More than 30-year differences in life expectancy illuminate health inequalities-global problems

The study by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that they can be responsible for A Dramatic reduction in life expectancy Both in rich and poor countries alike.

For example, People who live in the country with the highest life expectancy Life expectancy.

An unequal world

“Our world is unequal. Where we born, grow, live, work and aging, our health and well -being significantly influence,” said general director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Inequalities in health are closely associated with the degree of social disadvantage and discrimination.

“Health follows a social gradient in whom the more people live, the lower their income is“, Said.

Inequalities are exacerbated in populations, which are exposed to discrimination and marginalization, such as indigenous peoples that have a lower life expectancy than their non-indigenous counterparts.

This is the case in both countries with high and low incomes.

Main objectives endangered

The study is the first to have been published since 2008 when the WHO Commission for Social Determinants of the Health Service published its final report and set the goals for 2040 for reducing the gaps between and within the countries in life expectancy, childhood and mother mortality.

It shows that these goals are probably overlooked, and despite a shortage of data, there is sufficient evidence to show that health inequalities often expand.

For example, children in poorer countries die 13 -more often before their fifth birthday than in wealthier countries.

In addition, the modeling shows that the life of almost two million children could be improved annually by closing the gap and improving equity between the poorest and richest sectors of the population in countries with low and medium -sized incomes.

Although the mothers' mortality between 2000 and 2023 decreased by 40 percent, the majority of the deaths of 94 percent occur in countries with a lower and lower agent.

Appeal to measures

Who demands collective measures to combat economic inequality and to invest in social infrastructure and universal public service.

The agency also recommends other steps, including overcoming structural discrimination and the determinants and effects of conflicts, emergencies and forced migration.