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Causes of death across Armenia are changing due to Population Increase, Life Expectancy rise and Living Standard.On this below article we provide graphical represntation of major causes of death in Armenia.

Highlights of Armenia BMI and Diet Compositions

Comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Data was analyzed by The Global Graph and is published in these below Highlights, Graphs and Tables (Data Quality & Definations)
  • As per United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), average person in Armenia gets their caloric supply from :
    • Carbohydrates : 54.87%54.87%
    • Fat : 28.10%28.10%
    • Plant protein : 6.05%6.05%
    • Animal protein : 5.59%5.59%
  • 5.40% decrease in caloric supply : Currently Armenia gets 2928/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 3095/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
  • Cereals & Grains, Dairy & Eggs and Oils & Fats are three major diet compositions in Armenia
  • Wheat, Rice and Oats are three major Cereal preferences in Armenia
  • National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegitable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Armenia average intake is 955.86 grams
  • Apples, Grapes and Oranges & Mandarines are three major Fruit Types Intake in Armenia
  • National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Armenia average Fruit intake is 303.75grams
  • In Armenia, average male height is in decreasing trend and female height is also in decreasing trend
  • 55.70% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
  • Average Male BMI in Armenia is in range of obese and Average Female BMI is in range of obese (BMI = Body Mass Index - The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to 25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to 30.0 as 'obese')


Breakdown of the average per capita intake of cereals by specific cereal-based commodity types, measured in kilocalories per person per day. This figure measures the primary equivalent of all food products derived from a given commodity (e.g. "wheat" represents the primary equivalent of its derived products). Data refers to cereal food supply at the consumer level but does not account for consumer wastage in
Cereal Preferences in Armenia
RankCerealskcal/capita/day
1Wheat1024
2Rice34
3Oats2
4Rye1
5Barley0

This below table shows the Diet Compositions (Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day) in Armenia
Diet Compositions in Armenia
RankTypekilocalories per person per day
1Cereals & Grains1075
2Dairy & Eggs396
3Oils & Fats373
4Fruits & Vegetables340
5Sugar326
6Meat262
7Starchy Roots82
8Other61
9Alcoholic Beverages13
10Pulses0


Major Cause of Death



Cardiovascular diseases was major cause of death in Armenia with 13345 registered deaths (in year 2016) i.e. 49% of total deaths. Overall Cardiovascular diseases, Cancers and Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease were highest types of death causes in Armenia.
    Major Cause of Death in Armenia
  • Maximum number of deaths is seen in age group 70+ with 16797 deaths (year 2016).
  • 32.86% kids below age 5 years die due to Neonatal disorders.
  • Cancers, Road accidents and Lower respiratory infections are the major cause of death in kids aging 5 - 14 years.
  • Cancers, Cardiovascular disease and Road accidents are the major cause of death in people aging 14 - 49 years.
  • Cardiovascular diseases, Cancers and Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases are the major cause of death in people aging more than 50 years.
  • Overall its observed that 40% of people aging more than 50 years die due to Cardiovascular diseases.
Read more about Cardiovascular diseases

Major Cause of Deaths in Armenia (and it's count) Number of Deaths in Armenia - Age wise (only due to Major diseases)


Major Risk Factors of Death



  • Three Major factors of death in Armenia are High blood pressure, Smoking and High cholesterol. Every year around 5 people die due to High blood pressure.
  • Low birth weight and Child wasting are the major risk factor of kids death aging under 5 years.
  • Secondhand smoke and Outdoor air pollution are the major risk factors of death of people aging between 5 to 14 years.
  • Smoking, High blood pressure and High total cholesterol are the death risk factors of people aging between 15 to 49 years.
  • Smoking, High blood pressure and High body-mass index (obesity) are the major death risk factors of people aging between 50 to 69 years.
  • High blood pressure is the major death risk factors for people aging more than 70 years.


