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No. Cause Estimated number of deaths (in millions) Percent of all deaths 1 Ischaemic heart disease 7.25 12.8 2 Cerebrovascular disease 6.15 10.8 3 Lower respiratory infections 3.46 6.1 4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 3.28 5.8 5 Diarrhoeal diseases 2.46 4.3 6 HIV/AIDS 1.78 3.1 7 Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers 1.39 2.4 8 Tuberculosis 1.34 2.4 9 Diabetes mellitus 1.26 2.2 10 Road traffic accidents 1.21 2.1 11 Hypertensive heart disease 1.15 2.0 12 Prematurity and low birth weight 1.00 1.8                               ...