5 of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases - The World …
WEBApr 9, 2020 — About 10 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2018, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). About 1.5 million died. And even though it’s curable and preventable, it’s still the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. And it’s in the top 10 causes of death worldwide.
These are the top 10 global causes of death - The World Economic …
WEBFeb 3, 2021 — 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.
How does COVID-19 compare to other major causes of death?
WEBSep 29, 2020 — 56 million people died in 2017, with cardiovascular disease the leading cause of death globally. More than a million people have now died of COVID-19 – the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 – in the nine months since the first cases were reported in China. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has …
Medical inventions that have seen off infectious diseases over last …
WEBMay 11, 2023 — From smallpox to COVID: the medical inventions that have seen off infectious diseases over the past century. May 11, 2023. The Ebola and COVID-19 vaccines have shown that vaccinations remain critical to control infectious diseases. Image: Unsplash/fusion_medical_animation.
Top 8 emerging diseases likely to cause major epidemics
WEBApr 7, 2016 — Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is a tick-borne virus primarily found in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. It causes death in up to 40% of cases and has no vaccine. Filovirus diseases include Ebola, a virus that saw severe outbreaks in West Africa in 2014-2015 and is often fatal if untreated. There are currently no vaccines for Ebola, but two ...
WHO's 10 most urgent health challenges for the 2020s - World …
WEBFeb 17, 2020 — At the same time, more – and more intense – extreme weather events like drought and floods increase malnutrition rates and help spread infectious diseases like malaria. 2. Delivering health in conflict and crisis. WHO records show attacks on medical staff led to 193 deaths in 2019.
Combating infectious diseases worldwide requires better data
WEBMar 15, 2023 — Every year, malaria, HIV and tuberculosis kill over 2.8 million people — and this burden is felt disproportionally by less wealthy countries. Data is a powerful tool to research answers to the infectious diseases problem, but can be piecemeal or patchy. To address this challenge, the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory collates data on ...
Global Risks Report 2022: what you need to know - World …
WEBJan 11, 2022 — Societal risks make up a third of the global top 10, with societal cohesion erosion and livelihood crises completing the top five, while infectious diseases come lower down at number six. Climate action failure is also considered the most critical threat to the world in both the medium term (2-5 years) and long term (5-10 years), with the ...
These are the world’s greatest threats in 2021 - The World …
WEBJan 19, 2021 — These are the top risks facing the world in 2020. The Global Risks Report 2021 is the 16th edition of the Forum’s annual analysis and looks back at a year ravaged by a global pandemic, economic downturn, political turmoil and the ever-worsening climate crisis. The report explores how countries and businesses can act in the face of these risks.
10 global health issues the WHO is tracking in 2021
WEBJan 8, 2021 — WHO’s latest Global Health Estimates revealed that noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) were responsible for 7 of the top 10 causes of death in 2019. In 2020 we saw how particularly vulnerable people with NCDs are to COVID-19, and how vital it is to ensure that screening and treatment programmes for diseases such …