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The rate in 1900 was about 10% of newborns died--in some cities as many as 30%. [36] [37] [38] Infectious diseases: The death rate from infectious diseases--especially tuberculosis, influenza and pneumonia-- fell by 90% from 1900 to 1950. By the late 1940s, Penicillin was the major drug in use. [39]
Deaths from pneumonia in New York (state) (1 C, 164 P) Deaths from pneumonia in North Carolina (21 P) Deaths from pneumonia in North Dakota (2 P) O.
Deaths from pneumonia in the United States by state or territory (50 C) Deaths from pneumonia in Washington, D.C. (64 P) P. Deaths from pneumonia in Puerto Rico (4 P) U.
Global deaths from cancers attributable to risk factors in 2019 by sex and Socio-demographic Index [86] Cancer DALYs attributable to 11 Level 2 risk factors globally in 2019 [86] Underlying factors can also be analyzed per cause of (or major contributor to) death and can be distinguished between "preventable" factors and other factors.
Deaths from pneumonia by country (106 C) Deaths from pneumonia by country subdivision (5 C) B. Deaths from bronchopneumonia (103 P) Pages in category "Deaths from ...
Pneumonia fills the lung's alveoli with fluid, hindering oxygenation. The alveolus on the left is normal, whereas the one on the right is full of fluid from pneumonia. Pneumonia frequently starts as an upper respiratory tract infection that moves into the lower respiratory tract. [55] It is a type of pneumonitis (lung inflammation). [56]
In 1900, the leading cause of death in the United States was influenza with 202.2 deaths per 100,000 people followed by tuberculosis with 194.4, which is a curable illness today. In the middle of 20th century America, the leading cause of death was heart disease with 355.5 deaths per 100,000 followed by cancer at 139.8 deaths per 100,000.
Pneumonia is a common respiratory infection, [2] affecting approximately 450 million people a year and occurring in all parts of the world. [3] It is a major cause of death among all age groups, resulting in 1.4 million deaths in 2010 (7% of the world's yearly total) and 3.0 million deaths in 2016 (the 4th leading cause of death in the world).