The six events that cause disease and death

L’ European Environment Agency has compiled a new report on the complex links between the environment, social systems and health. Each of us strives to stay healthy. Unfortunately, it does not all depend on us since there are numerous external factors that have a significant impact on health and well-being.

So let’s delve into the six events that cause disease and death. A percentage of diseases are associated with environmental pollution resulting from human activity. With the magnifying glass we analyze the key results.

The worst events

The main threat to health remains air pollution. In Europe 400,000 people die prematurely due to pollution. Poor air quality, combined with the use of solid fuels, generates as many as 26,000 deaths every year.

Although underestimated, noise pollution has, on the other hand, a significant impact on human lives that have died prematurely. 12,000 people lose their lives due to noise pollution while another 48,000 are suffering from ischemic heart disease.

Often, in other articles published on ProiezionidiBorsa, we have focused on climate change. Heat waves overheat the globe more than they should, causing 130,000 deaths a year.

Exposure to dangerous chemicals therefore generates a wide range of chronic diseases. The WHO estimates that 2.7% of the deaths recorded in Italy are due to chemical exposure.

The human being suffers negative effects as a result of exposure to electromagnetic fields. Studies on the subject are not yet in-depth but the negative impact on health has been found under various aspects. The electromagnetic fields, in fact, affect the nerves, the sensory organs and heat the tissues.

Pay attention to what we drink and eat

Water pollution has an impact on health. Every year in Europe 25 thousand deaths are due to infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria. The greatest risks are linked to the use of contaminated drinking water or contact with contaminated bathing water.

Therefore we must be careful when we sit at the table and we consume fish containing pollutants such as mercury.

On balance, people are exposed to multiple risks to their health. The mixture of the six events that cause disease and death generates a real fatal cocktail.