The top ten killer diseases are primarily Third World, celebrity-free, low visibility killers of children:
Acute respiratory tract infections 4.4
Diarrheal diseases (cholera, typhoid, dysentery) 3.1
Tuberculosis 3.1
Hepatitis B 1.1
HIV/AIDS 1 million +
Measles 1 million +
Neonatal tetanus 460,000
Whooping cough 350,000
Intestinal worms 135,000
Source: World Health Organization
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
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