Death Risk Rankings

The ten countries with the highest infant mortality rate, according to the current CIA World Factbook, are:

1. Angola 180.21
2. Sierra Leone 154.43
3. Afghanistan 151.95
4. Liberia 138.24
5. Niger 116.66
6. Somalia 109.19
7. Mozambique 105.80
8. Mali 102.05
9. Zambia 101.20
10. Guinea-Bissau 99.82

According to the World Health Organization, the 10 leading causes of death in 2002 were:

1. 12.6% Ischaemic heart disease
2. 9.7% Cerebrovascular disease
3. 6.8% Lower respiratory infections
4. 4.9% HIV/AIDS
5. 4.8% Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
6. 3.2% Diarrhoeal diseases
7. 2.7% Tuberculosis
8. 2.2% Malaria
9. 2.2% Trachea/bronchus/lung cancers
10. 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.

Summary Categories

* Accidents
* Accidents - Other
* Blood diseases
* Cancers
* Circulatory system diseases
* Congenital defects
* Digestive system diseases
* Endocrine/metabolic diseases
* Homicide
* Ill-defined symptoms/causes
* Infectious and parasitic diseases
* Mental and behavioral disorders
* Musculoskeletal diseases
* Nervous system diseases
* Non-cancerous growths
* Perinatal problems
* Pregnancy/childbirth complications
* Respiratory diseases
* Skin diseases
* Suicide
* Undetermined - Homicide Suicide or Poisoning?
* Urinary tract diseases

Detailed Categories
* Accidents: Falls
* Accidents: Other
* Accidents: Poisoning
* Accidents: Transportation
* AIDS
* Alcohol abuse
* Arthritis
* Asthma
* Blood disease
* Cancer: Bladder
* Cancer: Breast
* Cancer: Cervix
* Cancer: Colon
* Cancer: Esophagus
* Cancer: Kidney
* Cancer: Lip/mouth
* Cancer: Liver
* Cancer: Lung/throat
* Cancer: Lymph
* Cancer: Others
* Cancer: Ovarian
* Cancer: Pancreas
* Cancer: Prostate
* Cancer: Rectum
* Cancer: Skin
* Cancer: Stomach
* Cancer: Uterus
* Circulatory system: Other
* Congenital defects: Circulatory system
* Congenital defects: Nervous system
* Congenital defects: Other
* Diabetes
* Digestive system: Other
* Drug overdose
* Endocrine/metabolic diseases
* Heart attack
* Heart disease
* Heart disease: Other
* Hepatitis
* Homicide
* Infections/parasitic diseases: Other
* Influenza
* Kidney disease
* Liver disease
* Meningitis
* Meningococcal infection
* Mental/behavioral disorders: Other
* Musculoskeletal system: Other
* Nervous system: Other
* Non-cancerous growths
* Other/ill-defined symptoms/causes
* Perinatal problems
* Pneumonia
* Pregnancy/childbirth complications
* Respiratory system: Other
* Skin disease
* Suicide
* Tuberculosis
* Ulcers
* Undetermined: Homicide, suicide, or poisoning?
* Unknown/unspecified
* Urinary system: Other