Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (2002)

Rank

Country

Value

1Botswana87.44
2Zambia85.55
3Swaziland84.48
4Mozambique83.29
5Zimbabwe83
6Lesotho80.78
7Niger80.10
8Malawi79.31
9Sierra Leone77.74
10Burkina Faso77.73
11Mali77.61
12Tanzania77.45
13Rwanda75.57
14Liberia75.56
15Angola75.13
16Uganda74.88
17Guinea-Bissau74.55
18Chad74.43
19Central African Republic72.93
20Democratic Republic of the Congo72.73
21Sub-Saharan Africa (all income levels)71.96
22Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)71.96
23Kenya71.67
24Ethiopia71.48
25Nigeria71.43
26Burundi71.13
27Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)70.71
28Namibia70.59
29Eritrea70.44
30Benin69.41
31Haiti68.60
32Guinea67.58
33Cameroon67.50
34Republic of the Congo67.44
35Ivory Coast67.32
36Low income66.81
37Least developed countries: UN classification66.59
38Togo66.43
39Somalia66.18
40Equatorial Guinea65.74
41Afghanistan65.46
42Mauritania65.18
43South Africa65.04
44Madagascar64.60
45Senegal64.44
46Djibouti60.71
47Cambodia60.61
48Gambia59.31
49Ghana59.29
50Comoros55.18
51Laos55.09
52Gabon53.46
53Pakistan52.82
54Papua New Guinea52.11
55Timor-Leste50.14
56Guatemala49.77
57Nepal49.09
58Yemen47.77
59Bhutan47.21
60Sao Tome and Principe46.85
61Bangladesh45.62
62Sudan45.08
63Burma44.50
64Iraq43.32
65South Asia43.01
66India40.65
67Solomon Islands39.03
68Maldives37.70
69Bolivia37.56
70Low & middle income37.01
71Guyana36.29
72Philippines35.07
73Dominican Republic34.65
74Arab World33.71
75Kiribati33.53
76Algeria32.85
77Lower middle income32.51
78Honduras32.38
79Peru32.22
80Thailand30.65
81Micronesia29.93
82Nicaragua29.71
83Indonesia29.32
84El Salvador29.25
85Middle income29.23
86Vanuatu28.87
87Cape Verde28.63
88Paraguay27.94
89Belize27.05
90Tajikistan27.01
91Tuvalu25.84
92Vietnam24.47
93Middle East & North Africa (developing only)24.23
94Ecuador24.14
95Bahamas23.96
96Western Samoa23.58
97Marshall Islands23.58
98Morocco23.31
99Trinidad and Tobago23.29
100Middle East & North Africa (all income levels)23.28
101Suriname22.83
102Mongolia22.60
103Tonga21.95
104Latin America & Caribbean (developing only)21.56
105Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)21.56
106Palau21.45
107Fiji21.14
108Panama20.86
109Malaysia20.37
110St. Kitts and Nevis20.24
111Turkmenistan19.12
112Brazil18.72
113East Asia & Pacific (developing only)18.57
114Jordan18.40
115Egypt18.06
116East Asia & Pacific (all income levels)17.73
117Syria17.48
118Kyrgyzstan17.38
119St. Vincent and the Grenadines17.16
120Azerbaijan16.98
121Upper middle income16.91
122Libya16.82
123Mexico16.50
124Grenada16.24
125Colombia16.08
126Saudi Arabia15.31
127Venezuela15.20
128Turkey14.31
129Jamaica14.20
130Uzbekistan13.71
131Barbados13.47
132Sri Lanka13.41
133Antigua and Barbuda13.37
134Kuwait13.03
135Oman12.96
136Argentina12.87
137Seychelles12.70
138Singapore12.48
139Costa Rica12.30
140United Kingdom12.15
141Chile12.08
142Dominica12.07
143United Arab Emirates12.01
144St. Lucia12
145China11.93
146Japan11.91
147Iran11.89
148Qatar11.51
149Cuba10.56
150Brunei Darussalam10.27
151Ireland10
152Lebanon9.62
153Tunisia9.41
154Portugal9.30
155Cyprus9.01
156Malta8.95
157Albania8.26
158Kazakhstan8.14
159Bahrain8.10
160Norway7.79
161Netherlands7.67
162OECD members7.45
163Mauritius7.43
164Uruguay7.36
165Belgium6.79
166High income6.71
167High income: OECD6.54
168Monaco6.54
169France6.34
170Israel6.32
171Europe & Central Asia (developing only)6.12
172United States6.12
173North America6.01
174Iceland5.94
175Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)5.94
176Finland5.92
177Switzerland5.87
178North Korea5.85
179South Korea5.85
180European Union5.58
181Euro area5.11
182Spain4.99
183Sweden4.99
184Armenia4.95
185Luxembourg4.82
186Canada4.74
187Moldova4.71
188Romania4.67
189Andorra4.52
190Georgia4.42
191Australia4.34
192Germany4.30
193Slovenia4.22
194Russia4.18
195Denmark4.12
196Italy3.94
197Greece3.91
198Ukraine3.83
199Slovakia3.64
200Latvia3.62
201San Marino3.61
202Croatia3.31
203New Zealand3.30
204Estonia3.27
205Macedonia3.24
206Poland3.15
207Belarus3.07
208Bosnia and Herzegovina3.04
209Czech Republic2.76
210Bulgaria2.52
211Austria2.50
212Lithuania2.46
213Hungary1.62
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