US EditionGlobal Health Study Warns of Rising Youth Deaths Amid Declining Overall Mortality
Global mortality rates dropped 67% since 1950 but deaths among youths rose in regions like North America and sub-Saharan Africa due to suicide, substance use, and infectious diseases.
- This year, the Global Burden of Disease 2023 study, published in The Lancet and presented at the World Health Summit in Berlin, found global mortality declining overall but rising among adolescents and young adults in 204 countries.
- NCDs now account for the largest share of global health loss, with ischemic heart disease, stroke, and diabetes leading; researchers estimate half of deaths could be prevented by modifying risk factors.
- Across decades, disability-adjusted life years fell 36% since 1990 while East Asia cut under-5 mortality by 68% and CMNN diseases declined nearly 26%, even as anxiety rose 63% and depression 26%.
- Emmanuela Gakidou warned that recent aid cuts threaten decades of progress in low-income regions dependent on international aid, urging policymakers to include adolescents and young adults facing rising mortality.
- Dr. Christopher Murray said, `The rapid growth in the world's aging population and evolving risk factors have ushered in a new era of global health challenges`, highlighting geographic health inequities with life expectancy from 83 in high-income regions to 62 in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Youth death rates stagnate despite global decline: Lancet
New Delhi: Despite overall death rates declining by 67 per cent across the world, mortality rates among young adults have not witnessed a similar pattern due to factors such as suicide, drug overdose and high alcohol consumption, according to a global study published in The Lancet journal. The findings are part of the ‘Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023’, which has analysed data from about 3,10,000 sources and over 14,000 researchers and expert…
Global health study warns of rising youth deaths amid declining overall mortality
Global mortality rates are falling but not among youths and young adults, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study published in The Lancet today and presented at the World Health Summit in Berlin.
The world is experiencing an increase in mortality among teenagers and young adults.
Global mortality rates are declining, but not among young people and young adults. This is reflected in the latest study by the Institute of Metrics and Health Assessment (IHME) of the University of Washington School of Medicine in the United States on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD), published this Sunday in The Lancet and presented at the World Health Summit in Berlin, Germany. In addition, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) currently account…
Global Burden of Disease study: Mortality declines, but youth deaths and health inequities rise
Global mortality rates are falling, but not among youths and young adults, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study published in The Lancet today and presented at the World Health Summit in Berlin.
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