Image Description: Global mortality due to (1) chronic illness and (2) injuries and communicable diseases
Two graphs showing annual global mortality due to (1) chronic illness and (2) injuries and communicable diseases. The data in the graphs is given in the following tables.
1. Millions of Deaths Due to Chronic Illness
| | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2030 (projected) |
|---|
| Diabetes |
1.147 |
1.347 |
1.586 |
2.464 |
|---|
| Respiratory illnesss (asthma, COPD) |
3.534 |
3.561 |
3.913 |
5.957 |
|---|
| Other "noncommunicable" diseases |
3.961 |
6.741 |
7.593 |
8.499 |
|---|
| Cancer |
7.576 |
8.132 |
8.763 |
12.626 |
|---|
| Cardiovascular Disease |
15.388 |
16.624 |
17.689 |
22.245 |
|---|
| Total |
33.606 |
36.405 |
39.544 |
51.792 |
|---|
2. Millions of Deaths Due to Injuries and Communicable Diseases
| | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2030 (projected) |
|---|
| Injuries |
4.726 |
4.936 |
4.939 |
6.297 |
|---|
| Communicable diseases (does not include chronic diseases, which are communicable |
15.025 |
13.088 |
11.959 |
12.015 |
|---|
| Total |
19.751 |
18.024 |
16.897 |
18.312 |
|---|
Sources (both tables): World Health Organization (2016). "Global Health Estimates 2015 Summary Tables: Global Deaths by Cause, Age and Sex, 2000-2015". Retrieved from http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/estimates/en/index1.html
World Health Organization (2013). "Global Health Estimates Summary Tables: Projection of Deaths by Cause, Age, and Sex". Retrieved from http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/projections/en/