Saturday, July 18, 2009

Traffic Accidents Kill 1.2 Million People a Year

Worldwide causes of death, 2002:
All causes: 57.0 million

Infectious diseases: 10.9 million
HIV/AIDS: 2.8 million
Tuberculosis: 1.6 million
Malaria: 1.3 million
Measles: 0.6 million
Traffic accidents: 1.2 million
Murders: 0.6 million
Malnutrition: 0.5 million
Wars: 0.2 million



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