2021年2月3日 · The leading cause of death in the world in 2019 was ischaemic heart disease, also known as coronary heart disease, the WHO report found. It was responsible for 16% of total deaths and since 2000 has seen the largest increase …

2021年6月10日 · The study finds there are approximately 275 million women around the world with CVD, with global age-standardised prevalence estimated at 6,402 cases per 100,000. Ischemic heart disease (47% of CVD deaths) followed by stroke (36% of CVD deaths) are the leading causes of death in women in worldwide.

2024年12月17日 · The climate crisis could result in an additional 14.5 million deaths, $12.5 trillion in economic losses, and $1.1 trillion in extra costs to healthcare systems by 2050. Floods, droughts and heatwaves were highlighted as the three most acute climate risks for global health.

2021年5月31日 · An acute shortage of midwives is leading to a “terrible toll” in the form of preventable deaths, according to a new report. Across the globe, 900,000 midwives are needed by 2035 to save an estimated 4.3 million lives a year, The State of …

2021年2月11日 · Burning fossil fuels is causing nearly one in five of all deaths worldwide. A new study found the death toll is almost twice as high as previously thought. China’s clean-air initiatives have saved 1.5 million lives, but the country still has the highest death toll. The researchers call on policymakers to make the switch to clean energy.

2022年7月15日 · This estimate of 15 million excess deaths over 2020 and 2021 is in line with estimates from other organizations. The Economist put its central estimate of excess deaths at 17.6 million. The World Health Organization, which is a …

2021年12月8日 · On 28 June, global cases passed 10 million, only six days after reaching nine million, while deaths passed 500,000. JULY 2020 US firm Moderna, the first to start a human trial of a COVID-19 vaccine, published early results showing it triggered an immune response against the virus with no serious side effects.

2021年6月15日 · A third, grim factor is also at work: the death toll of the disease itself. Researchers predict that life expectancy in the United States has declined by a full year as a result of COVID deaths. Racial minorities were particularly hard hit, with African American life expectancy suppressed by two years and Latino life expectancy by three years.

2021年5月21日 · Road deaths and injuries cost developing countries between 3% and 5% of GDP, jeopardizing their development prospects. The Sustainable Development Goals contain two targets specifically on safe and sustainable mobility, in goals relating to health (SDG3) and sustainable cities and communities (SDG11) .

2019年8月6日 · The study looked at deaths from 1990-2016 in 195 countries and territories across the world. Regional hotspot When it comes to gun deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, El Salvador had the highest rate of any country in 2016.