Information on the number of people who die each year is important for assessing the impact of environmental and other causes on human health. The World Health Organization maintains statistics by cause of death to determine necessary measures to improve the situation in a given country. Therefore, such statistics are important for promoting health and combating causes of death where possible.

The population of the Earth at the moment is about 7,555,850,000 people. About 114.4 million people were born this year, and 45.1 million died. The average life expectancy is increasing.

Top 20 causes of death in the world in 2017

1. Cardiac ischemia
2. Stroke
3. Acute lower respiratory infections
4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
5. Cancer of the lungs, trachea and bronchi
6. Diabetes
7. Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
8. Diarrhea
9. Tuberculosis
10. Road traffic accidents (RTA)
11. Cirrhosis of the liver
12. kidney disease
13. HIV AIDS
14. prematurity
15. Hypertensive heart disease
16. Hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer)
17. Suicide
18. colorectal cancer
19. Stomach cancer
20. Afixia and trauma at birth

Causes of death in Russia

According to Rosstat, the population of Russia as of June 1 was about 146.8 million people. Unlike global statistics, in Russia the death rate exceeds the birth rate by 1.2 times. In some regions, the death rate exceeds the birth rate twice. The causes of death also vary by region, but the main one coincides with the global one - diseases of the circulatory system. The mortality rate for men is almost twice as high as for women.

It should be borne in mind that the peak of mortality from circulatory diseases occurs in old age, and among the younger population, other causes of death prevail, including respiratory diseases, HIV and tuberculosis.

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health of Russia, the most common diseases in Russia are respiratory diseases: pneumonia, acute laryngitis, tracheitis and bronchitis. Since 2012, the death rate from these diseases has increased in the country. Experts believe that the reason is that many patients prefer not to go to the doctor. Many people try to get sick at home, or even at work, not wanting to go on sick leave. As you can see, 3 of the top 5 causes of death in the world are also related to the respiratory system.

Every year the human population continues to grow. Even so, populations are declining in some countries. The reasons for such a depopulation lie in the excess of deaths over births or in a significant emigration of residents. The list of the most endangered countries is given by the death rate per 1,000 inhabitants, according to the CIA.

1. Lesotho (14.9)

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2. Bulgaria (14.5)

This country has long been a member of the "most endangered countries" club. This is because the death rate here is 1.5 times higher than the birth rate. Every year the population of Bulgaria is reduced by 60 thousand people - practically a small city. Five Bulgarians die every hour, and a couple more leave the country. At this rate, by 2050 the number of Bulgarians will fall to 4.5 million, and they will no longer be the majority in Bulgaria. But back in 1989 there were 9.1 million. Experts believe that one of the reasons for the extinction of the Bulgarians is the uneven development of the country's regions, high mortality and low birth rates.

3. Lithuania (14.5)

According to experts, the population of Lithuania by 2040 will be reduced to less than 2 million people. The low life expectancy leads to the degeneration of the country. The number of able-bodied residents of the country is annually reduced by 2%, soon there will be no one to deal with the country's economy. Against the backdrop of a low birth rate, the population is rapidly aging, there is an active emigration.

4. Ukraine (14.4)

In 1993, there were the most numerous - 52.24 million inhabitants. At the beginning of 2016, the population of the territories controlled by the government of Ukraine amounted to only 42.76 million people. UN demographic projections leave Ukraine with only 30-32 million by 2050 if the pace of depopulation continues. Another important demographic factor in modern Ukraine is significant emigration, reaching up to 5 million Ukrainians, that is, one in eight.

5. Latvia (14.4)

In 2015, Latvia set a sad anti-record - for the first time since 1954, its population decreased to 2 million inhabitants. That is, the country that so zealously rushed into the EU, and finally achieved the desired, was left with the same number of inhabitants as it had just a few years after the devastating war and mass repressions. During the period 2000-2014, Latvia, which did not participate in any war, lost 380 thousand citizens - 16% of the population. Considering that approximately 640,000 people live in the Riga suburbs, it can be imagined that over the years half of these residents have disappeared. Latvia is being killed by mass emigration and the presence of only 63% of able-bodied people among the entire population. This leads to a reduction in tax collection and the withering of pensions and healthcare costs.

