Background
Methods
Data sources
Causes of death modeling
Descriptions of scenarios used to estimate rates
Interpretation of the results
Results
Crude death rates and percentage changes
Cause of death | 1990 | 2015 | CDR % change | ||
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Number | CDR | Number | CDR | ||
All cause | 952,828.3 (886,385.2–1,024,947) | 1989.5 (1850.8–2140.1) | 677,045.6 (502,236.1–908,743) | 680.9 (505.1–913.9) | −66% |
CMNN diseases | 614,362.2 (574,223.5–660,499.6) | 1282.8 (1199.0–1379.1) | 335,020.1 (272,264.7–418,941.7) | 337.0 (273.8–421.3) | −74% |
HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis | 72,587.7 (53,314.7–94,111.0) | 151.7 (111.3–196.5) | 72,406.8 (50,591.6–100,423.7) | 72.8 (50.9–101) | −52% |
Diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, and other common infectious diseases | 330,664.8 (274,939.7–417,449.7) | 690.4 (574.1–871.6) | 146,563.8 (113,249.0–189,932.6) | 147.4 (113.9–191.0) | −79% |
Neglected tropical diseases and malaria | 36,616.9 (16,225.2–67,521.0) | 76.5 (33.9–141.0) | 5154.8 (3128.3–8152.7) | 5.18 (3.2–8.2) | −93.2% |
Maternal disorders | 18,282.8 (13,773–24,091.4) | 38.2 (28.8–50.3) | 13,016.7 (5496.7–28,518.9) | 13.1 (5.5–28.7) | −66% |
Neonatal disorders | 92,853.9 (79,341.0–105,634.4) | 193.9 (165.7–220.6) | 61,617.7 (53,179.5–70,111.2) | 62.0 (53.5–70.5) | −68% |
Nutritional deficiencies | 43,604.3 (19,376.4–76,178.0) | 91.1 (40.5–159.1) | 18,889.2 (11,141.3–29,367.4) | 19 (11.2–29.5) | −79% |
Other communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases | 19,752.0 (10,545.4–32,122.7) | 41.2 (22.0–67.1) | 17,371.1 (10,558.4–26,368.6) | 17.5 (10.6–26.5) | −58% |
Non-communicable diseases | 227,980.4(196,470.3–260,253.7) | 476.0 (410.2–543.4) | 285,301.3 (187,026.9–420,603) | 286.9 (188.1–423.0) | −39.7% |
Neoplasms | 37,661.7 (31,487.9–44,630.8) | 78.6 (65.7–93.2) | 55,306.2 (32,618.6–89,317.6) | 55.6 (32.8–89.8) | −29% |
Cardiovascular diseases | 94,315.8 (80,142.5–109,363.7) | 196.9 (167.3–228.4) | 119,829.7 (76,656.5–176,502.7) | 120.5 (77.1–177.5) | −39% |
Chronic respiratory diseases | 15,081.4 (12,636.8–17,964.9) | 31.5 (26.4–37.5) | 14,950.9 (9498.5–22,227.8) | 15.0 (9.6–22.4) | −52% |
Cirrhosis | 14,301.6 (11,304.1–17,231.9) | 29.9 (23.6–36.0) | 14,112.5 (8297.3–22,590.6) | 14.2 (8.3–22.7) | −53% |
Digestive diseases | 17,830.2 (14,475.0–22,665.0) | 37.2 (30.2–47.3) | 16,962.0 (10,705.6–25,591.1) | 17.1 (10.8–25.7) | −54% |
Neurological disorders | 6648.9 (5012.6–8589.0) | 13.9 (10.5–17.9) | 10,663.5 (7062.8–15,629.9) | 10.7 (7.1–15.7) | −23% |
Mental and substance use disorders | 1228.4 (895.5–1697.1) | 2.56 (1.9–3.5) | 1384.9 (722.1–2587.0) | 1.4 (0.7–2.6) | −46% |
Diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases | 21,161.7 (17,017.8–25,995.9) | 44.2 (35.5–54.3) | 27,709.6 (17,596.1–42,125.1) | 27.9 (17.7–42.4) | −37% |
Musculoskeletal disorders | 230.7 (173.9–291.0) | 0.5 (0.4–0.6) | 413.1 (204.8–780.2) | 0.42 (0.2–0.8) | −14% |
Other non-communicable diseases | 19,520.0 (11,678.1–29,509.1) | 40.8 (24.4–61.6) | 23,968.7(14,157.4–31,544.2) | 24.1 (14.2–31.7) | −41% |
Injuries | 110,485.7 (73,722.94–149,884.4) | 230.7 (153.9–313.0) | 56,724.24 (37,272.53–85,873.47) | 57.1 (37.5–86.4) | −75% |
Transport injuries | 14,059.3 (9903.0–18,617.9) | 29.4 (20.7–38.9) | 14,094.9 (8922.1–22,241.4) | 14.2 (9.0–22.4) | −52% |
Unintentional injuries | 35,703.4 (23,064.2–48,263.9) | 74.6 (48.2–100.8) | 28,785.6 (19,680.0–41,660.1) | 29.0 (19.8–41.9) | −61% |
