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In 2016, the WHO recorded 56.7 million deaths [3] with the leading cause of death as cardiovascular disease causing more than 17 million deaths (about 31% of the total) as shown in the chart to the side. In 2021, there were approx. 68 million deaths worldwide, as per WHO report.
Falling is the action of a person or animal losing stability and ending up in a lower position, often on the ground. It is the second-leading cause of accidental death worldwide and a major cause of personal injury, especially for the elderly. [4] Falls in older adults are a major class of preventable injuries.
Share of children born alive that die before the age of 5 (2017) [1] Breakdown of child mortality by cause, OWID Child mortality is the death of children under the age of five. [ 2 ] The child mortality rate (also under-five mortality rate) refers to the probability of dying between birth and exactly five years of age expressed per 1,000 live ...
Car accidents are now number two, while drug overdoses are number three. According to a research letter published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine , firearm-related deaths went up ...
[1] [19] Injury is the leading cause of death in this age group in the United States—greater than all other causes combined. [20] It is also the leading cause of permanent paralysis for children. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] In the US approximately 16,000,000 children go to a hospital emergency room due to some kind of injury every year. [ 4 ]
Advances in extending the human lifespan have slowed in recent decades, leaving it unlikely many of today’s children will live to 100, a new analysis finds.
More than 2,500 children and teens between the ages of one and 17 died by a firearm in 2022, according to a new report published on Thursday.
Trauma is the sixth leading cause of death worldwide, resulting in five million or 10% of all deaths annually. [ 80 ] [ 81 ] It is the fifth leading cause of significant disability. [ 80 ] About half of trauma deaths are in people aged between 15 and 45 years and trauma is the leading cause of death in this age group. [ 81 ]