6. Guinea-Bissau (14.1)

This impoverished African country, relatively recently, intended to follow the path of socialism, but now it earns by selling drugs, half of which are sent to Europe. Even in the capital of the country there is no stable electricity supply. Only recently the bloody Civil War ended here, and over the past 10 years there have been 4 military coups in Guinea. Terrible unsanitary conditions reign in the country, Ebola fever periodically rages.

7. Chad (14.0)

This is one of the poorest countries in Africa and around the world. For many years, Chad's economy followed the interests of France, which shamelessly extracted from the country Natural resources without allowing any other industries to develop. Until now, after gaining independence, Chad cannot cope with hunger and poverty.

8. Afghanistan (13.7)

A person in Afghanistan is less likely to die of old age or even starvation than to be killed, because for many decades the war has not stopped here. In this country, mortality during childbirth is very high, and 20% of children do not live up to 5 years. 70,000 Afghans fall ill with TB every year, which already affects a third of the Afghan population. Almost half of the Afghans show various degrees of mental disorders - this is a consequence of constant life on a "powder keg". For 6 million people, there is no way to receive medical care, because the entire infrastructure has been destroyed in the country - many settlements not even roads.

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9. Serbia (13.6)

Over the past half century in Serbia, there has been an insufficient birth rate to replenish the population. Each new generation is smaller than the previous one. Therefore, the population of the country is steadily aging, which is why the death rate is growing. The number of women of childbearing age is decreasing, fewer children are being born. Thus, there are now 12% more elderly people over 65 in Serbia than children under the age of 15. If in the middle of the last century 150 thousand children were born here a year, now this figure has fallen to 68.3 thousand. Added to this is the increased emigration.

10. Russia (13.6)

The largest country in the world for the past 15 years has been one of those countries where the birth rate is lower than the death rate, which is largely due to the increase in the incidence. Russians do not treat most diseases on time, so they regularly turn into a chronic form, which does not happen in prosperous countries. Therefore, in Russia there are so many disabled people and high mortality. For most of the country's population, an unhealthy lifestyle is inherent: consumption of poor-quality water, malnutrition, neglect of sports, smoking, alcoholism and drug addiction. Most Russians now have no access to quality health care. Much less participation in regional budgets public funds than in developed countries: 3-4% of GDP instead of 7%.

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“No one has yet come out of life alive.”

One way or another, but all living on Earth sooner or later go to another world. Even if a person passed all the dangers of life, came out safe and sound from all wars and troubles, kept his health, ate quality food, lived in an area with clean air - the limit of his life is still limited to 125 years. This is the maximum limit that a healthy person can live, according to the arguments of scientists ...

The oldest recorded centenarian lived 122 years (Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment), unregistered - 256 years. We are talking about the period of our era. There is evidence that in the prehistoric era, people lived for several centuries.

“Death from old age” seems to be such a natural phrase, but there is no death from old age, there is a “decrepitude” of the body and its inability to fight diseases at the proper level and there is the Hayflick limit. Aging and regression begin when somatic cells stop dividing (after about 50 divisions), and no matter what you do with them after the limit is exhausted, the countdown begins to inevitably approach the reverse start, the “cuckoo” measures out the remaining days for us.

Mankind does not accept this situation and constantly wants to outwit nature: it invents new options for rejuvenation, uses stem cells, nano-technologies, cools and freezes living tissues in nitrogen, and slowly clones " good material". And it is already clear to many that such an intervention is fraught with serious consequences for everyone - but the mechanism has been launched, it is too late to stop.

"According to UN experts, in 2010-2015, life expectancy for both sexes of 70 years or more will have 57% of the world's population" (Wikipedia)

At the moment, in Russia, the average life expectancy is just over 70 years (according to the statement of the President of the Russian Federation V. Putin in early 2012), in December 2011, the average life expectancy for men was 69 years, for women - 74 years.

