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List of causes of death by rate

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List of causes of death by rate

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Leading cause of death (2016) (world)

The following is a list of the causes of human deaths worldwide for different years arranged by their associated mortality rates. Some causes listed include deaths also included in more specific subordinate causes, and some causes are omitted, so the percentages may only sum approximately to 100%. The causes listed are relatively immediate medical causes, but the ultimate cause of death might be described differently. For example, tobacco smoking often causes lung disease or cancer, and alcohol use disorder can cause liver failure or a motor vehicle accident. For statistics on preventable ultimate causes, see preventable causes of death.

In 2002, there were about 57 million deaths. In 2005, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), about 58 million people died. In 2010, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, 52.8 million people died. In 2016, the WHO recorded 56.7 million deaths with the leading cause of death as cardiovascular disease causing more than 17 million deaths (about 31% of the total) as shown in the chart to the side. In 2021, there were approx. 68 million deaths worldwide, as per WHO report.

Besides frequency, other measures to compare, consider, and monitor trends of causes of deaths include disability-adjusted life year (DALY) and years of potential life lost (YPLL).

By frequency

Age standardized death rate, per 100,000, by cause, in 2017, and percentage change 2007–2017.

Overview table

This first table gives a convenient overview of the general categories and broad causes. The leading cause is cardiovascular disease at 31.59% of all deaths.

CategoryCausePercentPercent
I. Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional disordersRespiratory infections and tuberculosis6.8519.49%
Enteric infections3.31
Sexually transmitted infections1.88
Tropical diseases and malaria1.37
Other infectious diseases1.57
Maternal and neonatal disorders4.00
Nutritional deficiencies0.52
II. Non-communicable diseasesCardiovascular diseases31.5972.67%
Neoplasms16.43
Chronic respiratory diseases6.97
Digestive diseases4.11
Neurological disorders5.84
Substance abuse0.58
Diabetes and kidney diseases4.55
Skin diseases0.18
Musculoskeletal disorders0.22
Other non-communicable2.22
III. InjuriesTransport injuries2.307.85%
Unintentional injuries3.23
Self harm and violence2.32
Total100%100%

Developed vs. developing economies

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Top causes of death, according to the World Health Organization report for the calendar year 2001:

Causes of death in developing countriesNumber of deathsCauses of death in developed countriesNumber of deaths
HIV-AIDS
Lower respiratory infections
Ischaemic heart disease
Diarrhea
Cerebrovascular disease
Childhood diseases
Malaria
Tuberculosis
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Measles

Detailed table

This table gives a more detailed and specific breakdown of the causes for the year 2017. Figures have a margin of error of about 5% on average.

