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The top four causes of death in 2019 were the same for men and women: Ischaemic heart disease. Stroke. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Lower respiratory infections. In men, the fifth most common cause of death in 2019 were lung cancers and other trachea/bronchus-related ailments.
Between January and April 2020, the data for England and Wales includes around 27,000 excess deaths, according to analysis carried out by The Financial Times. That’s a jump of 52%. Other countries’ all-cause death tolls have also seen huge increases over the same period: Italy (90%), Spain (72%), Belgium (60%).
And it’s in the top 10 causes of death worldwide. TB is caused by bacteria spread from person to person in the air through coughs or sneezes. It can be treated with antibiotics, but when these drugs aren’t used properly or are mismanaged, multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant TB can occur.
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 16 January 2024 – A new World Economic Forum report, published today, warns that by 2050 climate change may cause an additional 14.5 million deaths and $12.5 trillion in economic losses worldwide. Despite the stark findings, there is still time for global stakeholders to take decisive, strategic action to counter ...
PPH, or excessive bleeding after birth, results in around 70,000 deaths a year, despite being treatable and preventable. It affects millions of women each year and is the leading cause of maternal death. The vast majority of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
New data from the WHO shows the leading causes of global deaths in 2019. The top causes, in order of lives lost, are ischaemic heart disease, stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Collectively the top 10 causes of death accounted for 55% of the 55.4 million deaths that were on record last year. HIV/AIDS dropped from being the eighth ...
From Russia to Brazil, record COVID-19 case numbers are being reported as the Omicron variant continues to spread across the globe. And deaths are continuing to rise too. On 28 January, Australia suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic so far, with nearly 100 deaths. In the US, Omicron is claiming an average of 2,200 lives each day ...
What is the number one cause of death for sick people seeking treatment in developing countries? If you think it is lack of access to healthcare, think again. A recent report by The Lancet Global Health Commission on High Quality Health Systems found that 5.7 million people die in low and middle-income countries every year from poor quality ...
15% of all child deaths in 2017 – Pneumonia and other lower respiratory diseases. Almost every seventh child who died in 2017 died of a lower respiratory infection (LRI), which has remained the leading cause of mortality over the past three decades. Pneumonia is the leading LRI. It is caused primarily by bacterial infections.
5. Freshwater species declining faster than anything else. Populations of freshwater wildlife species are declining disportionately faster than others, dropping by an average of 84% between 1970 and 2018, WWF’s Living Planet Report 2020 showed. The figure also marks a rise of 1% on the 83% reported two years ago. 6.