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PLOS ONE "Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" 2013: May 2014: The Lancet "Population health and burden of disease profile of Iran among 20 countries in the region: from Afghanistan to Qatar and Lebanon ...
One study (that followed individuals from childhood to adulthood) showed that housing environment impacted mortality, with the main cause of death being the presence of pollutants in the house. [24] Higher rates of chronic diseases [ 25 ] such as obesity and diabetes, as well as cigarette smoking [ 26 ] were found in adolescents aged 10–21 ...
In most wealthy countries, the relative child poverty rate is 10 percent or less; in the United States, it is 21.9 percent. [110] The lowest poverty rates are more common in smaller well-developed and high-spending welfare states like Sweden and Finland, with about 5 or 6 percent. [110]
Recent financial difficulties' appears to be a factor of mortality. [81] One study estimated how many people die from poverty in the U.S. [82] Low socioeconomic status, as determined by economics, appears to reduce life expectancy. [83] The current systemic incentive for maximized profits may inhibit global occupational health and safety. [84]
People living in poverty are at an increased risk of cancer incidence and mortality, with annual death rates being 12% higher in countries living in poverty. [103] Globally, two out of three cancer deaths are attributed to lifestyle and behaviors such as smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity, and insufficient cancer screenings. [ 104 ]
In 2018, extreme poverty mainly refers to an income below the international poverty line of $1.90 per day (in 2011 prices, $2.57 in 2023 dollars), [2] set by the World Bank. In October 2017, the World Bank updated the international poverty line , a global absolute minimum, to $1.90 a day. [ 3 ]
One way that global health can be measured is through the prevalence of various global diseases in the world and their threat to decrease life expectancy in the present day. Estimates suggest that in a pre-modern, poor world, life expectancy was around 30 years in all regions of the world (mainly due to high infant mortality). [7]
Methods for evaluating syndemics have been a focus on scholarship for deepening the application of what has largely served as theory to understand why and how social and health conditions cluster together, interact, and are driven by shared forces, from climate (such as escalation of heat, rain, drought, and events) to poverty (such as food insecurity, poor housing, lack of safety, and limited ...