Before revision: Main instances According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the top 10 causes of deaths in high income/affluent countries in 2016 were from: Ischemic heart diseases Stroke Alzheimer disease and other dementia Trachea, bronchus and lung cancer Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lower respiratory infections Colon and rectum cancers Diabetes Kidney diseases Breast cancer Except for the lower respiratory infections, all of them are non-communicable diseases.
After revision: Main instances According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the top 10 causes of deaths in 2019 were from: Ischemic heart diseases Stroke Alzheimer disease and other dementia Trachea, bronchus and lung cancer Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Lower respiratory infections Neonatal conditions Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers Alzheimer's disease and other dementias Diarrohoeal diseases Diabetes Kidney diseases Breast cancer Seven of the main causes of death are non-communicable diseases.