Fact Based List:

Top 10 Causes of Death in Upper-Middle Income Economies

  1. Ischaemic heart disease
  2. Stroke
  3. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  4. Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers
  5. Lower respiratory infections
  6. Diabetes mellitus
  7. Alzheimer disease and other dementias
  8. Road injury
  9. Liver cancer
  10. Stomach cancer

Source: WHO
Source URL: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs310/en/