Self-harm and interpersonal violence | 10,402.9 (7466.3–17,086.6) | 21.7 (15.6–35.7) | 13,484.4 (7542.0–24,122.4) | 13.6 (7.6–24.3) | −38% |
Forces of nature, war, and legal intervention | 50,320.2 (20,052.2–87,479.3) | 105.1 (41.9–182.7) | 359.3 (106.6–664.4) | 0.4 (0.1–0.7) | 100% |
Age-standardized death rates and percentage changes
Causes of death | 1990 | 2015 | ASDR % change |
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All cause | 2693.0 (2419.3–2985.2) | 1248.0 (860.3–1760.3) | −54% |
CMNN diseases | 1257.1 (1128.3–1395) | 445.0 (326.7–600.7) | −65% |
HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis | 267.3 (194.1–338.2) | 122.0 (79.9–174.8) | −54% |
Diarrhea, lower respiratory infection, and other common infectious diseases | 674.0 (581.5–789.0) | 223.6 (158.0–308.8) | −67% |
Neglected tropical diseases and malaria | 71.7 (38.7–123.0) | 6.0 (3.5–9.8) | −92 |
Maternal disorders | 47.4 (35.7–62.6) | 15.0 (6.3–33.9) | −68% |
Neonatal disorders | 77.5 (66.3–88.3) | 36.5 (31.5–41.5) | −53% |
Nutritional deficiencies | 91.1 (62.3–129.2) | 27.8 (17.7–40.5) | −69% |
Other communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases | 28 (18.5–40.2) | 14.1 (9.2–20.1) | −49.6 |
Non-communicable diseases | 1131.6 (981.7–1278.6) | 710.9 (468.8–1036.2) | −37% |
Neoplasms | 176.2 (149.8–204.8) | 122.5 (74.3–192.4) | −31% |
Cardiovascular diseases | 554.3 (476.0–631.4) | 350.0 (232.7–500.7) | −37% |
Chronic respiratory diseases | 81.2 (67.1–95.4) | 40.7 (26.4–59.5) | −50% |
Cirrhosis | 64.7 (52.2–76.8) | 31.8 (19.2–50.1) | −51% |
Digestive diseases | 86.8 (73.5–101.4) | 42.8 (27.9–62.7) | −51% |
Neurological disorders | 38.1 (31.2–45.8) | 30.9 (20.5–43.8) | −19% |
Mental and substance use disorders | 4.4 (3.2–6.0) | 2.4 (1.3–4.4) | −47% |
Diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases | 97.6 (77.9–125.6) | 67.4 (42.8–102.4) | −31% |
Musculoskeletal disorders | 1.0 (0.72–1.4) | 0.9 (0.4–1.7) | −15% |
Other non-communicable diseases | 27.2 (19.3–37.8) | 21.5 (13.8–29.1) | −21% |
Injuries | 304.3 (222.0–390.1) | 92.2 (59.1–140.6) | −70% |
Transport injuries | 41.6 (31.2–53.30) | 21.4 (13.4–34.5) | −48% |
Unintentional injuries | 105.7 (85.8–130.0) | 50.1 (32.6–73.4) | −53% |
Self-harm and interpersonal violence | 33.3 (24.2–50.5) | 20.2 (11.6–35.2) | −39% |
Forces of nature, war, and legal intervention | 123.9 (51.4–205.70) | 0.4 (0.1–0.7) | 99.7% |
Crude YLL rates and percentage changes
Causes of YLLs | 1990 | 2015 | Crude YLL % change |
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All causes | 120,333.8 (114,133.0–126,957.4) | 32,397.0 (26,283.3–40,426.8) | −73% |
CMNN diseases | 90,197.3 (84,907.0–96,574.9) | 20,744.6 (17,785.6–24,205.2) | −77 |
HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis | 6743.0 (4781.7–9055.3) | 3272.7 (2377.7–4478.2) | −51% |
Diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, and other common infectious diseases | 49,543.4 (39,838.4–64,637.7) | 8564.2 (6756.2–10,664.7) | −83% |
Neglected tropical diseases and malaria | 5356.8 (2041.4–10,415.4) | 327.1 (194.2–527.3) | −94% |
Maternal disorders | 2078.0 (1564.4–2721.2) | 720.7 (306.9–1553.6) | −65% |
Neonatal disorders | 16,780.3 (14,338–19,089.8) | 5363.7 (4629.4–6102.9) | −68% |
Nutritional deficiencies | 6466.0 (2263.7–12,308.2) | 1131.2 (574.9–1966.7) | −83% |
Other communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases | 3229.6 (1591.0–5438.4) | 1365.1 (781.2–2141.7) | −58% |
Non-communicable diseases | 16,778.9 (13,317.8–19,893.4) | 8823.0 (5926.8–12,768.2) | −47% |
Neoplasms | 2572.0 (2087.7–3109.5) | 1798.1 (1049.8–2962.1) | −30% |
