Fact Based List:

Top 10 Causes of Death in High-Income Economies

  1. Ischaemic heart disease
  2. Stroke
  3. Alzheimer disease and other dementias
  4. Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers
  5. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  6. Lower respiratory infections
  7. Colon and rectum cancers
  8. Diabetes mellitus
  9. Kidney diseases
  10. Breast cancer

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