Major Cause of Deaths in Armenia (and it's count)


Cancer Analysis



0.58% of Armenia population was suffering from cancer i.e. 19768 people (average of years 2011-2016). Highest number of cancer patients deaths were recorded due to Breast cancer (Count : 494) and Stomach cancer was also concerning with 490 deaths in a year. In last few years it has been observed that, people suffering from Esophageal cancer have 2% of survival chance.Armenia was really successful in diagnosing Non-melanoma skin cancer where 97% of people were cured.Highest number of cancer patients i.e. 10766 people were of age group 50-69 year olds.In 2016, 5980 were suffering from Breast cancer out of which 494 people were dead. This means 8.26% death rate of people suffering from Breast cancer. This below data represents major cancer types in Armenia and number of deaths due to particular cancer types :

    Highlights of Cancer in Armenia :
  • 0.58 % of Armenia population is suffering from cancer
  • Highest number of deaths were registered due to Breast cancer
  • Non-melanoma skin cancer was most cured cancer in Armenia
  • Breast cancer got lowest survival rate
Major Risk Factors of Death (count) in Armenia

Tables (Appendix)



Major Cause of Deaths in Armenia (and it's count)
Cause of Death Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Dementia 1060 3.92%
Cardiovascular diseases 13345 49.41%
Kidney disease 394 1.46%
Respiratory disease 1232 4.56%
Liver disease 990 3.67%
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease 2211 8.19%
Digestive disease 573 2.12%
Hepatitis 6 0.02%
Cancers 5413 20.04%
Parkinson's disease 142 0.53%
Fire 43 0.16%
Malaria 0 0%
Drowning 61 0.23%
Homicide 115 0.43%
HIV/AIDS 24 0.09%
Drug disorder 50 0.19%
Tuberculosis 83 0.31%
Road incidents 276 1.02%
Maternal deaths 8 0.03%
Neonatal deaths 185 0.68%
Alcohol disorder 48 0.18%
Natural disasters 0 0%
Diarrheal diseases 15 0.06%
Road incidents 276 1.02%
Kidney disease 394 1.46%
Lower respiratory infections 424.254017249 1.57%
Digestive disease 573 2.12%
Liver disease 990 3.67%
Dementia 1060 3.92%
Respiratory disease 1232 4.56%
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease 2211 8.19%
Cancers 5413 20.04%
Cardiovascular diseases 13345 49.41%



Armenia - Cause of Death in Age : Under 5 years
Cause Type Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Homicide 1 0.18%
Congenital birth defects 0 0%
Lower respiratory infections 0 0%
Neonatal infections 0 0%
Cancers 0 0%
Digestive diseases 8 1.42%
Diarrheal diseases 0 0%
Drowning 185 32.86%
Fire 3 0.53%
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease 0 0%
Road accidents 2 0.36%
HIV/AIDS 4 0.71%
Cardiovascular disease 0 0%
Kidney disease 4 0.71%
Homicide 12 2.13%
Liver disease 0 0%
Hepatitis 10 1.78%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure) 4 0.71%
Tuberculosis 1 0.18%
Nutritional deficiencies 1 0.18%
Protein-energy malnutrition 1 0.18%
Measles 154 27.35%
Drug use disorders 121 21.49%
Natural disasters 0 0%
52 9.24%



Armenia - Cause of Death in Age : 5 - 14 years
Cause Type Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Suicide 1 1.89%
Homicide 1 1.89%
Nutritional deficiencies 0 0%
Protein-energy malnutrition 0 0%
Natural disasters 0 0%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure) 0 0%
Diarrheal diseases 1 1.89%
Road accidents 8 15.09%
Tuberculosis 0 0%
HIV/AIDS 0 0%
Drowning 5 9.43%
Malaria 0 0%
Fire 1 1.89%
Cancers 17 32.08%
Hepatitis 0 0%
Digestive diseases 2 3.77%
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases 5 9.43%
Liver disease 1 1.89%
Respiratory disease 0 0%
Kidney disease 2 3.77%
Cardiovascular disease 2 3.77%
Lower respiratory infections 7 13.21%


Armenia - Cause of Death in Age : 15 - 49 years
Cause Type Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Suicide 121 6.83%
Homicide 74 4.18%
Nutritional deficiencies 2 0.11%
Protein-energy malnutrition 1 0.06%
Natural disasters 0 0%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure) 11 0.62%
Diarrheal diseases 2 0.11%
Road accidents 162 9.15%
Tuberculosis 30 1.69%
HIV/AIDS 18 1.02%
Drowning 34 1.92%
Malaria 0 0%
Fire 12 0.68%
Cancers 474 26.76%
Hepatitis 3 0.17%
Digestive diseases 46 2.6%
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases 112 6.32%
Liver disease 109 6.15%
Respiratory disease 21 1.19%
Kidney disease 31 1.75%
Cardiovascular disease 440 24.84%
Drug disorder 19 1.07%
Alcohol disorder 13 0.73%
Parkinson's disease 0 0%
Dementia 1 0.06%
Lower respiratory infections 35 1.98%


