leading cause of death

Cancer has become the leading cause of death in rich nations, overtaking heart disease, according to the results of two landmark, decade-long global surveys of health trends released Tuesday.

Diabetes is the ninth leading cause of death in women and claims 2.1 million female lives every year, more so than men.

PSA said ischemic heart diseases was the leading cause of death with 84,120 or 14.5 percent.

Road traffic injury is the eighth leading cause of death among all ages in the region and the second leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults aged 15-29 years, after collective violence.

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide and Pakistan is no exception.

HYDERABAD -- Diabetes is the seventh leading causes of death globally, causing 2.1 million deaths per year and it is projected that diabetes will be the ninth leading cause of death by 2030.

UICIDE remains the leading cause of death in young people, new figures have revealed.

Suici cau3 Suicide was also the leading cause of death in men aged 35-49 (11.1%), while for women it was breast cancer (13.2%).

is the male killer three age ranges For example, lung cancer caused 10.3% of all deaths of women aged 65-79, while heart disease was the leading cause of death for men (15.0%) in the same age range.

Mortality statistics for Wales and England show that the conditions were the leading cause of death last year, accounting for more than one in eight of all deaths (12.7%).

Lung cancer has remained the fifth leading cause of death.