Mr. Anil Kumar (name changed) is an 80-year-old suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes mellitus. His friends suffer from similar health conditions. He recalls that his parents were always fit and led a healthy life as compared to his poor health conditions. However, he forgets that his parents did not live a long life of 90 years, but passed away at age of around 60-65.
Similar to Mr. Kumar’s condition, the global life expectancy has risen by more than six years since 1990 as healthy life expectancy grows; ischemic heart disease, lower respiratory infections, and stroke cause the most health loss around the world. People around the world are living longer, even in some of the poorest countries, but a complex mix of fatal and nonfatal ailments causes a tremendous amount of health loss, according to a new analysis of all major diseases and injuries in 188 countries. Thanks to…
