Cardiovascular diseases continue to be the leading global cause of death, claiming an estimated 19.41 million lives.

Cancers follow as the second biggest killer at 9.89 million, while COVID-19 accounted for 7.89 million.

Respiratory and digestive diseases, lower respiratory infections, and dementia also account for millions of deaths annually.

Additionally, conditions like neonatal disorders, diabetes, kidney diseases, road injuries, diarrheal diseases, and tuberculosis each claim over a million lives.

The data further highlights significant mortality from malaria, suicide, and HIV/AIDS, each claiming hundreds of thousands of lives globally.