List of preventable causes of death
Year 2001

Cause	Number of deaths resulting (millions per year)
Hypertension	7.8
Smoking tobacco	5.0
High cholesterol	3.9
Malnutrition	3.8
Sexually transmitted diseases	3.0
Poor diet	2.8
Overweight and obesity	2.5
Physical inactivity	2.0
Alcohol	1.9
Indoor air pollution from solid fuels	1.8
Unsafe water and poor sanitation	1.6

Trauma (Traffic collisions, Firearms deaths, Etc)
Severe Stress
High blood sugar: 190,000 deaths.
Preventable medical errors in hospitals 44,000 to 98,000 (America)

Leading causes among children worldwide

Cause	Number of deaths resulting
Traffic collision	260,000 per year
Drowning	175,000 per year
Burns	96,000 per year
Falls	47,000 per year
Toxins	45,000 per year