CauseRate% total% change 2007–2017I. Communicable, maternal, neonatal and nutritional disordersRespiratory infections and tuberculosisTuberculosisLower respiratory infectionsUpper respiratory infectionsOtitis mediaEnteric infectionsSexually transmitted infectionsHIV/AIDSSexually transmitted infections excluding HIVNeglected tropical diseases and malariaOther infectious diseasesMeningitisEncephalitisDiphtheriaWhooping cough (pertussis)TetanusMeaslesVaricella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles)Acute hepatitisOther unspecified infectious diseasesMaternal and neonatal disordersMaternal disordersNeonatal disordersNutritional deficienciesII. Non-communicable diseasesCardiovascular diseasesStrokeHypertensive heart diseaseNon-rheumatic valvular heart diseaseCardiomyopathy and myocarditisAtrial fibrillation and flutterAortic aneurysmPeripheral vascular diseaseEndocarditisOther cardiovascular and circulatory diseasesNeoplasmsLeukaemiaOther malignant cancersOther neoplasmsChronic respiratory diseasesDigestive diseasesCirrhosis and other chronic liver diseasesUpper digestive system diseasesAppendicitisParalytic ileus and intestinal obstructionInguinal, femoral, and abdominal herniaInflammatory bowel diseaseVascular intestinal disordersGallbladder and biliary diseasesPancreatitisOther digestive diseasesNeurological disordersMental disordersEating disordersSubstance use disordersAlcohol use disordersDrug use disordersDiabetes and kidney diseasesDiabetes mellitusChronic kidney diseaseAcute glomerulonephritisSkin and subcutaneous diseasesMusculoskeletal disordersOther non-communicable diseasesCongenital anomaliesUrinary diseases and male infertilityGynecological diseasesHemoglobinopathies and hemolytic anaemiasEndocrine, metabolic, blood, and immune disordersSudden infant death syndromeIII. InjuriesTransport injuriesRoad injuriesOther transport injuriesUnintentional injuriesSelf-harm and interpersonal violenceSelf-harmInterpersonal violenceConflict and terrorismExecutions and police conflict
All causes737.7100%−14.2
143.819.49%−31.8
50.56.85%−24.5
14.92.02%−31.4
Drug-susceptible tuberculosis13.21.79%−31.9
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis without extensive drug resistance1.60.22%−28.6
Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis0.20.03%−7.7
35.44.80%−21.1
0.10.01%−42.1
0.00.00%−50.4
24.43.31%−29.9
Diarrhoeal diseases21.62.93%−30.2
Typhoid and paratyphoid1.90.26%−27.8
(Typhoid fever)1.60.22%−29.1
(Paratyphoid fever)0.30.04%−18.9
iNTS0.80.11%−24.8
Other intestinal infectious diseases0.00.00%−44.7
13.91.88%−53.6
12.11.64%−56.5
HIV/AIDS – Drug-susceptible Tuberculosis2.50.34%−61.1
HIV/AIDS – Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis without extensive drug resistance0.30.04%−58.1
HIV/AIDS – Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis0.00.00%−20.3
HIV/AIDS resulting in other diseases9.31.26%−55.1
1.80.24%−14.4
Syphilis1.70.23%−14.3
Chlamydial infection0.00.00%−15.2
Gonococcal infection0.00.00%−14.9
Other sexually transmitted infections0.00.00%−15.9
10.11.37%−36.1
Malaria8.71.18%−37.3
Chagas disease0.10.01%−21.1
Leishmaniasis0.10.01%−67.8
(Visceral leishmaniasis)0.10.01%−67.8
African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)0.00.00%−82.8
Schistosomiasis0.10.01%−28.5
Cysticercosis0.00.00%−27.3
Cystic echinococcosis0.00.00%−41.9
Dengue0.50.07%40.7
Yellow fever0.10.01%−23.3
Rabies0.20.03%−54.8
Intestinal nematode infections0.00.00%−47.2
(Ascariasis)0.00.00%−47.2
Ebola virus disease0.00.00%−98.4
Zika virus disease0.00.00%–
Other neglected tropical diseases0.20.03%−3.7
11.61.57%−33.8
4.00.54%−27.8
Pneumococcal meningitis0.60.08%−22.4
H influenzae type B meningitis1.10.15%−40.6
Meningococcal infection0.40.05%−37.1
Other meningitis2.00.27%−17.3
1.20.16%−14.3
0.10.01%−28.6
