Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2012, 9 Table 1. Deaths by cause in WHO regions, estimates for 2008. Cause of Death Population (000) Total Deaths Injuries Unintentional injuries Road traffic accidents Poisoning Falls Fires Drowning Other unintentional injuries Intentional injuries Self-inflicted–Suicide Violence War and civil conflict World 6,737,480 % (000) total 56,888 100.0 5,129 9.0 3,619 6.4 1,209 2.1 252 0.4 510 0.9 195 0.3 306 0.5 1,146 1,510 782 535 182 2.0 2.7 1.4 0.9 0.3 Africa 804,865 (000) 10,125 687 445 168 39 19 39 42 136 242 51 162 29 % total 100.0 6.8 4.4 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 1.3 2.4 0.5 1.6 0.3 Americas 915,430 % (000) total 6,170 100.0 594 9.6 355 5.8 148 2.4 35 0.6 48 0.8 8 0.1 20 0.3 96 239 72 157 8 1.6 3.9 1.2 2.5 0.1 Eastern Mediterranean 580,208 (000) to%tal 4,198 100.0 445 10.6 293 7.0 124 3.0 15 0.4 24 0.6 28 0.7 22 0.5 79 152 32 22 96 889,170 % (000) total 9,223 100.0 664 7.2 487 5.3 108 1.2 84 0.9 66 0.7 20 0.2 27 0.3 1.9 3.6 0.8 0.5 2.3 181 177 126 46 5 2.0 1.9 1.4 0.5 0.1 Europe South-East Asia Western Pacific 1,760,486 % (000) total 14,498 100.0 1,552 10.7 1,132 7.8 309 2.1 31 0.2 211 1.5 84 0.6 96 0.7 401 420 274 102 40 2.8 2.9 1.9 0.7 0.3 764 2.0 2.2 1.8 0.4 0.0 1,787,321 % (000) total 12,674 100.0 1,187 9.4 908 7.2 351 2.8 48 0.4 142 1.1 16 0.1 98 0.8 252 280 226 47 3