“Minister of Health and Social Development of Russia Tatyana Golikova on November 1, 2011, referring to the average forecast of Rosstat, announced that by 2020 the average life expectancy in Russia will be 71.8 years, including 77.3 years for women, and 77.3 years for men. - 66.2 years"

The WHO data for 2013 is slightly inconsistent with the facts known to us:

“...the life expectancy of Russian men is the shortest among the population of Europe and Central Asia: Russian men, on average, live only up to 62.8 years. At the same time, Israelis, who ranked first in terms of life expectancy for men, live an average of 80.1 years, the British - 78.4 years, and the Spaniards - 78.8 years ”(Wikipedia)

That is, women will, despite all the hardships of life, the female lot, live longer .. and men even less, let's add here the fact that boys are less tenacious, have more congenital anomalies, etc. - it really turns out that the male gender is dying out. Perhaps feminization is only a defensive reaction for survival ... However, it exacerbates an already bad situation.

By the way, even 62 years is much longer than the average life expectancy in the Soviet period (40-45 years).

Probably, you have heard more than once terrible stories that the world's population will soon die out, that the number of people is madly declining. This is all not true. The world's population is growing exponentially. Now (mid-September 2014) almost 7.3 billion people live on the planet.

“According to the CIA, as of July 2013, the population of the Earth was 7,095,217,980” (Wikipedia)

Pictured is the world population counter.

About 365 thousand children are born every day in the world, more than 50% in Asia, only 5% in Europe. The most densely populated country in the world is China, with over 1.3 billion Chinese, not only is it now the dominant nation in terms of population, but they are also “multiplying” the fastest. It is also worth considering the greater number of Asian visitors living in various world regions, in particular in Russia.

In the entire history of mankind, from (about) 8 billion people to 150 billion died: these variations depend on the opinion and calculations of different scientists.

About 59 million people die every year in the world. Every second - 2 people, per minute - 120 people. Every 3 seconds a child under 5 dies. About 40 thousand people daily become victims of poverty and hunger.

On mortality and fertility in Russia. In Russia, on average, 2,300,000 people die every year, about 6,300 people per day, 262 people per hour.

The above information is from an article written on the basis of information from the official website of the Federal State Statistics Service, the page on the designated resource is currently listed as non-existent (the last year displaying statistics on the site now is 2008). These are unofficial death reports.

The official mortality figures read (as of 2013):

“1,895,822 people were born (6,262 people less than in 2012);

1,871,809 people died (34,526 people less than in 2012);

increase: 24,013 people (in 2012, a decrease of 4,251 people);

migration growth of the population: 295,858 people (294,930 in 2012).

Natural growth in 2013 was noted in 43 subjects of the federation (18 - republics) against 40 (18 - republics) in 2012.

For January - July 2014 (including Crimea):

1,119,700 people were born (18,800 more than in January-July 2013);

1,124,700 people died (8,900 people less than in January-July 2013);

loss: 5,000 people (in January-July 2013, the loss was 32,700 people);

Natural growth in January-June 2014 was noted in 38 subjects of the federation (18 - republics) against 34 (18 - republics) in January-June 2013 "

More about the myths of the extinction of the planet. The forecast for 2050: the world population will exceed 9 billion people, in 2100 - 10 billion, the UN is even more optimistic: by 2025 the world population will exceed 8.1 billion people, and by 2050 9.6 billion people.

And although, according to various sources, the number of older people over 60 has doubled between 1994 and now, and there is also a slight slowdown in population growth - the number of people on the planet is multiplying.

In total, in the not so distant 1820, there were 1 billion people on Earth. Only 1 billion ... And today, if we take the forecast for 2020 (8 billion), in two centuries, in just two centuries, the population has increased 8 times. What kind of extinction? What are we talking about? At the beginning of our era, the planet was inhabited by 300 million people, which grew by 1820 to 1 billion 18 centuries, it tripled, and then it became eight in 2 centuries.

