How We Die in 2030

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Let’s be real with it: we’re all gonna die [well, not me - but that’s not the point]. That said - knowing how many of you are going to go could be interesting, in a wicked morbid kind of way. With that in mind, we bring you the World Health Organization’s Global Burden of Disease Report.

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To summarize, the WHO predicts a drop in HIV/AIDS related deaths, and increasing numbers of elderly [yay, you’ll live longer!] that will cause an increase in cardiovascular diseases. Sounds like a blast!

The WHO report updates information on the global burden of disease based on measurements from 2004 and projects how disease will affect the human population through 2030. Perhaps the most significant change it predicts is a global decline in deaths from communicable diseases. HIV/AIDS, the sixth leading cause of death in 2004 worldwide, is expected to peak around 2012 and drop to the number ten position by 2030. Other communicable diseases are expected to decline more quickly; tuberculosis, the seventh leading cause of death in 2004, is expected to plummet to number 23.

The sharp decline in communicable disease death will mean an increased aging population, especially in lower income countries, which means a greater proportion of the global population will die from diseases developed later in life, such as ischemic heart disease and cancers. But changes in global development and behaviors will also contribute to increases in certain causes of death. The WHO indicates that a global increase in tobacco smoking in middle- and low-income countries will bolster deaths from cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and some cancers. And increased transportation development and more crowded roads will help increase deaths from traffic accidents.

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.:WHO Global Burden of Disease -> via io9

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Posted: December 4th, 2008
at 5:05am by orangemenace


Categories: myninjaplease,life,fo' real?,real life news,science

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