Table 5 Deaths by cause and regions as percentages of total deaths, 2011
Region | World | High-income countries | Low- and middle-income countries | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
East Asia and the Pacific | Europe and Central Asia | Latin America and the Caribbean | Middle East and North Africa | South Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa | |||
I. Communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions | 24.4 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 6.2 | 14.2 | 17.3 | 32.4 | 61.9 |
 A. Infectious and parasitic diseases | 12.6 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 17.1 | 34.4 |
 B. Respiratory infections | 5.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 11.9 |
 C. Maternal conditions | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
 D. Neonatal conditions | 4.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 9.7 |
 E. Nutritional deficiencies | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
II. Noncommunicable diseases | 66.4 | 87.4 | 80.7 | 86.2 | 73.5 | 71.8 | 56.1 | 29.1 |
 A. Malignant neoplasm | 14.4 | 26.7 | 20.0 | 14.7 | 16.3 | 11.0 | 7.6 | 4.3 |
 B. Other neoplasms | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
 C. Diabetes mellitus | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
 D. Endrocrine, blood, immune disorders | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
 E. Mental and behavioral disorders | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
 F. Neurological conditions | 2.5 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
 G. Sense organ diseases | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
 H. Cardiovascular diseases | 30.4 | 33.8 | 39.8 | 59.1 | 28.8 | 40.0 | 23.0 | 10.0 |
 I. Respiratory diseases | 7.1 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 11.5 | 2.0 |
 J. Digestive diseases | 4.0 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
 K. Genitourinary diseases | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.3 |
 L. Skin diseases | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
 M. Musculoskeletal diseases | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
 N. Congenital anomalies | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
 O. Oral conditions | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
III. Injuries | 9.1 | 6.1 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 11.5 | 9.0 |
 Unintentional injuries | 6.6 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 6.9 |
 Intentional injuries | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 |