According to Our World in Data, around 56 million people died in 2017 globally. Half of them were 70 years or older; 27 per cent were aged between 50 and69 while 14 per cent were of ages 15 to 49 and only 1 per cent was aged 5 to14. Infants comprised 10 per cent.
Here are some of the life-threatening dangers that we take for granted.