Over 3000 people die every day as a result of a traffic accident. These and other figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) shock. We show you the top ten causes of death in the world.
The pain of losing a loved one is great. Diseases and accidents tear millions of people out of their lives every day. For 2016, the WHO announced 56.9 million deaths. A World Health Organization list documents the top ten causes of death.
Diabetes on the rise
Unlike in 2000, HIV is no longer one of the leading causes of death worldwide. A new factor added to the WHO list in 2016 is diabetes. Over 1.6 million people succumbed to the metabolic disease.
Read the top ten causes of death in the world here:
Rank 10: Tuberculosis
The bacterial infectious disease is the tenth most common cause of death.
Rank 9: Diarrheal
diseases Diarrheal diseases are deadly, especially in developing countries. Around 1.4 million people died of the disease in 2016. A particular danger is the disease for children.
Rank 8: Traffic accidents
The number of road deaths is rising steadily. WHO rates excessively high speeds, drunk driving and non-compliance with safety precautions as the biggest risk factors.
Rank 7: Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that interferes with the uptake of glucose from the blood into the cells. High blood sugar levels are the result. About six million Germans suffer from diabetes.
Rank 6: Trachea, Bronchial and Lung Cancer
More than 1.7 million people worldwide succumb to these cancers in 2016. The biggest preventable risk factor is tobacco smoke.
Rank 5: Alzheimer’s / dementia
Alzheimer’s is associated with the loss of spatial and temporal orientation and memory. The deaths caused by brain disease have nearly doubled from 2000 to 2016.
Rank 4: Infection of the lower respiratory tract
Pneumonia or acute bronchitis are considered as lower respiratory tract infections. Pneumonia can be life-threatening, especially in children.
About three million people died in 2016 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The disease results in a permanently damaged lung and constricted airway. The following symptoms indicate a lung disease: shortness of breath, daily cough for a long time, expectoration, noises when breathing (such as whistling and hum) and increased symptoms of cold or flu.
In Germany, about 270,000 people suffer a stroke each year. The affected person’s brain is no longer adequately supplied with blood. Many seizures are deadly.