Cardiovascular diseases | 5188.9 (4328.9–6166.2) | 2586.0 (1582.8–4029.0) | −50% |
Chronic respiratory diseases | 985.9 (774.6–1228.7) | 378.5 (239.5–574.9) | −62% |
Cirrhosis | 1000.4 (784.3–1220.3) | 438.1 (251.3–716.6) | −56% |
Digestive diseases | 1341.3 (974.2–2078.4) | 504.4 (306.6–805.1) | −62% |
Neurological disorders | 560.1 (352.9–820.1) | 312.2 (197.0–475.8) | −44% |
Mental and substance use disorders | 105.9 (77.3–146.9) | 58.8 (30.4–108.9) | −44% |
Diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases | 1760.5 (1235.1–2468.3) | 892.7 (571.7–1348.2) | −49% |
Musculoskeletal disorders | 18.8 (13.7–24.8) | 15.6 (8.2–28.2) | −17% |
Other non-communicable diseases | 3245.1 (1843.7–5033.3) | 1838.6 (1034.3–2469.9) | −43% |
Injuries | 13,357.6 (8491.7–18,561.4) | 2829.4 (1910.7–4161.7) | −79% |
Transport injuries | 1593.1 (989.6–2294.4) | 709.7 (455.5–1108.5) | −55% |
Unintentional injuries | 4414.5 (2303.9–6511.1) | 1439.1 (981.5–2077.8) | −67% |
Self-harm and interpersonal violence | 1068.8 (745.8–1840.0) | 659.2 (366.7–1186.6) | −38% |
Forces of nature, war, and legal intervention | 6281.1 (2288.3–10,983.1) | 21.4 (6.1–40.8) | 99.7 |
Age-standardized YLL rates and percentage changes
Causes of YLLs | 1990 | 2015 | AS YLL % change, 1990–2015 |
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All cause | 97,461.6 (89,128.7–106,696.7) | 35,803.9 (26,058.9–49,095.4) | −63% |
CMNN diseases | 58,288.6 (54,014.3–63,214.7) | 17,950.6 (14,377.9–22,768.8) | −69% |
HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis | 9005.0 (6606.5–11,606.6) | 4240.7 (2936.7–5927.9) | −53% |
Diarrhea, lower respiratory, and other common infectious diseases | 30,626.1 (25,637.1–38,380.0) | 7589.0 (5799.7–9935.2) | −75% |
Neglected tropical diseases and malaria | 3635.1 (1734.1–6477.5) | 281.8 (169.3–449.7) | −92% |
Maternal disorders | 2498.2 (1880.6–3299.4) | 785.4 (330.8–1742.1) | −69% |
Neonatal disorders | 6710.6 (5734.9–7637.5) | 3159.7 (2727.0–3595.2) | −52.9 |
Nutritional deficiencies | 4098.7 (2017.1–6922.2) | 983.4 (577.6–1540.4) | −76% |
Other communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases | 1714.9 (954.5–270.4) | 910.6 (557.1–1375.8) | −47% |
Non-communicable diseases | 26,282.6 (22,553.6–29,989.90 | 14,761.9 (9422.7–22,306.4) | −44% |
Neoplasms | 4584.7 (3828.6–5443.7) | 3106.9 (1778.6–5136.1) | −32% |
Cardiovascular diseases | 11,073.6 (9393.1–12,898.8) | 5930.7 (3686.2–8993.2) | −46% |
Chronic respiratory diseases | 1727.1 (1437.7–2049.1) | 751.5 (467.3–1144.7) | −56% |
Cirrhosis | 1764.0 (1390.0–2134.9) | 802.7 (462.1–1306.9) | −55% |
Digestive diseases | 2126.6 (1740–2632.9) | 887.2 (540.7–1375.3) | −58% |
Neurological disorders | 777.3 (597.1–986.6) | 497.5 (318.9–750.6) | −36% |
Mental and substance use disorders | 163.6 (118.7–226.8) | 86.1 (44.0–163.7) | −47% |
Diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases | 2417.7 (1975.9–2958.3) | 1437.3 (892.2–2226.4) | −41% |
Musculoskeletal disorders | 28.3 (21.4–35.9) | 22.4 (11.0–43.0) | −21% |
Other non-communicable diseases | 1619.6 (9,89.7–2416.1) | 1239.5 (725.4–1632.1) | −23% |
Injuries | 12,890.4 (8431.7–17,677.2) | 3091.5 (1987.7–4790.8) | −76% |
Transport injuries | 1641.4 (1185.5–2103.9) | 782.0 (485.4–1270.8) | −52% |
Unintentional injuries | 3776.6 (2653.1–4942.7) | 1517.5 (1019.0–2248.3) | −60% |
Self-harm and interpersonal violence | 1319.2 (9,44.9–2150.2) | 771.9 (424.0–1403.1) | −42% |
Forces of nature, war, and legal intervention | 6153.3 (2258.8–10,730.9) | 20.1 (6.1–36.9) | 99.7% |