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Health of the People

Health of the Planet

MALNUTRITION Many of the world’s poor suffer from diets deficient in calories and/or vital nutrients.

OBESITY Many of the world’s rich suffer from diets deficient in nutrients, but over-packed with unnecessary calories.

SMOKING Between a third and a half of smokers die from tobacco-related diseases.

CANCER As countries become more prosperous, and their lifestyles and diets are changing, their cancer rate is rising.

HIV/AIDS Education and treatment are beginning to slow the rate of new HIV/AIDS infections and deaths.

MENTAL HEALTH Poor countries lack the resources needed to treat mental and behavioural disorders.

LIVING WITH DISEASE Years of healthy life are lost to disease and disability.

WARNING SIGNS Things are changing in the natural world – and not many of the changes are to the good.

BIODIVERSITY Efforts to slow the loss of species of animals and plants have not been successful so far.

WATER RESOURCES By 2025, two-thirds of the world population will have an inadequate supply of water.

WASTE Waste, especially plastic waste, is a serious global problem on both land and sea.

ENERGY USE World energy use is increasing, especially in the most rapidly developing economies.

CLIMATE CHANGE The build-up of carbon emissions has reached a critical point.

PLANETARY BOUNDARIES There are limits beyond which human impact on the Earth’s balanced ecosystems will have as yet unknown consequences.

Vital Statistics