Infant mortality has fallen and life expectancy is increasing, according to the rresults of the Global Burden of Disease report published in the medical journal The Lancet which reveals that one in five deaths in the world is linked to poor diet.
Researchers from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington in Seattle (USA) have published their report, the Global Burden of Disease on life expectancy and the causes of mortality worldwide.
Poor diet implicated in 1 in 5 deaths
In 2016, of the 54.7 million deaths recorded worldwide, 72% were due to non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular illnesses where the diabetesoften related to lifestyle (diet, physical activity, tobacco, alcoholetc.).
Poor diet, especially one low in Whole grains, fruits and vegetables, nut, Pisces, and that rich in salt would be responsible for just over ten million deaths (18.8%) worldwide. “Poor dietary habits represent the main mortality risk,” say the authors. In addition high blood sugar and blood pressure, obesity and excess cholesterol blood remain the ten main risk factors for death.
Higher life expectancy and lower infant mortality
The report, which collated data from 195 countries and territories, found that global life expectancy for both women and men jumped 14 years, from 58.4 in 1970 to 72.5 in 2016. And it is Japan which is at the top of the podium with the highest life expectancy (83.9 years for both sexes) and the Central African Republic at the bottom (50.2 years).
This study also reveals that the mortality of children under 5 fell for the first time below 5 million in 2016 (compared to 16.4 million in 1970).
“Overall, people are living longer,” says Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington in Seattle (USA). noted with his colleagues over the last decade “significant progress” such as the decline in infant mortality and malaria“.
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