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🆕 The latest World Health Statistics report finds that #COVID19 is responsible for at least 3 million excess deaths in 2020 👉 bit.ly/HealthData2021

#HealthData

As of 31 Dec 2020, #COVID19 had infected over 82 million people & killed over 1.8 million. But preliminary estimates suggest the total number of global “excess deaths” directly & indirectly attributable to COVID-19 in 2020 is 1.2 million higher than the official figures reported.

The term “excess deaths” describes deaths beyond what would have been expected under “normal” conditions. It captures not only confirmed deaths, but also #COVID19 deaths that were not correctly diagnosed & reported, as well as deaths attributable to the overall crisis conditions.

Some countries only report #COVID19 deaths occurring in hospitals or the deaths of people who have tested positive for COVID-19. Many countries cannot accurately measure or report cause of death due to inadequate or under-resourced health information systems. #HealthData

Irrespective of the #COVID19 pandemic, inequalities and data gaps impede targeted interventions. Only half of countries include disaggregated #HealthData in their published national health statistical reports. bit.ly/HealthData2021

The #HealthData shows that:

1⃣life expectancy at birth increased from 66.8 years in 2000 to 73.3 years in 2019

2⃣healthy life expectancy increased from 58.3 years to 63.7 years.

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The #HealthData shows that global tobacco use has decreased by 33% since 2000. bit.ly/HealthData2021

Say #NoTobacco! #CommitToQuit!

The #HealthData shows that the prevalence of adult obesity is increasing: in 2016 up to a quarter of the populations in high-income countries were obese. bit.ly/HealthData2021

The #HealthData shows that although the prevalence of #hypertension declined worldwide between 2000 and 2015, it is increasing slightly in low-income countries. bit.ly/HealthData2021

The #HealthData shows that children & women in low & lower-middle-income countries are at higher risk of malnutrition incl.:
-stunting
-wasting
-anaemia during pregnancy.

People in upper-middle-income countries are more susceptible to being overweight.

Before #COVID19, many countries were making progress towards universal health coverage. Improvements in the coverage of essential health services were recorded in all income groups and across different types of services, despite persistent inequalities.