1.40.19%−27.1
0.50.07%−59.6
1.40.19%−59.3
0.20.03%−29.2
1.60.22%−24.5
Acute hepatitis A0.30.04%−38.7
Acute hepatitis B1.10.15%−19.6
Acute hepatitis C0.00.00%−32.1
Acute hepatitis E0.20.03%−25.8
1.10.15%−13.4
29.54.00%−26.6
2.50.34%−30.7
Maternal haemorrhage0.50.07%−56.4
Maternal sepsis and other pregnancy related infections0.30.04%−33.5
Maternal hypertensive disorders0.40.05%−13.0
Maternal obstructed labour and uterine rupture0.20.03%−25.2
Maternal abortive outcome0.20.03%−15.7
Ectopic pregnancy0.10.01%−19.2
Indirect maternal deaths0.40.05%−12.5
Late maternal deaths0.00.00%−9.5
Maternal deaths aggravated by HIV/AIDS0.00.00%−32.1
Other maternal disorders0.30.04%−16.5
27.13.67%−26.2
Neonatal preterm birth9.91.34%−28.1
Neonatal encephalopathy due to birth asphyxia and trauma8.11.10%−26.5
Neonatal sepsis and other neonatal infections3.10.42%−14.4
Hemolytic disease and other neonatal jaundice0.70.09%−39.3
Other neonatal disorders5.30.72%−25.7
3.80.52%−33.6
Protein-energy malnutrition3.30.45%−34.6
Other nutritional deficiencies0.50.07%−25.8
536.172.67%−7.9
233.131.60%−10.3
Rheumatic heart disease3.70.50%−21.3
Ischaemic heart disease116.915.85%−9.7
80.510.91%−13.6
Ischaemic stroke36.64.96%−11.8
Intracerebral hemorrhage38.25.18%−15.7
Subarachnoid hemorrhage5.70.77%−9.4
12.31.67%7.5
2.00.27%−5.3
Non-rheumatic calcific aortic valve disease1.40.19%−1.0
Non-rheumatic degenerative mitral valve disease0.50.07%−14.0
Other non-rheumatic valve diseases0.10.01%−17.8
4.80.65%−16.6
Myocarditis0.60.08%−13.3
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy1.10.15%−40.5
Other cardiomyopathy3.10.42%−3.6
4.00.54%2.6
2.20.30%−8.5
1.00.14%10.5
1.10.15%1.0
4.70.64%−7.9
121.216.43%−4.4
Lip and oral cavity cancer2.40.33%4.0
Nasopharynx cancer0.90.12%−3.0
Other pharynx cancer1.40.19%7.9
Oesophageal cancer5.50.75%−14.5
Stomach cancer11.01.49%−17.1
Colon and rectum cancer11.51.56%−4.3
Liver cancer10.21.38%−2.5
(Liver cancer due to hepatitis B)4.00.54%−6.2
(Liver cancer due to hepatitis C)3.00.41%−2.1
(Liver cancer due to alcohol use)1.60.22%0.6
(Liver cancer due to NASH)0.80.11%7.6
(Liver cancer due to other causes)0.80.11%−0.9
Gallbladder and biliary tract cancer2.20.30%−6.7
Pancreatic cancer5.60.76%4.8
Larynx cancer1.60.22%−7.7
Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer23.73.21%−2.0
Malignant skin melanoma0.80.11%−5.1
Non-melanoma skin cancer0.80.11%2.7
(Non-melanoma skin cancer (squamous-cell carcinoma))0.80.11%2.7
Breast cancer7.61.03%−2.6
Cervical cancer3.20.43%−7.2
Uterine cancer1.10.15%−10.4
Ovarian cancer2.20.30%−1.0
Prostate cancer5.50.75%−2.5
Testicular cancer0.10.01%−9.4
Kidney cancer1.80.24%−1.3
Bladder cancer2.60.35%−5.4
Brain and nervous system cancer3.10.42%3.8
Thyroid cancer0.50.07%−1.2
Mesothelioma0.40.05%−3.4
Hodgkin lymphoma0.40.05%−16.8
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma3.20.43%0.1
Multiple myeloma1.40.19%−0.4
4.50.61%−9.6
Acute lymphoid leukaemia0.70.09%−1.5
Chronic lymphoid leukaemia0.50.07%−10.3
Acute myeloid leukaemia1.30.18%−1.0
Chronic myeloid leukaemia0.30.04%−19.9
Other leukaemia1.80.24%−15.6
4.60.62%0.1
1.30.18%7.4
Myelodysplastic, myeloproliferative and other hematopoietic neoplasms1.30.18%7.1
Other benign and in situ neoplasms0.10.01%15.5
51.46.97%−14.2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease42.25.72%−13.6
Pneumoconiosis0.30.04%−16.7
(Silicosis)0.10.01%−15.5
(Asbestosis)0.00.00%−8.3
(Coal workers pneumoconiosis)0.00.00%−26.6
(Other pneumoconiosis)0.00.00%−17.5
Asthma6.30.85%−23.9
Interstitial lung disease and pulmonary sarcoidosis1.90.26%11.4
Other chronic respiratory diseases0.70.09%−3.2
30.34.11%−10.7
16.52.24%−9.7
Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases due to hepatitis B4.80.65%−14.3
Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases due to hepatitis C4.20.57%−8.4
Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases due to alcohol use4.10.56%−8.8
Cirrhosis due to NASH1.50.20%−1.4
Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases due to other causes1.90.26%−8.6
3.80.52%−21.6
Peptic ulcer disease3.10.42%−23.5
Gastritis and duodenitis0.70.09%−11.7
0.60.08%−17.0
3.20.43%−5.8
0.60.08%−8.9
0.50.07%−10.5
1.30.18%−10.2
1.50.20%−5.0
1.30.18%−5.7
1.20.16%−7.1
43.15.84%0.1
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias35.44.80%0.6
Parkinson's disease4.60.62%0.8
Epilepsy1.70.23%−10.7
Multiple sclerosis0.30.04%−3.9
Motor neuron disease0.40.05%1.2
Other neurological disorders0.70.09%2.0
0.00.00%7.5
0.00.00%7.5
Anorexia nervosa0.00.00%5.5
Bulimia nervosa0.00.00%13.5
4.30.58%2.0
2.30.31%−16.5
2.10.28%34.1
Opioid use disorders1.40.19%49.4
Cocaine use disorders0.10.01%19.6
Amphetamine use disorders0.10.01%8.7
Other drug use disorders0.60.08%11.3
33.64.55%1.3
17.52.37%1.2
Diabetes mellitus type 14.30.58%−11.0
Diabetes mellitus type 213.21.79%5.9
15.92.16%1.5
Chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus type 10.90.12%−1.2
Chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus type 24.50.61%4.2
Chronic kidney disease due to hypertension4.60.62%3.2
Chronic kidney disease due to glomerulonephritis2.40.33%−1.3
Chronic kidney disease due to other and unspecified causes3.40.46%−1.4
0.10.01%−9.5
1.30.18%8.1
Bacterial skin diseases1.00.14%12.7
(Cellulitis)0.20.03%19.6
(Pyoderma)0.80.11%10.5
Decubitus ulcer0.30.04%−5.1
Other skin and subcutaneous diseases0.10.01%3.3
1.60.22%−0.1
Rheumatoid arthritis0.60.08%−5.9
Other musculoskeletal disorders1.00.14%3.9
16.32.21%−11.2
8.71.18%−18.2
Neural tube defects0.90.12%−16.5
Congenital heart anomalies3.90.53%−21.8
Orofacial clefts0.10.01%−41.9
Down syndrome0.40.05%−5.2
Other chromosomal abnormalities0.30.04%0.3
Congenital musculoskeletal and limb anomalies0.20.03%−12.8
Urogenital congenital anomalies0.20.03%−8.5
Digestive congenital anomalies0.80.11%−19.3
Other congenital anomalies2.10.28%−15.9
3.60.49%5.7
Urinary tract infections2.70.37%10.9
Urolithiasis (Kidney stone disease)0.20.03%−1.2
Other urinary diseases0.70.09%−9.9
0.10.01%−2.6
Uterine fibroids0.00.00%8.1
Polycystic ovarian syndrome0.00.00%1.0
Endometriosis0.00.00%−3.2
Genital prolapse0.00.00%−24.1
Other gynecological diseases0.10.01%−3.6
1.40.19%−11.3
Thalassemias0.10.01%−27.9
Sickle cell disorders0.50.07%−3.1
G6PD deficiency0.20.03%−7.1
Other hemoglobinopathies and hemolytic anaemias0.60.08%−16.1
1.90.26%0.8
0.60.08%−20.2
57.97.85%−13.7
17.02.30%−17.0
15.82.14%−17.1
Pedestrian road injuries6.20.84%−21.4
Cyclist road injuries0.90.12%−8.8
Motorcyclist road injuries2.90.39%−12.4
Motor vehicle road injuries5.80.79%−15.6
Other road injuries0.10.01%−19.4
1.20.16%−15.5
23.83.23%−15.3
Falls9.21.25%−2.8
Drowning4.00.54%−27.3
Fire, heat, and hot substances1.60.22%−22.9
Poisonings0.90.12%−20.8
(Poisoning by carbon monoxide)0.50.07%−26.6
(Poisoning by other means)0.50.07%−14.4
Exposure to mechanical forces1.80.24%−20.3
(Unintentional firearm injuries)0.30.04%−16.4
(Other exposure to mechanical forces)1.50.20%−21.0
Adverse effects of medical treatment1.60.22%−6.2
Animal contact1.10.15%−16.0
(Venomous animal contact)0.90.12%−16.0
(Non-venomous animal contact)0.10.01%−16.1
Foreign body1.70.23%−14.1
(Pulmonary aspiration and foreign body in airway)1.60.22%−13.9
(Foreign body in other body part)0.10.01%−15.8
Environmental heat and cold exposure0.70.09%−29.4
Exposure to forces of nature0.10.01%−45.8
Other unintentional injuries1.20.16%−25.8
17.12.32%−7.6
10.01.36%−14.8
Self-harm by firearm0.80.11%−10.3
Self-harm by other specified means9.21.25%−15.2
5.20.70%−11.1
Assault by firearm2.20.30%−3.6
Assault by sharp object1.20.16%−22.3
Assault by other means1.80.24%−11.5
1.70.23%98.4
0.20.03%172.4

