“Behind each point of data is a person – a child who has not reached his fifth anniversary, a mother lost in childbirth, a life interrupted by a avoidable disease“Said who chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, while the last statistics report of the organization revealed the deeper health impacts of the pandemic.
Warning that global progress is threatened today, which called on governments on Thursday to act, with urgency, commitment and responsibility to the people they serve “. Tedros deplored “avoidable tragedies” behind statistics.
Chronic diseases
The 2025 report shows About 1.4 billion more people lived healthier lives by the end of 2024exceeding which is a billion objectives. This was motivated by a reduction in tobacco use, better quality of overall air and access to water, hygiene and sanitation, said who.
But underinvestment in primary health care, shortages of skilled health workers and gaps in service such as immunization and delivery in complete safety.
Pushed by population growth and aging, premature deaths of non -transmitted diseases, such as cancer and diabetes, increase. In the world, these diseases now explain the main causes of death in people under the age of 70.
In addition, “Air pollution continues to harm the health of the population in the world“Said who Haidong Wang is.
Maternal death
The maternal death rate dropped by more than 40% and the deaths of children under the age of five were reduced by half between 2000 and 2023.
However, progress has been either blocked or reversed in many countries, and maternal and children’s deaths do not fall “quickly enough” – putting millions of lives in danger.
Millions of others live in play
Covering essential health services and emergency protection have lagged behind, according to data from the United Nations Health Agency.
Without correction of urgent lessons, Who estimates that the world is likely to lose the possibility of preventing 700,000 additional maternal deaths And eight million deaths of children under the age of five ”, between 2024 and 2030.
