Optimistic statistics of life expectancy growth
The average life expectancy in the world has increased since 1990
More than 700 specialists from a hundred countries, led by physicians from the Institute of Population Health Statistics at the University of Washington (IHME), conducted a study that showed how the average life expectancy of people around the world has changed, and how the list of the most common diseases has changed from 1990 to 2013, Infox reports. The analysis was carried out for 188 countries, more than 240 diseases were in the field of vision of doctors.
As it turned out, the average life expectancy increased from 65.3 years in 1990 to 71.5 years in 2013. According to the authors, if this trend continues, by 2030 the average life expectancy of women will reach 85.3 years, and men - 78 years.
"This is an inspiring trend, people have really begun to live longer. In this situation, it is very important to pursue the right health policy in order to cope with the problems that inevitably arise," says IHME Director Dr. Christopher Murray.
In high-income countries, the increase in life expectancy was due to a decrease in mortality from cardiovascular diseases (by 22%) and from cancer (by 15%), the authors say. For example, mortality from breast cancer decreased by 18%, from leukemia by 20%, lung cancer by 9%, and the number of deaths from cervical cancer and bowel cancer also decreased. Unfortunately, deaths from pancreatic cancer, kidney cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas have increased.
But in sub-Saharan Africa, life expectancy has not increased. The main cause of high mortality in these countries is the incidence of HIV and AIDS. For example, the number of deaths from AIDS in these countries has increased by 334%.
The authors note that in some low–income countries - Nepal, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Niger, Maldives and Iran, "exceptional achievements in life expectancy" are noted: life expectancy there increased by more than 12 years during the study period.
According to the study, diseases such as coronary heart disease, stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) claimed the most lives worldwide in 2013 – they accounted for approximately 32% of deaths. Also, from 1990 to 2010, mortality from liver cancer caused by hepatitis C increased (by 125%), from serious heart rhythm disorders (by 100%), from drug use (by 63%), from chronic kidney disease (by 37%), diabetes mellitus (by 9%) and pancreatic cancer (by 7%).
An article on the analysis of mortality and morbidity of the population was published in the latest issue of The Lancet (Global, regional, and national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013).
In the press release of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), Life expectancy increases globally as death toll falls from major diseases, in addition to a relatively brief summary of the essence of the article, you can find a lot of interactive graphs on the studied topic - VM.
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