WHO Fact Sheets: Chronic Respiratory Diseases

These country profiles accompany the World Health Organization’s Global Report on Trends in Prevalence of Tobacco Use, 2000-2025: Fourth Edition. Each country profile summarizes the latest data and projections on tobacco smoking prevalence by age, sex, and data source. These projections are intended to guide governments, policymakers, and regulators in developing appropriate tobacco control measures.The Global Report on Trends in Prevalence of Tobacco Use 2000-2025, Fourth Edition summarizes the latest global trends in tobacco use. While the worldwide…

This case study describes how an elementary school curriculum initiative for an epilepsy awareness was developed to address the social and health concerns of youth with epilepsy living in a Canadian city. The case considers the chronic disease risks of epilepsy, the social implications of the disease for youth, and the critical challenge of engaging school boards, local political governance, and related stakeholders in addressing the health needs of this community. The case would be…

This article from The Lancet provides an updated estimate on the prevalence of hearing loss in 2019 and the conditions associated with the disability for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The authors conducted systematic reviews of population-representative surveys on hearing loss prevalence from 1990 to 2019, finding that an estimated 1.57 billion people globally had hearing loss in 2019. This statistic accounts for one in five people worldwide. Of the 1.57 billion people,…