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Jan 16, 2024 · A World Economic Forum report estimates that climate change will lead to 14.5 million additional deaths and $12.5 trillion in economic losses by 2050. The report analyzes the impact of six major climate-driven events on human health and the healthcare system worldwide.
May 16, 2024 · Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major cause of death and economic loss worldwide, and requires urgent action from all sectors. Learn how the World Economic Forum and its partners are working to close the access gap, spur innovation, and strengthen surveillance and evidence for AMR.
Apr 2, 2024 · Child deaths have reached a historic low – but there's still much more to do Apr 2, 2024 UNICEF figures show that the mortality rate of children under the age of five is the lowest it has been since 1990.
Sep 29, 2020 · The web page compares the number of deaths from COVID-19 with other leading causes of death globally, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and road traffic accidents. It also shows how the pandemic has affected the prevention and treatment of other diseases and conditions.
Jan 17, 2024 · The climate crisis could result in an additional 14.5 million deaths, $12.5 trillion in economic losses, and $1.1 trillion in extra costs to healthcare systems by 2050, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum and Oliver Wyman.
May 1, 2024 · 1.6 billion workers breathing polluted workplace air, resulting in up to 860,000 work-related deaths of outdoor workers each year. More than 870 million agricultural workers in contact with dangerous pesticides, causing more than 300,000 deaths annually from pesticide poisoning.
Aug 21, 2024 · Global heat records are being broken almost every month, with the 14 months to July 2024 all the hottest months on record. Learn how extreme heat affects health, environment and economy, and what cities and nature-based solutions can do to adapt to a hotter climate.
Jan 10, 2024 · The report analyses global risks over one- and two-year horizons and examines how they may interact to create four potential high-risk outlooks for the world by 2034. It finds that the world faces a predominantly negative outlook for 2024, with extreme weather, AI-generated misinformation, societal polarization and cost-of-living crisis as top concerns.
Aug 15, 2024 · Mpox is a viral disease that causes fever, rash and swollen lymph nodes. It is transmitted through direct contact with infected animals or humans and can be treated with antiviral drugs. Learn more about the current outbreak, the WHO's declaration and the global efforts to control it.
May 15, 2024 · “The zero fatality corridor solution has so far delivered a 40% reduction in deaths on average, on the roads that we are currently implementing it on. “We have recently partnered with the government of India to scale the effort to 100 national highways, in 100 districts across the country, so that we can deliver our objective of reducing deaths nationally by 50% by 2030.”
