![All-cause death worldwide 2019 - WHO Global Observatory](https://www.ulster.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0004/790555/varieties/width-800.png)
All-cause death worldwide 2019 - WHO Global Observatory
In 2019, it accounted for 17.9 million deaths, 31% of all deaths globally.
Source: WHO global health observatory
![Global causes of death 2000, 2010, 2019 - WHO Global Observatory](https://www.ulster.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0007/856537/varieties/width-800.jpg)
Global causes of death 2000, 2010, 2019 - WHO Global Observatory
The number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases is growing worldwide, rising from 14.2 million in 2000, to 15.9 million in 2010, to 17.9 million in 2019.
Source: WHO global health observatory
![All-cause death in NI 2019 - Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency](https://www.ulster.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0008/856538/varieties/width-800.png)
All-cause death in NI 2019 - Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
In Northern Ireland, cardiovascular diseases were the second leading cause of death in 2019.
![All-cause death in the UK 2019 - WHO Global Observatory](https://www.ulster.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0010/856540/varieties/width-800.jpg)
All-cause death in the UK 2019 - WHO Global Observatory
In the United Kingdom, cardiovascular diseases were the second leading cause of death in 2019.
Source: WHO global health observatory
![All-cause death in the RoI in 2019 - Central Statistics Office](https://www.ulster.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0009/856539/varieties/width-800.png)
All-cause death in the RoI in 2019 - Central Statistics Office
In the Republic of Ireland, cardiovascular diseases were the second leading cause of death in 2019.
Source: Central Statistics Office
![Causes of death in the EU, China, India, UK, Russian Federation and USA, 2016 - WHO Global Observatory](https://www.ulster.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0005/856535/varieties/width-800.jpg)
Causes of death in the EU, China, India, UK, Russian Federation and USA, 2016 - WHO Global Observatory
Cardiovascular diseases were leading cause of death across most European countries as well as China, India, the Russian Federation, the USA and China in 2016.
Source: WHO global health observatory