By lost years

Underlying causes

Causes of death can be structured into immediate causes of death or primary causes of death, conditions leading to cause of death, underlying causes, and further relevant conditions that may have contributed to fatal outcome.

According to the WHO, underlying causes are "the disease[s] or injury[ies] which initiated the train[s] of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury".

Malnutrition

Malnutrition can be identified as an underlying cause for shortened life. 70% of childhood deaths (age 0–4) are reportedly due to diarrheal illness, acute respiratory infection, malaria and immunizable disease. However 56% of these childhood deaths can be attributed to the effects of malnutrition as an underlying cause. The effects of malnutrition include increased susceptibility to infection, musculature wasting, skeletal deformities and neurologic development delays. According to the World Health Organization, malnutrition is named as the biggest contributor to child mortality with 36 million deaths in 2005 related to malnutrition.

Obesity and unhealthy diets

Beyond undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies, malnutrition also includes obesity, which predisposes towards several chronic diseases, including 13 different types of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and type 2 diabetes. According to the WHO, being "chronically overweight and obesity are among the leading causes of death and disability in Europe", with estimates suggesting they cause more than 1.2 million deaths annually, corresponding to over 13% of total mortality in the region. Various types of health policy could counter the trend and reduce obesity.

Diets, not just in terms of obesity but also of food composition, can have a major impact on underlying factors , with reviews suggesting i.a. that a 20-years old male in Europe who switches to the "optimal diet" could gain a mean of ~13.7 years of life and a 60-years old female in the U.S. switching to the "optimal diet" could gain a mean of ~8.0 years of life. It found the largest gains would be made by eating more legumes, whole grains, and nuts, and less red meat and processed meat. It also contains no consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (moving from "typical Western diet" of 500 g/day to 0 g/day).

Pollution

A review concluded that pollution was responsible for 9 million premature deaths in 2019 (one in six deaths, ¾ from air pollution). It concluded that little real progress against pollution can be identified.

