Post on 24-Dec-2015
Global Health ISAmerica’s Health
Tom Frieden, MD, MPHCommissioner
New York City Health DepartmentNovember 18, 2008
Global Burden of DiseaseChildren Are Hit Hard
• 10 million deaths of children <5 yrs. (99% in developing countries) – 4 million are newborns–Maternal and child under-nutrition cause >1/3 of child
deaths
• Lack of clean water/sanitation kill 2 million people a year – mostly children
• >500,000 women die of pregnancy-related causes
• 1 million deaths/year from malaria
Global Burden of DiseaseChronic Diseases Kill 35 Million a Year
• 80% of chronic disease deaths are in developing countries
• Cardiovascular disease is leading cause of death–4 million people die from high cholesterol–7 million people die from high blood pressure
• 5 million deaths result from violence and injuries
Global Burden of DiseaseTobacco Is the Leading Agent of Death
• Tobacco kills 5.4 million/year – one in 10 adult deaths worldwide– About 1 in 4 adults smokes – >1 billion people– Deaths could double in the next few decades
• Tobacco use could kill 1 billion people worldwide this century unless urgent action is taken
Global Tobacco Control Is Underfunded Compared with
Other Leading Causes of Death
World Health Organization
U.S. Lags Other Developed Nations in International Aid
Aid as percentage of GDP, 2006
OECD, 2006 data.
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