Top 10 Leading Causes of Death Worldwide: 2019 Data

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the top ten causes of death globally in 2019 were:

1. Ischemic heart disease (18.6 million deaths)

2. Stroke (11 million deaths)

3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (6 million deaths)

4. Lower respiratory infections (5.3 million deaths)

5. Neoplasms (cancer) (4.4 million deaths)

6. Diabetes mellitus (1.5 million deaths)

7. Alzheimer disease and other dementias (1.1 million deaths)

8. Diarrheal diseases (1 million deaths)

9. Tuberculosis (0.8 million deaths)

10. Road injuries (0.8 million deaths)