Life-expectancy-disease
The essential data about life-expectancy-disease explained in 11 infographics. Detailed charts and maps covering world causes of death, share of population with alcohol and drug use disorders, share of deaths in north america-cardiovascular and cancers, share of deaths in the world by cardiovascular diseases and cancers and more. Learn the truth about life-expectancy-disease and how it relates to the state of the world on The Global Education Project website with un-biased facts from the most reliable sources.
In 2018, the Center for Disease Control reported that US life expectancy had declined in recent years, a trend largely attributed to drug overdose and suicide. Suicide rates in the US have risen by 30% since 1999.
According to the 2017 Global Burden of Disease study, 3.4 million people died prematurely as a result of outdoor air pollution—more than 3 times the number who died from HIV/AIDS.
Clear, factual information on the trends of life expectancy; which diseases are causing what share of deaths in the world and North America; a historical and contemporary look at the AIDS epidemic; alcohol and drug use disorders.
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