http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/infographic-shows-differences-between-diseases-we-donate-and-diseases-kill-us
Assuming all of the data is accurate and up to date and adjusted to inflation, etc. here is a quick table showing the dollars raised per death. Note that according to the data in this infographic Prostate Cancer receives the most dollars per death (Just shy of $7,000), even more than Breast Cancer. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Heart Disease combined (again, according to the data in this chart) kills 739,519 however each disease received ~ $49 and $91per person killed, respectively. Of course, perhaps they are both very well funded and do not "need" donations as much as the other diseases.
Long story short - if the story is in infographic form... it is probably not well presented.
EDIT -- Note that many others had similar thoughts and redesigned this infographic.
Some from that thread requested a chart. See below.
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