New 2020 World Health Statistics - an annual check-up on the ’s health - published today:
People are living longer and healthier lives but #COVID19 threatens to throw progress off track

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#WorldHealthData : life expectancy has increased.
Biggest gains in low-income countries where it 21% (11 yrs) between 2000 & 2016 due to:
Improved access to health services to prevent & treat HIV, malaria & TB
Better maternal & child healthcare

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#WorldHealthData : All over the world, the #COVID19 pandemic is causing significant loss of life, disrupting livelihoods, and threatening the recent advances in health and progress towards global development goals.

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#WorldHealthData : Overall shortage of services to prevent & treat NCDs like #cancer, diabetes, & disease, & stroke. In 2016, 71% deaths were attributable to #NCDs, with the majority of deaths (85%) occurring in low and middle-income countries.
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#WorldHealthData : Less than half the ’s population was able to obtain essential health services in 2017. Service coverage in low- and middle-income countries remains well below coverage in wealthier ones; as do health workforce densities.
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#WorldHealthData : In more than 40% of all countries, there are fewer than 10 medical doctors per 10 000 people. Over 55% of countries have fewer than 40 nursing and midwifery personnel per 10 000 people.

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#WorldHealthData : In 2020 approximately 1 billion people will be spending at least 10% of their household budgets on health care - a major financial burden. The majority of these people live in lower middle-income countries.

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#WorldHealthData : Globallly in 2017:
55% of ppl. lacked access to safely-managed sanitation services
29% of ppl. lacked safely-managed drinking water
40% of households lacked basic handwashing facilities with soap & water in their home

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#WorldHealthData : Stronger data & health information systems required to:
understand population health trends
develop policies
allocate resources
prioritize interventions
prepare for, prevent & respond to health emergencies like #COVID19

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Although there were 28 million nurses in 2018 up from 23 million in 2013, we still see huge disparities by region.

The world needs millions more if it is to achieve #HealthForAll by 2030

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The World Health Statistics 2020 visual summary is now available in all six @UN languages:

العربية
中文
English
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This report is a vital tool for policy-makers to advance public health through the latest #WorldHealthData https://bit.ly/2AYzrY4