Table 1
Number of deaths, developing world, by age group and cause

Number of deaths (in thousands)

Cause of death

0-4

5-14

15-44

45-59

60+

All ages

Respiratory infections

2,710

244

139

78

813

3,984

Diarrheal diseases

2,474

210

97

30

54

2,865

Tuberculosis

71

151

696

534

526

1,978

Malaria

632

153

109

22

12

928

Tetanus

450

28

10

8

8

504

Pertussis

277

44

-

-

-

321

HIV

56

10

162

14

6

248

Meningitis

130

60

28

7

8

233

Syphilis

77

-

103

10

-

190

Other infectious

434

226

180

94

94

1,028

TOTAL infectious

8,174

1,269

1,524

797

1,521

13,285

Perinatal

2,402

-

-

-

-

2,402

Congenital

503

42

43

5

-

589

Pregnancy-related

-

12

408

7

-

427

Injuries

487

407

1,683

381

462

3,420

Cancer

43

64

411

967

2,211

3,696

Cardiovascular

122

80

540

1,368

6,908

9,018

Chronic respiratory

156

50

90

222

1,818

2,336

Other

556

296

674

709

1,676

3,911

TOTAL

12,443

2,220

5,373

4,456

14,596

39,088