Human Growth and Development / Unit 17 HGD 2405 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Causes of Death Across Countries
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The idea
In twenty nineteen, heart disease was the leading cause of death worldwide, followed by stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to the WHO.
In practice
Diarrhoeal disease leading in Angola and heart disease in Canada, causes that follow living conditions.
Where people slip
Excess mortality, deaths above the expected number, is how researchers measured the pandemic's toll.
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