Table 1. Deaths and mortality due to four major noncommunicable diseases,^a worldwide, 2017.

Category	No. of deaths, millions (%)b	Mortality, per 1000 people
Premature age group (30–69 years)
Total	63.33 (100)	3.93
Year
1992	9.40 (14.8)	4.62
1997	9.90 (15.6)	4.34
2002	10.13 (16.0)	3.99
2007	10.27 (16.2)	3.66
2012	11.08 (17.5)	3.61
2017	12.55 (19.8)	3.72
Sex
Female	25.11 (39.7)	3.12
Male	38.21 (60.3)	4.74
WHO region
African	4.19 (6.6)	3.29
Americas	7.40 (11.7)	3.28
South-East Asia	15.67 (24.7)	4.16
European	13.12 (20.7)	4.92
Eastern Mediterranean	4.36 (7.0)	4.26
Western Pacific	18.59 (29.4)	3.63
Cause of death
Cardiovascular disease	32.10 (50.7)	1.99
Cancer	23.58 (37.2)	1.46
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	4.86 (7.7)	0.30
Diabetes	2.79 (4.4)	0.17
Older age group (70–89 years)
Total	79.36 (100)	43.55
Year
1992	10.62 (13.4)	51.15
1997	11.52 (14.5)	48.11
2002	12.72 (16.0)	45.71
2007	13.47 (17.0)	42.04
2012	14.88 (18.8)	40.80
2017	16.15 (20.4)	39.22
Sex
Female	39.39 (49.6)	38.09
Male	39.97 (50.4)	50.72
WHO region
African	3.55 (4.3)	40.73
Americas	10.74 (13.5)	35.36
South-East Asia	13.07 (16.5)	43.58
European	22.44 (28.4)	46.05
Eastern Mediterranean	3.52 (4.6)	51.46
Western Pacific	26.04 (32.6)	45.22
Cause of death
Cardiovascular disease	47.02 (59.2)	25.81
Cancer	18.59 (23.4)	10.20
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	11.01 (13.9)	6.04
Diabetes	2.73 (3.4)	1.50

WHO: World Health Organization.

^a The four noncommunicable diseases identified by the World Health Organization for assessing premature mortality were cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes mellitus.

^b Percentages are of deaths in each age group.

Data source: The Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.⁸