2/24/09 Sick Day

I was really sick yesterday and I felt like i was going to die.
But i knew that it was only a cold and people get sick all the time
Then, i wondered what kind of disease do people die often from?
I did a little research on the stuff and found out some stuff.

Worldwide mortality due to infectious diseases^[9]

Rank	Cause of death	Deaths 2002	Percentage of all deaths	Deaths 1993	1993 Rank
N/A	All infectious diseases	14.7 million	25.9%	16.4 million	32.2%
1	Lower respiratory infections[10]	3.9 million	6.9%	4.1 million	1
2	HIV/AIDS	2.8 million	4.9%	0.7 million	7
3	Diarrheal diseases[11]	1.8 million	3.2%	3.0 million	2
4	Tuberculosis (TB)	1.6 million	2.7%	2.7 million	3
5	Malaria	1.3 million	2.2%	2.0 million	4
6	Measles	0.6 million	1.1%	1.1 million	5
7	Pertussis	0.29 million	0.5%	0.36 million	7
8	Tetanus	0.21 million	0.4%	0.15 million	12
9	Meningitis	0.17 million	0.3%	0.25 million	8
10	Syphilis	0.16 million	0.3%	0.19 million	11
11	Hepatitis B	0.10 million	0.2%	0.93 million	6
12-17	Tropical diseases (6)[12]	0.13 million	0.2%	0.53 million	9, 10, 16-18
Note: Other causes of death include maternal and perinatal conditions (5.2%), nutritional deficiencies (0.9%), noncommunicable conditions (58.8%), and injuries (9.1%).

Contrary to my belief, lower respiratory was what killed most people on the planet.
I've always thought it was AID/ HIVS, but it was still second most highest.

well, knowing what disease kill people most might seem depressing, but who knows
maybe it'll be in jeopardy