In 2021, COVID-19 caused around 1.81 million deaths in high-income countries, making it the second leading cause of death. Ischemic heart disease was the number one cause of death in high-income countries that year, causing around 2.27 million deaths. This statistic displays the leading causes of death in high-income countries in 2021 by deaths per 100,000 population.
Number of deaths from the leading causes of death in high-income countries in 2021
(in millions)
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WHO. (July 31, 2024). Number of deaths from the leading causes of death in high-income countries in 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488755/leading-causes-of-death-number-in-high-income-countries/
WHO. "Number of deaths from the leading causes of death in high-income countries in 2021 (in millions)." Chart. July 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488755/leading-causes-of-death-number-in-high-income-countries/
WHO. (2024). Number of deaths from the leading causes of death in high-income countries in 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488755/leading-causes-of-death-number-in-high-income-countries/
WHO. "Number of Deaths from The Leading Causes of Death in High-income Countries in 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488755/leading-causes-of-death-number-in-high-income-countries/
WHO, Number of deaths from the leading causes of death in high-income countries in 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488755/leading-causes-of-death-number-in-high-income-countries/ (last visited October 07, 2024)
Number of deaths from the leading causes of death in high-income countries in 2021 (in millions) [Graph], WHO, July 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1488755/leading-causes-of-death-number-in-high-income-countries/
