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Causes of deaths for 15 to 49 year olds, World, 2017

Annual number of deaths – by cause – for people aged 15 to 49 years old.

0200,000400,000600,000800,0001 million1.2 millionCardiovascular disease1.26 millionCancers1.05 millionHIV/AIDS676,106Road accidents669,058Digestive diseases478,183Suicide453,770Tuberculosis371,698Liver disease332,131Homicide304,702Lower respiratory infections170,537Respiratory disease163,006Kidney disease162,600Diarrheal diseases128,155Diabetes mellitus113,785Malaria108,969Drowning99,222Drug overdose97,649Alcohol disorder82,234Hepatitis43,882Fire40,802Nutritional deficiencies16,892Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure)15,249Protein-energy malnutrition11,491Natural disasters4,421Dementia2,850Parkinson's disease2,101