Table.
Global overall and sex-age group specific causes of death in 2000 and 2019
| Deaths in 2000 | Deaths in 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| All 5–19-year-olds | ||
| Road traffic injuries | 162 355 (156 666–169 358) | 115 843 (110 672–125 054) |
| Neoplasms | 107 826 (103 578–112 917) | 95 401 (90 744–104 812) |
| Malaria | 116 250 (108 080–125 305) | 81 516 (72 150–94 477) |
| Drowning | 131 420 (123 226–140 348) | 77 460 (72 474–85 952) |
| Diarrhoea | 144 702 (136 371–154 976) | 72 679 (66 599–82 002) |
| Tuberculosis | 124 546 (104 041–128 195) | 70 829 (55 460–74 740) |
| Self-harm | 68 702 (65 555–72 518) | 61 903 (57 290–67 651) |
| Lower-respiratory tract infections | 82 132 (77 353–93 930) | 58 883 (53 980–71 901) |
| Digestive system | 101 716 (96 832–109 140) | 56 323 (52 820–62 076) |
| Interpersonal violence | 55 568 (53 408–58 265) | 53 540 (50 355–57 928) |
| Cardiovascular | 51 261 (47 872–55 491) | 38 634 (35 273–43 091) |
| HIV/AIDS | 34 351 (31 018–38 400) | 33 527 (30 744–38 872) |
| Measles | 57 732 (47 964–68 795) | 21 759 (16 589–31 468) |
| Collective violence | 18 226 (17 308–18 964) | 21 034 (18 058–24 940) |
| Congenital | 19 117 (17 390–21 270) | 17 555 (15 862–19 462) |
| Maternal | 18 056 (16 187–20 367) | 12 167 (10 744–14 082) |
| Natural disasters | 2270 (2149–2 398) | 992 (926–1 063) |
| Other CMPN | 317 199 (305 712–349 677) | 218 570 (206 447–253 063) |
| Other non-communicable diseases | 305 954 (295 723–324 203) | 215 965 (206 872–234 160) |
| Other injuries | 202 328 (193 615–212 492) | 155 631 (143 573–176 297) |
| All cause | 2 121 733 (2 080 030–2 194 627) | 1 480 227 (1 426 105–1 598 461) |
| 5–9-year-olds | ||
| Diarrhoea | 105 893 (99 981–112 931) | 51 630 (47 206–56 235) |
| Malaria | 81 802 (76 321–88 314) | 49 934 (44 427–56 095) |
| Lower-respiratory tract infections | 51 637 (47 003–60 188) | 33 851 (29 448–41 005) |
| Drowning | 53 273 (48 645–58 670) | 33 086 (29 589–36 514) |
| Neoplasms | 30 113 (28 469–31 995) | 28 449 (25 901–30 925) |
| Road traffic injuries | 41 132 (38 539–44 167) | 27 989 (25 521–30 332) |
| Tuberculosis | 36 710 (27 277–42 457) | 22 369 (15 760–26 180) |
| Measles | 57 737 (47 964–68 795) | 21 764 (16 589–31 468) |
| Congenital | 19 121 (17 390–21 270) | 17 556 (15 862–19 462) |
| Digestive system | 40 244 (37 176–43 844) | 16 124 (14 255–18 161) |
| HIV/AIDS | 19 173 (15 950–22 492) | 8349 (7339–9270) |
| Collective violence | 3890 (3772–4009) | 5082 (4012–6097) |
| Natural disasters | 618 (567–665) | 331 (296–371) |
| Other CMPN | 134 544 (124 684–151 495) | 86 965 (77 417–96 835) |
| Other non-communicable diseases | 115 353 (109 958–121 534) | 67 718 (62 492–73 228) |
| Other injuries | 79 095 (73 610–85 149) | 45 778 (41 548–50 039) |
| All cause | 870 327 (850 443–895 917) | 516 971 (487 332–549 117) |
| 10–14-year-olds | ||
| Malaria | 34 455 (28 378–41 164) | 31 587 (23 940–43 116) |
| Neoplasms | 29 796 (26 662–33 202) | 26 820 (23 288–34 760) |
| Lower-respiratory tract infections | 30 507 (26 560–36 943) | 25 034 (21 127–34 916) |
