How many people die from incurable diseases each year?

Hi, The figure various because some of the diseases can be curable but since they are diagnosed at late stage they are also considered as incurable. read more

So based on this we can say that about 17m die of infectious diseases, 18.2 millions deaths caused by cancer (2012) and 17.5 million die of cardiovascular diseases (2012). In total just for the above three conditions the figure is 52.7 millions deaths per year. read more

Press release Infectious diseases kill over 17 million people a year: WHO warns of global crisis Nearly 50,000 men, women and children are dying every day from infectious diseases; many of these diseases could be prevented or cured for as little as a single dollar per head, the World Health Organization says in The World Health Report 1996, published today. read more

There are approximately 7,000 different types of rare diseases and disorders, with more being discovered each day; 30 million people in the United States are living with rare diseases. This equates to 1 in 10 Americans or 10% of the U.S. population; Similar to the United States, Europe has approximately 30 million people living with rare diseases. read more