Death, by broad cause group 2000

1
Global Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases
2
Death by Broad Cause Group (2000)
Total deaths 55,694,000
Noncommunicable conditions (59.0)
Injuries (9.1)
Communicable diseases, maternal and perinatal
conditions, and nutritional deficiencies (31.9)
Source WHO, World Health Report 2001
3
Deaths by Broad Cause Group and WHO Region (2000)

75
50
25
Source WHO, World Health Report 2001
AFR
EMR
EUR
SEAR
WPR
AMR
Communicable diseases, maternal and perinatal
conditions, and nutritional deficiencies
Noncommunicable conditions
Injuries
4
Deaths due to CVD (by WHO Region, 2000)
Strokes
Heart attacks
Source WHO, World Health Report 2001
5
Prevalence of Diabetes in Adults (millions of
people, by WHO Region)
Source World Health Report, 1997
6
World Deaths Attributable to Selected Leading
Risk Factors (2000)
Number of deaths (000s)
Source WHO World Health Report, 2002
7
Deaths Attributable to Selected Leading Risk
Factors (developed countries, 2000)
Number of deaths (in thousands)
8
Deaths Attributable to Selected Leading Risk
Factors (Region of the Americas, 2000)
Number of deaths (in thousands)
9
Global Prevalence of Underweight and Obesity in
Adults (by level of development, 2000)
Prevalence ()
BMI Body Mass Index
Source WHO, SDE/NHD, 2000
10
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in
Adults(selected countries of the Americas)
Source WHO Global Database on Body Mass Index
(BMI)
11
Childhood Obesity Caused by Physical Inactivity
due to Television-Viewing(USA, 1980-1990)
Source Gortmaker et al. 1996