Review Article
Social Determinants of Infectious Diseases in South Asia
Table 2
Total number and percentages of deaths in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs) caused by five major infectious diseases.
| | Causes of deaths |
LMICs | High-income countries | | Total number of deaths | Percent | Total number of deaths | Percent |
| | Tuberculosis | 1,590 | 3.3 | 16 | 0.2 | | HIV/AIDS | 2,552 | 5.3 | 22 | 0.3 | | Diarrhea | 1,777 | 3.7 | 6 |
<0.1 | | Measles | 762 | 1.6 | 1 | <0.1 | | Malaria | 1,207 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
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Source: Global Disease Burden, 2001.
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