| Rank |
0-4
years |
5-14
years |
15-44
years |
45-59
years |
| 1 |
Perinatal
conditions |
Acute
lower respiratory infectious |
HIV/AIDS |
Ischaemic
heart disease |
| 2 |
Acute
lower respiratory infections |
Malaria |
Road
traffic injuries |
Cerebrovascular
diseases |
| 3 |
Diarrhoeal
disease |
Road
traffic injuries |
Interpersonal
violence |
Tuberculosis |
| 4 |
Measles |
Drowning |
Self-inflicted
injuries |
Trachea/
bronchus/ lung cancers |
| 5 |
Malaria |
Diarrhoeal
diseases |
Tuberculosis |
Cirrhosis
of the liver |
| 6 |
Congenital
abnormalities |
War
injuries |
War
injuries |
HIV/AIDS |
| 7 |
HIV/AIDS |
Nephritis/
Nephrosis |
Ischaemic
heart disease |
Liver
cancers |
Source:
WHO, World Health Report 1999 Database.
For more data, visit http://www.who.int/whr/1999/en/disease.htm |
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