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Bookmark or Share- The top causes of death for women – and how to combat themThe statistics have been aggregated by region – but interestingly, regardless of the development status of a woman’s environment, the causes of death are consistently NCDs. The only exception is Africa, where 56% of deaths are attributed to communicable, maternal, perinatal or nutritional conditions.
- 5 of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases - The World Economic ForumAnd 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.
- What is all-cause mortality data and why does it matter in a pandemic ...Despite the delays and differences, every death that was really caused by coronavirus will be counted within overall, all-cause death statistics. Identifying the gap between the expected averages and the deaths actually recorded will help reveal a truer death toll. But reaching these figures will take time and further analysis.
- These are the top 10 global causes of death - The World Economic ForumThe 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 in mortalities, killing 8.9 million people in 2019.
- 12 new breakthroughs in the fight against cancer - The World Economic ForumCancer kills around 10 million people a year and is a leading cause of death globally, according to the World Health Organization. Breast, lung and colon cancer are among the most common. Death rates from cancer were falling before the pandemic .
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