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Diseases

Statistics report on diseases

This report presents information on some of the most influential and most prevalent diseases from a global, and a U.S. point of view. Well-known and widespread diseases are, for example, heart diseases, cancer, and diabetes, causing many millions of ill persons and deaths every year.

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Global disease deaths

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  • Basic Statistic Distribution of causes of death in 1990 and 2021
  • Basic Statistic Leading causes of death worldwide in 2021
  • Premium Statistic Deaths caused by chronic diseases 2021
  • Premium Statistic Annual deaths number from communicable diseases 2021
  • Basic Statistic Leading causes of disease burden worldwide in 2021

U.S. disease deaths

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  • Premium Statistic Major causes of death in the U.S. for 1900 and 2024
  • Basic Statistic Leading causes of death in the United States 2018-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths from the leading causes of death in the United States in 2024
  • Basic Statistic Percentage changes in selected causes of death in the U.S. 2000-2022

Cancer

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  • Basic Statistic 12-month prevalence rates of cancer worldwide in 2022, by cancer type
  • Basic Statistic Cancer deaths worldwide by major type 2022
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among men 2009-2026
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of cancer deaths among women 2009-2026
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Americans with a history of cancer living from 2004 to 2025

Heart diseases

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  • Premium Statistic Ischemic heart disease - death rates in selected countries 2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of deaths from cardiovascular disease U.S. 2022, by type
  • Basic Statistic Cardiovascular disease mortality rates among U.S. adults 2010-2022, by gender

Diabetes

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  • Premium Statistic Number of diabetics worldwide in 2024 and a forecast for 2050
  • Premium Statistic Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among adults in the U.S. 2000-2023
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of U.S. adults with diabetes as of 2024, by state

Alzheimer's disease/dementia

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  • Premium Statistic Projected numbers of older people with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2020-2060
  • Basic Statistic Total number of Alzheimer's disease elderly patients in the U.S. by state 2020
  • Basic Statistic Death rate due to Alzheimer's Disease in the U.S. 2000-2024

Neglected tropical diseases

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  • Basic Statistic Countries with largest number of people requiring action against NTDs worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of countries affected by neglected tropical diseases worldwide as of 2022
  • Basic Statistic Population needing intervention against neglected diseases worldwide 2010-2022

Selected notifiable diseases - U.S.

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  • Basic Statistic Number of viral hepatitis-related deaths in the U.S. from 2019-2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Lyme disease incidence rates from 1996 to 2023
  • Basic Statistic New cases of measles in the U.S. 1985-2026
  • Premium Statistic Syphilis rate in the United States 1950-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of new cases of tuberculosis in the U.S. 1953-2023

Research and development

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  • Basic Statistic Research and development funding for diseases worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of total funding on R&D for selected diseases 2023
  • Basic Statistic Top public funders for R&D on neglected diseases by country 2023
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of top public funders for R&D on neglected diseases 2023
  • Basic Statistic Top philanthropic funders for research and development on neglected diseases 2023
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