Records can be original, ridiculous, funny and not so much. The latter include deadly diseases.
The coronavirus pandemic, which was rashly compared to the “Spanish flu” that devastated lives at the beginning of the last century, is still fresh in people’s memories. Only coronavirus is not considered the deadliest disease.
WHO, which studied mortality data over the past 20 years, named the most dangerous disease, writes BBC.
Memento mori
In fact, it is not the coronavirus or infectious diseases in general that you need to be afraid of. Humanity has been living with its main enemy for decades.
The fact is that the most insidious disease was considered to be disturbances in the functioning of the heart and problems with blood vessels.
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Moreover, statistics show that in this direction the mortality rate has been showing a steady increase over the past 20 years.
But there is also good news. WHO experts note that, compared to the beginning of the 2000s, the average human life expectancy has increased by 6 years and is 73 years.
TOP 10 deadly diseases
According to research conducted in 2019, the picture seems bleak.
The top three were coronary heart disease, stroke and COPD.
Next in decreasing order are lower respiratory tract infections and neonatal diseases, cancer of the trachea, bronchi and lungs, Alzheimer’s disease and other manifestations of dementia.
Diarrhea, diabetes and kidney disease close the sad list.
Previously, we told you why the cartoon “Masha and the Bear” was included in the Guinness Book of Records.
2024-04-04 07:46:20
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