Death rates in the 20th century fever, polio, measles, hepatitis among others. However, war, genocide and Holocausts have led to many millions of deaths throughout the century, and late in the century AIDS had already killed millions, particularly in Africa and south-east Asia. Cancer also killed millions via lifestyle and pollution generated by increased work in factories. During the 20th century, an enormous improvement in public health led to an overall decrease in death rates. Infant mortality rates and maternal mortality rates have dramatically decreased. In the early 1900s, 6-9 women died in pregnancy-related complications for every 1,000 births, while 100 infants died before they were
Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century The Team of the 20th Century in Icelandic basketball was chosen in 2001. The selection of the men's team was made by a 50-person panel while a 25-person panel selected the women's team. Player of the century<br> Pétur Guðmundsson Starting five<br> F - Valur Ingimundarson<br> F - Teitur Örlygsson<br> C - Pétur Guðmundsson<br> G - Jón Sigurðsson<br> G - Jón Kr. Gíslason Bench<br> G - Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson<br> F - Torfi Magnússon<br> F - Símon Ólafsson<br> G - Kolbeinn Pálsson<br> C - Einar Bollason<br> F - Guðmundur Bragason<br> G - Pálmar Sigurðsson Player of