Air pollution

Overall, air pollution causes the deaths of around ca. 7 million people worldwide each year, and is the world's largest single environmental health risk, according to the WHO (2012) and the IEA (2016).

The IEA notes that many of root causes and cures can be found in the energy industry and suggests solutions such as retiring polluting coal-fired power plants and to establishing stricter standards for motor vehicles. In September 2020 the European Environment Agency reported that environmental factors such as air pollution and heatwaves contributed to around 13% of all human deaths in EU countries in 2012 (~630,000). A 2021 study using a high spatial resolution model and an updated concentration-response function finds that 10.2 million global excess deaths in 2012 and 8.7 million in 2018 – or – were due to air pollution generated by fossil fuel combustion, significantly higher than earlier estimates and with spatially subdivided mortality impacts.

A 2020 study indicates that the global mean loss of life expectancy (LLE) from air pollution in 2015 was 2.9 years, substantially more than, for example, 0.3 years from all forms of direct violence, albeit a significant fraction of the LLE is considered to be unavoidable.

Uses of nervous system drugs

According to the WHO, worldwide, about 0.5 million deaths are attributable to uses of drugs, with more than 70% of these being related to opioids, with overdose being the direct cause of more than 30% of those deaths.

Various uses of various opioids accounts for many deaths worldwide, termed opioid epidemic. Nearly 75% of the 91,799 drug overdose deaths in 2020 in the United States involved an opioid.

Not all nervous system drugs are associated with risks for contributing to deaths as an underlying factor or for uses that are. In some cases, potentially harmful or harmful drugs can be substituted or weaned off with the help of pharmacological alternatives – such as potentially NAC and modafinil in the case of cocaine dependence – whose uses are not considered to be underlying causes of deaths. In some cases, they – including caffeine – can help improve general health such as, directly and indirectly, physical fitness and mental health either in general or in specific ranges of informed administrations.

Smoking

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. It is an underlying cause of many cancers, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and respiratory diseases.

Smoking usually refers to smoking of tobacco products. E-cigarettes also pose large risks to health. The health impacts of tobacco-alternative products such as various herbs and the use of charcoal filters are often investigated less, with existing research suggesting only limited benefits over tobacco smoking. Some smokers may benefit from switching to a vaporizer as a harm reduction measure if they do not quit, which however also only has little robust evidence. Frequency of use is a major factor in the level of risks or permanence and extent of health impacts.

A review found smoking and second-hand smoke to be a global underlying cause of death as large as pollution, which in that analysis was the largest major underlying factor.

Alcohol

Globally, alcohol use was the seventh leading risk factor for both deaths and DALY in 2016. A review found that the "risk of all-cause mortality, and of cancers specifically, rises with increasing levels of consumption, and the level of consumption that minimises health loss is zero".

Non-optimal ambient temperatures

A study found that 9.4% of global deaths between 2000 and 2019 – ~5 million annually – can be attributed to extreme temperature with cold-related ones making up the larger share and decreasing and heat-related ones making up ~0.91% and increasing. Incidences of heart attacks, cardiac arrests and strokes increase under such conditions.

Antimicrobial resistance

In a global assessment, scientists reported, based on medical records, that antibiotic resistance may have contributed to ~4.95 million (3.62–6.57) deaths in 2019, with 1.3 million directly attributed – the latter being more than deaths than from e.g. AIDS or Malaria, despite being project to rise substantially.

Comorbidities, general health, social factors and infectious diseases

Co-existing diseases can but don't necessarily contribute to death to various degrees in various ways.

In some cases, comorbidities can be major causes with complex underlying mechanisms, and a range of comorbidities can be present once.

Pandemics and infectious diseases or epidemics can be major underlying causes of deaths. In a small study of 26 decedents, the pandemized COVID-19 and infection-related disease were "major contributors" to patients' death. Such deaths are sometimes evaluated via excess deaths per capita – the COVID-19 pandemic deaths between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021, are estimated to be ~18.2 million. Research could help distinguish the proportions directly caused by COVID-19 from those caused by indirect consequences of the pandemic.

