Source: Authors' calculations.
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| East Asia and Pacific | Percentage of total deaths | Europe and Central Asia | Percentage of total deaths |
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| 1 Cerebrovascular disease | 14.6 | 1 Ischemic heart disease | 29.7 |
| 2 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 10.8 | 2 Cerebrovascular disease | 18.2 |
| 3 Ischemic heart disease | 8.8 | 3 Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers | 2.9 |
| 4 Lower respiratory infections | 4.2 | 4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 2.3 |
| 5 Tuberculosis | 4.1 | 5 Self-inflicted injuries | 2.1 |
| 6 Perinatal conditions | 3.8 | 6 Hypertensive heart disease | 1.9 |
| 7 Stomach cancer | 3.4 | 7 Poisonings | 1.9 |
| 8 Trachea, bronchus, and lung cancers | 3.0 | 8 Lower respiratory infections | 1.8 |
| 9 Liver cancer | 2.9 | 9 Cirrhosis of the liver | 1.8 |
| 10 Road traffic accidents | 2.8 | 10 Stomach cancer | 1.8 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Percentage of total deaths | Middle East and North Africa | Percentage of total deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Ischemic heart disease | 10.9 | 1 Ischemic heart disease | 16.9 |
| 2 Cerebrovascular disease | 8.2 | 2 Cerebrovascular disease | 6.8 |
| 3 Perinatal conditions | 5.0 | 3 Lower respiratory infections | 5.6 |
| 4 Diabetes mellitus | 5.0 | 4 Perinatal conditions | 5.5 |
| 5 Lower respiratory infections | 4.8 | 5 Road traffic accidents | 5.1 |
| 6 Violence | 4.0 | 6 Hypertensive heart disease | 3.9 |
| 7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 3.0 | 7 Diarrheal diseases | 3.9 |
| 8 Road traffic accidents | 2.7 | 8 Congenital anomalies | 2.4 |
| 9 Hypertensive heart disease | 2.7 | 9 Nephritis and nephrosis | 2.2 |
| 10 HIV/AIDS | 2.5 | 10 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 2.1 |
| South Asia | Percentage of total deaths | Sub-Saharan Africa | Percentage of total deaths |
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| 1 Ischemic heart disease | 13.6 | 1 HIV/AIDS | 19.0 |
| 2 Lower respiratory infections | 10.4 | 2 Malaria | 10.1 |
| 3 Perinatal conditions | 8.0 | 3 Lower respiratory infections | 10.0 |
| 4 Cerebrovascular disease | 6.8 | 4 Diarrheal diseases | 6.6 |
| 5 Diarrheal diseases | 5.1 | 5 Perinatal conditions | 5.3 |
| 6 Tuberculosis | 4.5 | 6 Measles | 4.1 |
| 7 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 4.3 | 7 Cerebrovascular disease | 3.3 |
| 8 HIV/AIDS | 2.0 | 8 Ischemic heart disease | 3.2 |
| 9 Road traffic accidents | 1.8 | 9 Tuberculosis | 2.9 |
| 10 Self-inflicted injuries | 1.7 | 10 Road traffic accidents | 1.8 |
Source: Authors' calculations.