World Health Organization - War not so dangerous after all
| Buk |
Wednesday, May 14, 2003 at 4:02 PM |
The WHO just released a list of deaths due to injuries for the year 2000. #1 on the most dangerous list - traffic. War came in at #6. Here are the top eight...
| Type of Injury | Deaths due to Injuries, 2000
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| Road traffic Incidents | 1,260,000
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| Suicide | 815,000
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| Interpersonal violence | 520,000
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| Drowning | 450,000
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| Poisoning | 315,000
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| War and conflict | 310,000
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| Falls | 283,000
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| Burns | 238,000
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