015 | 8.3 |
1965–1970 | 13.2 | 2015–2020 | 8.3 |
1970–1975 | 11.4 | 2020–2025 | 8.3 |
1975–1980 | 10.7 | 2025–2030 | 8.5 |
1980–1985 | 10.3 | 2030–2035 | 8.8 |
1985–1990 | 9.7 | 2035–2040 | 9.2 |
1990–1995 | 9.4 | 2040–2045 | 9.6 |
1995–2000 | 8.9 | 2045–2050 | 10 |
During ancient times and the Middle Ages, the crude death rate was about 40 deaths per year per 1,000 people.
The ten countries with the highest crude death rate, according to the 2012 CIA World Factbook estimates, are:
Rank | Country | Death rate (annual deaths/1000 persons) |
---|---|---|
1 | South Africa | 17.23 |
2 | Russia | 16.03 |
3 | Ukraine | 15.76 |
4 | Lesotho | 15.18 |
5 | Chad | 15.16 |
6 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.01 |
7 | Central African Republic | 14.71 |
8 | Afghanistan | 14.59 |
9 | Somalia | 14.55 |
10 | Bulgaria | 14.32 |
See list of countries by death rate for worldwide statistics.
According to the World Health Organization, the 10 leading causes of death in 2002 were:
- 12.6% Ischaemic heart disease
- 9.7% Cerebrovascular disease
- 6.8% Lower respiratory infections
- 4.9% HIV/AIDS
- 4.8% Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- 3.2% Diarrhoeal diseases
- 2.7% Tuberculosis
- 2.2% Trachea/bronchus/lung cancers
- 2.2% Malaria
- 2.1% Road traffic accidents
Causes of death vary greatly between first and third world countries. See list of causes of death by rate for worldwide statistics.
According to Jean Ziegler (the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food for 2000 to March 2008), mortality due to malnutrition accounted for 58% of the total mortality in 2006: "In the world, approximately 62 millions people, all causes of death combined, die each year. In 2006, more than 36 millions died of hunger or diseases due to deficiencies in micronutrients".
Of the roughly 150,000 people who die each day across the globe, about two thirds—100,000 per day—die of age-related causes. In industrialized nations, the proportion is much higher, reaching 90%.
Read more about this topic: Mortality Rate
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