Another point is that with the increase in the number of people on Earth, the number of problems accompanying their lives, the number of depressions, the concentration of negativity, oppression, and the general loss of uselessness have increased.

Nevertheless, the more people are born, the more people die - this is the truth of life. Why do people on Earth die?

The leading cause of death is cardiovascular disease.

WHO mortality data for 2012:

“Non-communicable diseases accounted for 68% of all deaths in 2012, up from 60% in 2000. The four main NCDs are cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease. Infectious diseases, maternal diseases, neonatal diseases and eating disorders combined accounted for 23% of deaths worldwide, and injuries accounted for 9% of all deaths."

Of the 56 million deaths in 2012, 17.5 million died from cardiovascular disease. Of these: 7.4 million people - from coronary heart disease and 6.7 million people - from a stroke.

In low-income countries, deaths from communicable diseases exceeded those from non-communicable diseases.

« In high-income countries, 7 out of 10 deaths occur in people aged 70 and over. People die mainly from chronic diseases: cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or diabetes. Lower respiratory infections remain the single leading infectious cause of death. Only 1 out of every 100 deaths occurs in children under the age of 15.

In low-income countries, almost 4 out of every 10 deaths occur in children under the age of 15, and only 2 out of every 10 deaths occur in those aged 70 and over. People die mainly from infectious diseases: taken together, lower respiratory tract infections, HIV/AIDS, diarrheal diseases, malaria and tuberculosis account for almost a third of all deaths in these countries. Birth complications due to prematurity and birth asphyxia and trauma are among the leading causes of death for many newborns and infants.”

(information from the Russian version of the WHO website)

Doctors call the main factors provoking cardiovascular pathologies smoking, alcoholism and excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages, of course - drug addiction, in addition - malnutrition, poor ecology, physical inactivity, depression, stress, etc.

According to WHO, smoking is often the main and often hidden cause of death, and not only from cardiovascular complications, but from lung cancer, other lung diseases (lower respiratory tract infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

Comparison of the number of deaths in 2000 and 2012

Statistics of causes of death in the world in 1982-2008

Compared to 2000, non-communicable diseases claimed 7 million more lives in 2012: in 2000, 60% (31 million) and 68% (38 million) of deaths respectively were due to NCDs (non-communicable diseases).

Deaths from HIV infection decreased from 1.7 million cases to 1.5 in 2012.

Injuries claim the lives of 5 million people a year. In 2012, 3,500 people died in traffic accidents every day (more than in 2000 by 600 people). In Russia, about 30,000 people die each year due to road traffic injuries.

Child mortality (from the WHO report):

“In 2012, 6.6 million children under the age of 5 died; almost all (99%) of these deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries. The main causes of death in children under 5 years of age were pneumonia, prematurity, birth asphyxia and birth trauma, and diarrheal diseases. Malaria remained a major cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa, where it killed nearly 15% of children under 5 years of age in that region.

In 2012, about 44% of deaths in children under 5 years of age occurred within 28 days of birth - during the neonatal period. The most important cause of death was prematurity, which caused 35% of all deaths during this period.”

Diarrhea killed 1.5 million people in 2012. From tuberculosis - 900 thousand people. Maternal mortality: 2000 - 427 thousand cases, 2013 - 289 thousand cases.

Infectious diseases progress where there are no conditions for normal life, unsanitary conditions, lack of drinking water, poverty ... In more "advanced" countries, the mortality catastrophe, although more aesthetic, is no less global: an increase in the number of fatal outcomes from cardiovascular diseases indicates that that risk factors have become more active in their action.

As for Russia, only about a million (from 600 thousand to a million) deaths from (approximately) slightly less than two million annually - due to surrogate alcohol poisoning. Complications that develop with frequent use of alcoholic beverages are the same heart attacks, strokes, cirrhosis of the liver. 55-60 thousand people voluntarily say goodbye to life, that is, commit suicide - data for Russia. In the world every year about 4 million (unofficial statistics) people commit suicide.

