Table 1. Major causes of death worldwide based on the World Health Organization report3 and other sources4,5 .
| Causes | Year | Death |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 2018 | 17,900,000 |
| Cancer | 2018 | 9,600,000 |
| Hypertension | 2018 | 7,500,000 |
| Air pollution | 2018 | 7,000,000 |
| Chronic obstructive respiratory diseases | 2018 | 3,170,000 |
| Alcohol | 2018 | 3,000,000 |
| Pneumonia | 2019 | 2,560,000 |
| Diabetes | 2018 | 1,600,000 |
| Tuberculosis | 2018 | 1,500,000 |
| Road traffic accidents | 2018 | 1,350,000 |
| Hepatitis B and C | 2018 | 1,340,000 |
| Tobacco | 2018 | 1,200,000 |
| Suicide | 2018 | 800,000 |
| HIV/AIDS | 2018 | 770,000 |
| Influenza | 2018 | 650,000 |
| Diarrhea | 2018 | 525,000 |
| Homicides | 2018 | 470,000 |
| Malaria | 2018 | 405,000 |