COVID-19 became the second leading cause of death globally after being declared a pandemic, displacing stroke, which radically shifted the main causes of death for the first time in three decades.
Global life expectancy rose by 6.2 years since 1990, attributed to reductions in deaths from diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, stroke, and better outcomes for individuals with heart diseases.
Our study presents a nuanced view of global health achievements, highlighting progress in preventing deaths from some major causes like diarrhea and stroke, alongside the setback caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study, tracking 288 causes of death in numerous countries, compared deaths from COVID-19 to other causes, showing progress in preventing deaths for most top causes except Alzheimer's disease, other dementias, and malaria.
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