The top 10 causes of death - World Health Organization (WHO)
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In 2023, the 10 leading causes of death accounted for 33 million deaths, or 54% of the total 61 million deaths worldwide. The top global causes of death, in order of total number of lives lost, are associated with two broad topics: cardiovascular (ischaemic heart disease, stroke) and respiratory (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lower respiratory infections), with COVID-19 dropping out of the 10 leading causes of deaths globally for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Causes of death can be grouped into three categories: communicable (infectious and parasitic diseases and maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions), noncommunicable (chronic) and injuries. Leading causes of death globallyAt a global level, 8 of the 10 leading causes of deaths in 2023 were noncommunicable diseases, accounting for 47% of all deaths, or 88% of the top 10 causes. The world’s biggest killer is ischaemic heart disease, responsible for 16% of the world’s total deaths. Since 2000, the largest increase in deaths has been for this disease, rising by 3.0 million to 9.5 million deaths in 2023.
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