Monthly Archives: September 2014

Premature death can be reduced by 40% in 20 years!

Posted on September 22, 2014 by colinmathers

A paper by 16 international co-authors published last Friday in the Lancet, suggests that, with sustained international efforts, the number of premature deaths could be reduced by 40% over the next two decades (2010 – 2030), halving under – 50 … Continue reading →

Posted in Global health trends, Projections | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Child death rates falling faster – annual number of deaths halved since 1990

Posted on September 18, 2014 by colinmathers

The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN-IGME) released new data this week showing that under-five mortality rates have dropped by 49% between 1990 and 2013. The average annual reduction has accelerated – in some countries it has … Continue reading →

Posted in Global health trends | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Global patterns of violence against children

Posted on September 18, 2014 by colinmathers

The recently released UNICEF report on violence against children used our estimates of child homicide rates for year 2012 from the WHO Global Health Observatory. Of course, these estimates are uncertain for countries without good death registration data. We also … Continue reading →

Posted in Global health trends, World Health Organization | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Preventing suicide: A global imperative

Posted on September 4, 2014 by colinmathers

More than 800 000 people die by suicide every year, according to WHO’s first global report on suicide prevention, published today. Some 75% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries. Globally, suicide rates are highest in people aged 70 … Continue reading →

Posted in Global health trends, World Health Organization | Tagged , | Leave a comment