Armenia - Cause of Death in Age : 50 - 69 years
Cause Type Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Suicide 82 1.04%
Homicide 30 0.38%
Nutritional deficiencies 1 0.01%
Protein-energy malnutrition 0 0%
Natural disasters 0 0%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure) 15 0.19%
Diarrheal diseases 2 0.03%
Road accidents 73 0.93%
Tuberculosis 39 0.5%
HIV/AIDS 3 0.04%
Drowning 12 0.15%
Malaria 0 0%
Fire 11 0.14%
Cancers 2660 33.8%
Hepatitis 2 0.03%
Digestive diseases 176 2.24%
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases 790 10.04%
Liver disease 365 4.64%
Respiratory disease 227 2.88%
Kidney disease 105 1.33%
Cardiovascular diseases 3111 39.53%
Dementia 48 0.61%
Parkinson's disease 12 0.15%
Drug disorder 19 0.24%
Alcohol disorder 17 0.22%
Lower respiratory infections 69 0.88%


Armenia - Cause of Death in Age : 70 + years
Cause Type Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Suicide 48 0.28%
Homicide 9 0.05%
Nutritional deficiencies 1 0.01%
Protein-energy malnutrition 0 0%
Natural disasters 0 0%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure) 8 0.05%
Diarrheal diseases 3 0.02%
Road accidents 31 0.18%
Tuberculosis 13 0.08%
HIV/AIDS 0 0%
Drowning 6 0.04%
Malaria 0 0%
Fire 15 0.09%
Cancers 2250 13.29%
Hepatitis 1 0.01%
Digestive diseases 338 2%
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases 1300 7.68%
Liver disease 514 3.04%
Respiratory disease 984 5.81%
Kidney disease 257 1.52%
Cardiovascular disease 9791 57.83%
Parkinson's disease 129 0.76%
Dementia 1011 5.97%
Drug use disorders 12 0.07%
Alcohol use disorders 18 0.11%
Lower respiratory infections 191 1.13%


Major Risk Factors of Death (count) in Armenia
Major Risk Factors Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Unsafe water source 5 0.02%
Poor sanitation 5 0.02%
No access to handwashing facility 12 0.04%
Household air pollution 650 1.96%
Outdoor air pollution 2075 6.27%
Non-exclusive breastfeeding 16 0.05%
Discontinued breastfeeding 0 0%
Child wasting 64 0.19%
Child stunting 11 0.03%
Low birth weight 93 0.28%
Secondhand smoke 878 2.65%
Alcohol use 1043 3.15%
Drug use 311 0.94%
Diet low in fruits 1547 4.68%
Diet low in vegetables 235 0.71%
Unsafe sex 170 0.51%
Low physical activity 1244 3.76%
High blood sugar 3453 10.44%
High cholesterol 4269 12.9%
High body-mass index (obesity) 3725 11.26%
High blood pressure 8870 26.81%
Smoking 4346 13.13%
Iron deficiency 1 0%
Zinc deficiency 1 0%
Vitamin-A deficiency 0 0%
Low bone mineral density 65 0.2%


Armenia - Risk of Death in Age : Under 5 years
Risk Type Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Discontinued breastfeeding 0 0%
Non-exclusive breastfeeding 16 6.15%
Child stunting 11 4.23%
Low birth weight 93 35.77%
Drug use 0 0%
No access to handwashing facility 4 1.54%
Secondhand smoke 29 11.15%
Poor sanitation 3 1.15%
Unsafe water source 3 1.15%
Household air pollution 11 4.23%
Outdoor air pollution 26 10%
High body-mass index (obesity) 0 0%
High blood pressure 0 0%
High blood sugar 0 0%
Child wasting 64 24.62%
Iron deficiency 0 0%


Armenia - Risk of Death in Age : 5 - 14 years
Risk Type Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Drug use 0 0%
Alcohol use 0 0%
No access to handwashing facility 0 0%
Unsafe water source 0 0%
Unsafe sex 0 0%
Iron deficiency 1 14.29%
Secondhand smoke 2 28.57%
Household air pollution 1 14.29%
Outdoor air pollution 2 28.57%
High body-mass index (obesity) 0 0%
High blood sugar 1 14.29%
High blood pressure 0 0%
Poor sanitation 0 0%
Iron deficiency 0 0%


