Top 10 Common Diseases with the Highest Mortality Rate in the World
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Coronary Artery Disease |
Medicine has made great progress and people's health conditions have been greatly improved. However, these are still the most common diseases and have the highest mortality rates.
1.Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Blood vessels supply blood to our heart and if the main vessels are damaged the condition is known as coronary artery disease. Smoking and an unhealthy diet are common causes of CAD.
Coronary artery disease is responsible for 15.5% of all deaths worldwide, with 8.8 million deaths in 2015. Smoking, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, history Family and obesity are risk factors for CAD.
2.Stroke
A stroke occurs when an artery that supplies blood to the brain is damaged or blocked. Cells deprived of oxygen die within a short period of time (minutes) after the blockage. Stroke is responsible for 11.1% of all deaths worldwide.
The death rate from the disease increased from 5.7 million to 6.2 million between 2000 and 2015. People with high blood pressure, cigarette smokers, family history of stroke, African-American race and women are at high risk for this disease.
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3. Lower respiratory tract infection (LRI)
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LRI - Diseases with the Highest Mortality Rate in the World |
Lower respiratory tract infections including pneumonia, bronchitis, and flu. Influenza occurs more often in the winter, when the weather turns cold. Lower respiratory tract infections caused 5.7% of deaths worldwide, 3.2 million deaths in 2015.
4. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
With COPD, damaged lungs are the main cause of shortness of breath. Tobacco use and passive smoking are its leading causes. 3.1 million COPD deaths in 2015 and contributed to 5.6% of all deaths worldwide.
5.Respiratory Cancer
Lung, trachea, and bronchial cancers are classified as respiratory cancers. Pollution is the main source of these cancers through carcinogens, smoking and secondhand smoke inhalation with 1.7 million deaths reported in 2015, representing 3% of all deaths. .
6.Diabetes
The production of pancreatic cells is limited and there is little or no insulin production in patients with type 1 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, the cells' sensitivity to insulin is lost.
Type 1 diabetes has no cure but type 2 diabetes is maintained through exercise and proper diet. In 2015, due to accidents, an estimated 1.6 million people died and contributed 2.8% of the total deaths.
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7.Alzheimer
This disease gradually destroys people's thinking ability and memory. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive and irreversible brain disorder. In 2015, there were 1.5 million deaths from the disease and caused 2.7% of deaths worldwide.
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8.Diarrhea
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Diarrhea - Diseases with the Highest Mortality Rate in the World |
Diarrhea is a seemingly simple disease, but it is one of the 10 diseases that cause the most deaths in the world Diarrhea will deplete salt and water in the body and can be life-threatening if left untreated. Soon.
In 2015, 1.4 million people died from diarrheal diseases. It is also the second leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age.
9. Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is an infection caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The mode of transmission is through the air.
It is considered one of the leading causes of death for people living with HIV. In 2015, 1.3 million people died from TB, accounting for 2.4% of all deaths worldwide.
10.Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis is a chronic disease of the liver characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrous tissue, scarring and the formation of neoplastic nodules leading to loss of liver function.
Cirrhosis was responsible for 2.1% of all deaths worldwide and 1.2 million deaths in 2015.
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