Guwahati, Oct. 21 -- Although mortality rates are falling globally ensuring a longer life for the people, yet health inequalities and chronic lifestyle-related diseases are on the rise.
The landmark Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2023 published recently shows that while people worldwide are living longer, health inequalities and chronic lifestyle-related diseases are on the rise.
The GBD 2023, presented at the World Health Summit in Berlin, reveals that deaths from infectious diseases like tuberculosis, diarrhoea, and malaria have dropped sharply since 1990. However, deaths due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, and mental health disorders now dominate, accounting for nearly two-thir...