The Top 5 Leading Causes of Disease for Persons of all Ages in Low and Middle Income Countries

  Cause of Disease Number of Persons Afflicted Percentage of Total
1 Lower respiratory infections 92,740,136 13.19%
2 HIV/AIDS 89,568,605 12.74%
3 Meningitis 62,097,457 8.83%
4 Diarrhoeal diseases 61,915,332 8.80%
5 Unipolar depressive disorders 54,642,224 7.77%
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Sources:  WHO report: Injury, a Leading Cause of the Global Burden of Disease 2000.

List Notes: All Statistics are reported deaths and/or diseases for the year 2000. This WHO study combines mortality data from national vital registration systems with information obtained from surveys, censuses, epidemiological studies and health service data. Percentage of total is derived from 14 causes of death and/or diseases (for each particular age group) as listed in the World Injury report.
Leading Causes of Disease for Persons of all Ages in Low and Middle Income Countries

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