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. 2011 Mar 15;9:8. doi: 10.1186/1478-7954-9-8

Table 5.

Rank changes, by cause (bolded if cause breaks into top 15), 2005

Ischemic heart disease rank Hypertensive heart disease rank COPD rank
Japan Males 3 --> 1 46 --> 46 12 --> 12

Females 2 --> 1 38 --> 38 32 --> 16

France Males 2 --> 1 46 --> 46 12 --> 12

Females 2 --> 1 28 --> 28 25 --> 16

Argentina Males 1 --> 1 24 --> 10 7 --> 6

Females 3 --> 1 16 --> 6 18 --> 11

South Africa Males 5 --> 4 16 --> 12 7 --> 7

Females 9 --> 5 11 --> 10 13 --> 12

***Ranks of GBD-level causes by age-adjusted death rate in the pre- and post-heart failure redistribution datasets