On the causes of death in Russia in the plot of the program "Main":

According to the degree of damage, the causes of death can be classified as follows:

The most common causes: cardiovascular diseases (stroke, heart attack); cancer; diabetes.

Infectious, viral diseases.

Prematurity, congenital anomalies of the fetus, asphyxia, trauma during childbirth. Alzheimer's disease, dementia.

Death from alcoholism, drug addiction, smoking.

Less frequent: suicide; traffic accidents; accidental injury; violent death; death by firearms; death by drowning; in case of fire; cataclysms, force majeure (tornadoes, typhoons, floods); plane crashes; electric shock; lightning strike, etc.

Previously, it was believed that cardiovascular diseases mainly affect older people, but today the age bar is noticeably reduced. Death at a young age from a stroke or heart attack is no longer a rarity ...

Based on data from the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation federal Service state statistics (Rosstat) collects statistics on mortality in Russia. The statistics are publicly available, with its help everyone can find out what are the causes of death in Russia, how demographic indicators change in Russia as a whole and in its individual territories over the years.

You can learn more about the analysis of mortality statistics in Russia in the article below.

Causes of death in Russia

The main causes of death in Russia in 2016

In total, 1,891,015 Russians died in 2016.

• Most often, death was caused by: diseases of the circulatory system - 904,055 deaths, in particular, coronary heart disease claimed 481,780 lives.
• Malignant tumors are the second leading cause of death in Russia - 295,729 people died from this group of diseases.
• The third main cause of death is the so-called "external causes of death". This category includes accidents, murders, suicides, injuries resulting in death, etc. In total, 167,543 people died for these reasons.
• Common causes deaths were traffic accidents (15,854), accidental alcohol poisoning (14,021) and suicides (23,119).
• Alcohol poisoning is also a significant cause of death in Russia - 56,283 people died from alcohol and diseases caused by excessive alcohol consumption.

In total, 1,107,443 Russians died during this period.

Comparative statistics for 2016 and 2017

Comparison of statistics for 2016 and 2017 makes it possible to establish how the causes of death in Russia are changing. Since there are currently no complete statistics for 2017, let's compare the data for the first half of 2016 and 2017.

In general, it can be seen that the number of deaths between January and July decreased by 23,668 deaths compared to last year. Despite the fact that the number of deaths from diseases of the circulatory system decreased by 17,821 people, this cause of death remains a key and significant – 513,432 deaths over the specified period. The number of people who fell victim to external causes of death has significantly decreased - injuries and poisoning caused 80,516 deaths in the first half of 2016 against 90,214 in the first half of 2017. It is important to consider that these numbers are preliminary and the overall annual statistics may be less optimistic.

Mortality in Russia by years

While the relative improvement in 2017 looks optimistic, it should also be taken into account that this is the result of a long process. Between 1995 and 2005, the annual death rate fluctuated between 2.2 and 2.36 million. Since 2006, there has been a decrease in the annual number of deaths. So, in 2005, 2,303,935 people died, while in 2006 the figure dropped to 2,166,703, and already in 2011, for the first time in a long time, it fell below 2 million people. In 2013 and 2014 population growth for the first time exceeded mortality, although the number of deaths rose from 1,871,809 to 1,912,347. After the jump in 2014, mortality statistics in Russia continued to decline, as shown by the numbers for 2015 and 2016, as well as preliminary data for 2017. Unfortunately, the decline in mortality in Russia is due to many reasons, including high mortality among the elderly population of the country in previous years. It is people of retirement age who are the largest demographic group among the dead in Russia.

Mortality in Russia by months

An analysis of statistics on monthly mortality in Russia over a period of ten years from 2006 to 2015 makes it possible to establish in which months the largest number of deaths occurs. Of all the months, the highest mortality in January - an average of 9.15% of deaths. At the same time, it is important to take into account inaccuracies in the statistics - a considerable number of deaths that occurred in December are “transferred” from December to January. Quite a few citizens also die in March and May - 8.81% and 8.53% of the average annual mortality. The most "safe" are September and November - 7.85% and 7.89% of the total number of deaths per year occur in these months.

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