cientists have revealed that world citizen number 7 billion is less
likely to die from infectious diseases like measles or even AIDS, and
more likely to contract diabetes or other non-communicable diseases
(NCDs), as they are now the leading causes of deaths globally.
The pathological picture changes, as more than half the world``s 7 billion people live in urban areas.
“Our new world citizen number 7 billion is more likely to grow up in an urban setting, which increases his or her risk of getting diabetes, as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer and heart disease,” said Siri Tellier, from the Copenhagen School of Global Health at the University of Copenhagen.
World citizen number 7 billion, who was estimated to be born on 31 October, will face very different diseases than that of children born only a few decades ago.
As the population of urban areas keeps growing, it rapidly changes the global health challenges.
“Until 2008, the majority of the world population lived in rural areas, but since then the majority has become urban, and most future population growth will happen in urban areas of developing countries. And one third of them, a little more than one billion, live in urban slums,” stated Siri Tellier.
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The pathological picture changes, as more than half the world``s 7 billion people live in urban areas.
“Our new world citizen number 7 billion is more likely to grow up in an urban setting, which increases his or her risk of getting diabetes, as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer and heart disease,” said Siri Tellier, from the Copenhagen School of Global Health at the University of Copenhagen.
World citizen number 7 billion, who was estimated to be born on 31 October, will face very different diseases than that of children born only a few decades ago.
As the population of urban areas keeps growing, it rapidly changes the global health challenges.
“Until 2008, the majority of the world population lived in rural areas, but since then the majority has become urban, and most future population growth will happen in urban areas of developing countries. And one third of them, a little more than one billion, live in urban slums,” stated Siri Tellier.
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