Table 2 |
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Deaths caused wordwide by specific diseases (× 103) |
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| Deaths & % Disease |
2002 [1] |
1990 [8] |
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| Ischaemic heart disease |
7000 (12.6%) |
6260 (12.4%) |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
5400 (09.6%) |
4380 (08.7%) |
| Lower Respiratory Diseases |
3700 (06.6%) |
4300 (08.5%) |
| COPD |
2700 (04.8%) |
2211 (04.4%) |
| Cancer(all types) |
7100 (12.6%) |
6200 (11.2%) |
| Diabetes |
3200 (05.6%) |
2400 (05.0%) |
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