Lifeboat Foundation

Of the 56.4 million deaths worldwide in 2015, more than half (54%) were due to the top 10 causes. Ischaemic heart disease and stroke are the world’s biggest killers, accounting for a combined 15 million deaths in 2015. These diseases have remained the leading causes of death globally in the last 15 years.

In 2012, an estimated 56 million people died worldwide. Discover what have remained the top major killers during the past decade.