Southern Europeans highest life expectancy in the world
According to a recent study by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, life expectancy is expected to increase around the world by 2050. The institute attributes its findings to a number of factors, including “reductions in deaths from cardiovascular disease, respiratory infections, tuberculosis, and maternal and neonatal mortality.” While […]
Pandemic ‘Wiped Out Nearly a Decade of Progress’ on Life Expectancy
The World Health Organization (WHO) published a study this weekend finding that global life expectancy fell dramatically to 2012 levels shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began. annual World Health Statistics report, Published The statement, released Friday, came ahead of the World Health Assembly (WHA), an annual meeting of the U.N. body that began Monday in […]