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WHO assessed health trends from 2000 to 2023, including life expectancy, mortality and morbidity. In 2000, the share of noncommunicable diseases in mortality was 58%.
Global life expectancy has recovered to 73.3 years in 2023, approaching pre-coronavirus levels.
Noncommunicable diseases account for 74% of all deaths worldwide today.
The main causes of death were cardiovascular diseases and respiratory diseases.
GENEVA, Oct 2 - RIA Novosti. Global life expectancy has risen to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization said on Friday.
WHO assessed health trends by country and region from 2000 to 2023, including trends in life expectancy, mortality and morbidity, and disease.
Noncommunicable diseases now account for 74% of all deaths worldwide, up from 58% in 2000.
At the same time, deaths from dementia have tripled, and health losses associated with anxiety disorders and depression have increased sharply since the start of the pandemic.
In 2023, the top ten causes of death accounted for 33 million of the 61 million deaths recorded worldwide. Noncommunicable diseases accounted for eight of these top ten causes.

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