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World Health Statistics Report 2026
May 20 , 2026
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- The World Health Organization (WHO) released the World Health Statistics Report 2026, an annual compilation of global health indicators published since 2005.
- The report stated that progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) remains uneven and too slow to meet 2030 targets.
- Global malaria incidence increased by 8.5% since 2015, despite long-term declines in HIV infections, tuberculosis and neglected tropical diseases between 2010 and 2024.
- Around 2 billion people worldwide continued using polluting cooking fuels and technologies in 2024.
- About 1.6 billion people were living in or pushed into poverty due to health expenses as of 2022, while nearly one-fourth of the global population faced financial hardship from out-of-pocket health spending.
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