| Drowning | 48 477 (41 623–55 624) | 23 610 (20 129–30 816) |
| Road traffic injuries | 34 548 (30 618–39 376) | 22 542 (19 431–28 636) |
| Diarrhoea | 38 815 (32 487–46 474) | 21 047 (16 751–28 938) |
| HIV/AIDS | 7092 (5637–8618) | 12 068 (9792–16 967) |
| Digestive system | 22184 (19 438–27 815) | 10 595 (8673–14 877) |
| Tuberculosis | 11 575 (7206–15 214) | 7823 (4737–10 010) |
| Collective violence | 4890 (4436–5048) | 5835 (3350–9273) |
| Natural disasters | 746 (649–833) | 298 (258–344) |
| Other CMPN | 77 870 (69 730–92 122) | 61 919 (52 009–84 811) |
| Other non-communicable diseases | 92 261 (84 162–108 025) | 58 396 (51 936–72 679) |
| Other injuries | 57 247 (50 972–64 685) | 60 572 (49 709–79 719) |
| All cause | 490 461 (455 318–543 872) | 368 151 (326 403–462 580) |
| 15–19-year-old females | ||
| Self-harm | 36 989 (34 805–39 688) | 32 646 (29 530–36 416) |
| Neoplasms | 21 425 (19 655–23 587) | 18 298 (16 233–21 042) |
| Cardiovascular | 25 848 (23 167–29 399) | 16 953 (14 823–19 879) |
| Road traffic injuries | 19 697 (18 036–21 630) | 16 559 (14 483–19 573) |
| Tuberculosis | 35 496 (28 260–40 586) | 15 369 (10 655–18 586) |
| Digestive system | 20 920 (18 509–23 706) | 12 937 (11 098–15 128) |
| Maternal | 18 047 (16 187–20 367) | 12 161 (10 744–14 082) |
| Interpersonal violence | 9097 (8073–10 309) | 10 437 (8 964–12 467) |
| HIV/AIDS | 5045 (4264–5649) | 5949 (5132–6931) |
| Drowning | 6725 (5971–7656) | 4531 (3915–5344) |
| Collective violence | 3347 (3009–3694) | 3315 (2936–3805) |
| Natural disasters | 321 (286–360) | 129 (107–153) |
| Other CMPN | 53 887 (47 765–64 529) | 28 460 (23 872–37 904) |
| Other non-communicable diseases | 51 472 (48 164–55 557) | 47 105 (42 787–52 882) |
| Other injuries | 25 761 (23 196–29 006) | 18 373 (15 677–21 614) |
| All cause | 334 080 (325 183–346 764) | 243 225 (227 530–263 597) |
| 15–19-year-old males | ||
| Road traffic injuries | 66 979 (64 779–69 881) | 48 757 (45 692–52 625) |
| Interpersonal violence | 46 464 (44 609–48 813) | 43 102 (40 579–46 263) |
| Self-harm | 31 720 (29 935–33 922) | 29 255 (27 258–32 024) |
| Tuberculosis | 40 769 (31 917–45 086) | 25 265 (18 457–28 629) |
| Neoplasms | 26 487 (25 130–28 109) | 21 834 (20 379–23 910) |
| Cardiovascular | 25 407 (23 618–27 596) | 21 686 (19 662–24 290) |
| Digestive system | 18 364 (17 182–19 838) | 16 665 (15 179–18 688) |
| Drowning | 22 948 (21 615–24 510) | 16 239 (14 785–18 005) |
| HIV/AIDS | 3044 (2657–3585) | 7154 (6246–8210) |
| Collective violence | 6096 (5701–6519) | 6795 (6109–7591) |
| Natural disasters | 593 (541–649) | 232 (200–266) |
| Other CMPN | 50 912 (45 771–63 072) | 41 237 (36 167–53 863) |
| Other non-communicable diseases | 46 861 (44 638–49 359) | 42 747 (39 705–46 396) |
| Other injuries | 40 219 (38 045–42 820) | 30 913 (28 396–34 100) |
| All cause | 426 860 (416 713–441 895) | 351 881 (331 858–377 736) |
Data are number of deaths (95% uncertainty intervals). CMPN=communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions.