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WHO estimates show life expectancy nearing its pre-pandemic level in 2023
Global life expectancy returned to 73.3 years, while healthy life expectancy remained 0.4 years below 2019.
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WHO estimates 41 million people were living with HIV at end-2025
WHO estimates updated in July 2026 put new HIV infections at 1.2 million and HIV-related deaths at 570,000 in 2025.
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WHO and UNICEF: 85% of infants completed three-dose DTP series in 2025
WUENIC estimates put global three-dose DTP coverage at 85%, up one point; an estimated 13.5 million children received no vaccine.
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Provisional U.S. deaths reached 3.09 million in 2025
The NCHS report put the age-adjusted death rate at 689.2 per 100,000, 4.6% below 2024.
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WHO estimates unsafe food caused 866 million illnesses in 2021
New estimates show children under five carry a disproportionate foodborne disease burden relative to their population share.
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U.S. overdose deaths fell nearly 14% in 2025
CDC’s provisional estimate fell to 69,973; opioid-involved deaths also declined.
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WHO: 287 million people lived with chronic hepatitis B or C in 2024
WHO’s 2026 report estimates 1.34 million viral hepatitis deaths in 2024 and highlights gaps in diagnosis and treatment.
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WHO: 567 million additional people covered by essential health services in 2025
Against its 2018 baseline, WHO’s estimated service coverage rose by 136 million people from 2024.
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About one in five European TB cases went unreported in 2024
A joint WHO Europe–ECDC report found 2024 diagnoses covered 79% of estimated disease burden in the region.
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UN estimates: 4.9 million children died before age five in 2024
New child mortality estimates put neonatal deaths at 2.3 million in 2024 and show slower progress since 2015.
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EU/EEA countries reported 7,655 measles cases in 2025
ECDC preliminary data show reports from 30 countries fell from 2024 but remained about twice the 2023 level.
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WHO/IARC: 37% of new cancer cases in 2022 linked to preventable causes
An analysis of 185 countries and 36 cancer types estimates about 7.1 million cases were linked to preventable risks.
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