Armenia - Risk of Death in Age : 15 - 49 years
Risk Type Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Iron deficiency 1 0.06%
Low bone mineral density 3 0.17%
Drug use 58 3.35%
Alcohol use 166 9.58%
No access to handwashing facility 1 0.06%
Unsafe water source 1 0.06%
Poor sanitation 0 0%
Smoking 321 18.53%
Secondhand smoke 23 1.33%
Low physical activity 27 1.56%
Diet low in fruits 101 5.83%
Diet low in vegetables 9 0.52%
Unsafe sex 44 2.54%
High body-mass index (obesity) 207 11.95%
Household air pollution 36 2.08%
Outdoor air pollution 110 6.35%
High total cholesterol 234 13.51%
High blood pressure 288 16.63%
High blood sugar 102 5.89%


Armenia - Risk of Death in Age : 50 - 69 years
Risk Type Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Iron deficiency 0 0%
Low bone mineral density 15 0.14%
Drug use 143 1.31%
Alcohol use 394 3.62%
No access to handwashing facility 2 0.02%
Poor sanitation 1 0.01%
Unsafe sex 82 0.75%
Smoking 2256 20.7%
Secondhand smoke 198 1.82%
Unsafe water source 1 0.01%
Diet low in vegetables 42 0.39%
Diet low in fruits 566 5.19%
Low physical activity 250 2.29%
Outdoor air pollution 666 6.11%
Household air pollution 210 1.93%
High body-mass index (obesity) 1445 13.26%
High blood sugar 1150 10.55%
High total cholesterol 1224 11.23%
High blood pressure 2253 20.67%


Armenia - Risk of Death in Age : 70+ years
Risk Type Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Iron deficiency 0 0%
Low bone mineral density 47 0.23%
Drug use 110 0.54%
Alcohol use 483 2.39%
Smoking 1769 8.76%
Secondhand smoke 627 3.1%
Household air pollution 393 1.95%
Outdoor air pollution 1272 6.3%
No access to handwashing facility 5 0.02%
Poor sanitation 1 0%
Unsafe water source 1 0%
Unsafe sex 43 0.21%
Low physical activity 967 4.79%
Diet low in vegetables 184 0.91%
Diet low in fruits 880 4.36%
High cholesterol 2811 13.92%
High blood pressure 6328 31.34%
High blood sugar 2200 10.89%
High body-mass index (obesity) 2073 10.27%


Armenia - Number of Deaths by Cancer Type
Cancer Type Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Liver cancer Patients : 400 | Deaths : 133 33.25%
Breast cancer Patients : 5980 | Deaths : 494 8.26%
Larynx cancer Patients : 474 | Deaths : 98 20.68%
Kidney cancer Patients : 616 | Deaths : 78 12.66%
Thyroid cancer Patients : 315 | Deaths : 18 5.71%
Ovarian cancer Patients : 533 | Deaths : 116 21.76%
Stomach cancer Patients : 746 | Deaths : 490 65.68%
Uterine cancer Patients : 1311 | Deaths : 71 5.42%
Bladder cancer Patients : 1544 | Deaths : 191 12.37%
Cervical cancer Patients : 1247 | Deaths : 154 12.35%
Prostate cancer Patients : 1957 | Deaths : 223 11.39%
Testicular cancer Patients : 80 | Deaths : 3 3.75%
Pancreatic cancer Patients : 363 | Deaths : 262 72.18%
Esophageal cancer Patients : 64 | Deaths : 63 98.44%
Nasopharynx cancer Patients : 48 | Deaths : 11 22.92%
Colon & rectum cancer Patients : 2354 | Deaths : 489 20.77%
Non-melanoma skin cancer Patients : 1101 | Deaths : 30 2.72%
Lip & oral cancer Patients : 301 | Deaths : 46 15.28%
Brain & nervous system cancer Patients : 487 | Deaths : 210 43.12%
Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer Patients : 1282 | Deaths : 52 4.06%
Gallbladder & biliary tract cancer Patients : 36 | Deaths : 18 50%


Armenia - Number of Deaths due to Cancer - Age Wise
Age Number of Deaths % of Total Deaths
Under-5s 80 0.4%
5-14 year olds 33 0.17%
15-49 year olds 2632 13.31%
50-69 year olds 10766 54.46%
70+ year olds 6258 31.66%


Source :
http://www.gapminder.org/data/documentation/gd004/
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDRS/Resources/477365-1327525347307/8392086-1327528510568/WDR09_bookweb_1.pdf

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