Over the course of one month, as the missing were declared dead, the estimates of deaths due to the Asian tsunami rose to above 300,000. But, that wasn't the only horrendous death toll. Here is a listing of on-going death rates around the globe, each month.
HIV/AIDS
250,000
42 million affected
Malaria
83,000
3,000 African children die daily
Hepatitis B
80,000
Diarrhea
166,000, mostly children, due to bad water
Pneumonia/respiratory infections
333,000, mostly children
Cardiovascular diseases
1.3 million
Cancer
583,000
Smoking
333,000
Diabetes
250,000
171 million affected
Physical inactivity
166,000
Obesity
1 billion adults overweight;
22 million are children under age 5
Child Poverty
1.3 billion people live in severe poverty;
600 million are children
Malnourishment
852 million affected
— Amy MacLachlan