Mental health issues and related issues such as economic conditions and/or various uses of nervous system drugs can contribute to causes such as suicide or risky behavior related deaths.

Loneliness or insufficient social relationships is also a major underlying factor, which may be comparable to smoking and, according to one meta-analysis of 148 studies, "exceeds many well-known risk factors for mortality (e.g., obesity, physical inactivity)". Injuries and violence are "the leading causes of death among children, adolescents, and young adults in the US" with underlying risk factors for such including "detrimental community, family, or individual circumstances" that increase the likelihood of violence. Types of preventive measures may include support of "healthy development of individuals, families, schools, and communities, and build[ing] capacity for positive relationships and interactions".

Lifestyle factors – including physical inactivity, and tobacco smoking and excessive alcohol use , healthy eating – and/or general health – including fitness beyond healthy diet and non-obesity – can be underlying contributors to death. For example, in a sample of U.S. adults, ~9.9% deaths of adults aged 40 to 69 years and ~7.8% adults aged 70 years or older were attributed to inadequate levels of physical activity.

Aging

Traditionally aging is not considered as a cause of death. It is believed that there is always a more direct cause, and usually it is one of many age-related diseases. It is estimated that, as a root cause, the aging process underlies 2/3 of all death in the world (approximately 100,000 people per day in 2007). In highly developed countries this proportion can reach 90%. There are requests of granting aging an official status of a disease and treating it directly (such as via dietary changes and senolytics).

Economics and policies

Economics and policies may be factors underlying deaths at a more fundamental level. For example, economics may result in certain therapies or screenings being expensive rather than produced at an affordable price or medication costs being too high for an individual to afford them even if they are made available at low cost, poverty can affect nutrition, marketing can increase the consumption of unhealthy products, incentives and regulations for health and healthy environments may be weak or missing, and occupational safety and humans' environment can suffer due to economic pressures for low production costs and high consumption. Health policy and health systems can have impacts on deaths and thereby may also be a factor of deaths, also including for example education policy (e.g. health illiteracy), climate policy (e.g. future water scarcity impacts) and transportation policy (e.g. motor vehicle accidents, pollution and physical activity), as well as in/action on policy-influenceable physical inactivity. 'Recent financial difficulties' appears to be a factor of mortality. One study estimated how many people die from poverty in the U.S. Low socioeconomic status, as determined by economics, appears to reduce life expectancy. The current systemic incentive for maximized profits may inhibit global occupational health and safety. The negative externality of environmental damages can have substantial impacts on global healthcare.

Underlying factors by cause

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Underlying factors can also be analyzed per cause of (or major contributor to) death and can be distinguished between "preventable" factors and other factors. For example, various Global Burden of Disease Studies investigate such factors and quantify recent developments – one such systematic analysis analyzed the (non)progress on cancer and its causes during the 2010–19-decade, indicating that 2019, ~44% of all cancer deaths – or ~4.5 M deaths or ~105 million lost disability-adjusted life years – were due to known clearly preventable risk factors, led by smoking, alcohol use and high BMI.

Determination and tracking of underlying factors

Electronic health records, death certificates as well as post-mortem analyses (such as post-mortem computed tomography and other other pathology) can and are often used to investigate underlying causes of deaths such as for mortality statistics, relevant to . Improvements to this reporting, where e.g. certain diseases are often under-reported or underlying cause-of-death (COD) statement are incorrect, could ultimately improve public health. One reason for this is that from "a public health point of view, preventing this first disease or injury will result in the greatest health gain".

By country

United States

By age group (U.S.)

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By occupation (U.S.)

With an average of 123.6 deaths per 100,000 from 2003 through 2010 the most dangerous occupation in the United States is the cell tower construction industry.

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