From poverty to power - Oxfam-Québec

FROM POVERTY TO POWERFIGURE 4.2: CAUSES OF PREMATURE DEATHWORLDWIDE, CIRCA 2002 10CHILDREN UNDER FIVE(all causes)10,100,000TOBACCO 4,900,000CHILD UNDERNUTRITION 3,500,000OVERWEIGHT & OBESITY 2,600,000AIR POLLUTION(urban and indoor)HIV AND AIDS 2,100,000ALCOHOL 1,800,000WATER-BORNE DISEASES 1,800,000ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 1,200,000INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE(e.g. crime)CHILDBIRTH ORPREGNANCY-RELATED DISEASESUICIDE 870,000SMALL ARMS 248,000–367,200ARMED CONFLICT 172,000TERRORISM 20,500572,000530,0002,600,000Note: these figures are approximate and often disputed, and in some cases may overlap (forexample, some deaths may be double-counted in categories such as child mortality andwater-borne diseases). However, they serve to give a sense of relative scale.206