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[21] [22] According to the World Health Organization, approximately 10 million new TB infections occur every year, and 1.5 million people die from it each year – making it the world's top infectious killer (before COVID-19 pandemic). [21] However, there is a lack of sources which describe major TB epidemics with definite time spans and death ...
Rheumatic heart disease: 3.7: 0.50%: −21.3 ... corresponding to over 13% of total ... ~9.9% deaths of adults aged 40 to 69 years and ~7.8% adults aged 70 years or ...
Cardiovascular disease, sometimes abbreviated as CVD, is the leading cause of death worldwide. It’s a catchall term for heart problems and problems with your blood vessels. ... Less than 40% ...
On average, women develop CVD approximately 10 years after their male counterparts. [101] In the United States, approximately 6% of women over 20 have coronary heart disease. [103] The highest prevalence of CVD is present in adults over the age of 80, and women and men have similar rates of disease after the age of 60. [99]
Women are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, when an out-of-whack immune system attacks their own bodies — and new research may finally explain why. It’s all about how the ...
The leading cause of avoidable deaths was ischaemic heart disease in males and lung cancer in females. ... 40 and 85 Years ... 9–17 years of age. In 2008, the top ...
The disease has many complications, including anxiety, dementia, and depression. [29] Parkinson's disease typically occurs in people over the age of 60, of whom about one percent are affected. [30] [31] The prevalence of Parkinson's disease dementia also increases with age, and to a lesser degree, duration of the disease. [32]
Scientists have never been able to explain why women are at such greater risk of autoimmune disease, but new research published in Cell on February 1 could hold the answer. And the key lies in the ...