10 causes of death in the world

10 causes of death in the world, The average human lifespan has increased in the past twenty years from approximately 67 to 73 years, but do most people live those long years of life in good health or with disability and disease?

The list of non-communicable diseases that kill or disable people is among the top 10 causes of death and disability, according to the World Health Organization.

The organization revealed its estimates for the year 2019 regarding the causes of death and disability around the world, and indicated that non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer and respiratory system, currently occupy seven of the top ten causes of death in the world, which is an increase compared to the year 2000 when non-communicable diseases were Invalids make up four of the ten leading causes of death.

Hence, attention should be paid to focusing on and increasingly accelerating the control efforts in the field of noncommunicable diseases reduction, diagnosis and treatment.

These estimates highlight the urgent need to fundamentally improve primary health care in a fair and comprehensive manner. It is clear that robust primary health care is the foundation of everything from controlling noncommunicable diseases to managing global pandemics.

“Covid 19”

The “Covid 19” pandemic has claimed the lives of more than one and a half million people so far, as people with concomitant health conditions (such as: heart disease, diabetes and respiratory diseases) constitute the group most at risk of complications and death from the virus.

Heart disease is at the fore
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death globally, accounting for 16% of all deaths from all causes. It kills more people today than ever before, with the number of deaths from heart disease rising by more than two million cases since 2000, reaching nearly nine million deaths in 2019.

More than half of the additional deaths (2 million) were concentrated in the Western Pacific Region. Conversely, the European Region has seen a relative decline in heart disease, with deaths from heart disease decreasing by 15%.

Diabetes

Deaths from diabetes rose by 70% globally between 2000 and 2019, with an 80% increase in deaths among males. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, deaths from diabetes more than doubled and represented the largest percentage of the increase in all WHO regions.

Alzheimer’s and dementia

The organization’s data found that Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia joined the list of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Ranked third in both the Americas and Europe in 2019, women are disproportionately affected by the disease, accounting for 65% of deaths from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia globally.

Causes of death changed between 2000 and 2019

In 2019, pneumonia and other lower respiratory infections were the deadliest group of communicable diseases. Together, they ranked fourth in the list of leading causes of death. However, compared to 2000, lower respiratory infections took fewer lives than in the past, with deaths reduced by nearly half a million people globally.

AIDS

HIV/AIDS has fallen from the eighth leading cause of death in 2000 to 19th in 2019, reflecting the success of efforts to prevent infection, test for HIV and treat the disease over the past two decades, according to the WHO.

TB

Tuberculosis is no longer among the top ten causes of death globally; It fell from the seventh place in the year 2000 to the thirteenth place in 2019, with a 30% decrease in the number of deaths globally.

The WHO reports highlight a worrying overall trend of slowing or stalling progress in combating infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.

People live longer, but disease suffers
In 2019, the average lifespan is six years longer than it was in 2000. But on average, people are healthy in just five of those extra years.

According to WHO estimates, disability is increasing, and to a large extent, diseases and health conditions that cause the most deaths are responsible for the largest number of years of healthy life lost. Heart disease, diabetes, stroke, lung cancer, and COPD collectively account for nearly 100 million more years of healthy life lost in 2019 compared to 2000.

Accidents and drugs

Injury is another major cause of disability and death. There has been a significant increase in traffic injuries in Africa since 2000, with an increase of nearly 50% in both deaths and healthy years lost. A similar but slightly lower increase (about 40%) was observed in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Males constitute 75% of deaths from road traffic injuries.

In the Americas, drug use has emerged as a significant contributor to both disability and death. There was an increase in deaths from substance use disorders in the Americas between 2000 and 2019, the only region in which substance use disorder is one of the top 10 contributing factors to lost years of healthy life due to premature death and disability.

Health data has been published in various media, and it can be used to spread health awareness among people instead of relying on expectations from health workers, and this is necessary through special centers for monitoring and following up on health cases, in addition to government institutions, where they contribute to setting policy priorities and treatment. and allocating available resources to prevent disability and save lives.

Translated from: Alghad