Nearly 150,000 people die each day around the world, according to 2017 data Cardiovascular diseases are the biggest killer globally A zoonosis is any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans A growing global population, spreading urbanization and climate change are all contributing to a higher risk of zoonotic diseases. And deaths are continuing to rise too On 28 january, australia suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic so far, with nearly 100 deaths.
Strokes could lead to 10 million deaths a year by 2050, research suggests the number of people dying of strokes could increase by 50% by 2050 unless significant improvements are made in prevention and treatment, a new report suggests. Heart diseases and stroke are two of the biggest killers, according to who’s 2019 report on the most common causes of death worldwide There have been encouraging improvements, with deaths from hiv/aids and tuberculosis in decline Alzheimer’s is still a growing problem and affects more women than men The world health organization and us public health agency have declared measles 'an imminent threat' to the world In 2021, there were an estimated 9 million cases and 128,000 deaths from measles worldwide, with large outbreaks in 22 countries
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