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According to Wikipedia the highest ranking cause of death in the world is AIDS.

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According to the World Health Organization WHO) the leading top causes of death in the world are:

Cause/ Deaths in millions/ % of deaths

  • Ischaemic Heart disease/ 7.25/ 12.8%
  • Stroke and other cerebrovascular disease/ 6.15/ 10.8%
  • Lower respiratory infections/ 3.46/ 6.1%
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/ 3.28/ 5.8%
  • Diarrhoeal diseases/ 2.46/ 4.3%
  • HIV/AIDS/ 1.78/ 3.1%
  • Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers/ 1.39/ 2.4%
  • Tuberculosis/ 1.34/ 2.4%
  • Diabetes mellitus/ 1.26/ 2.2%
  • Road traffic accidents/ 1.21/ 2.1%

Therese rates vary significantly between the richest and poorest countries. Refer to link for all data,

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