More than 30-year difference in life expectancy highlights health inequities
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Summary
A new WHO report reveals stark global health inequities, showing that people in the highest life expectancy countries live on average 33 years longer than those in the lowest. These disparities exist both between and within countries, and are driven by social and economic disadvantages, discrimination, and marginalization—particularly affecting Indigenous populations. The study warns that key global health targets for 2040 are unlikely to be met. Children in poorer nations remain 13 times more likely to die before age five, and 94% of maternal deaths still occur in low-income countries. WHO urges governments to address structural inequities through universal services, targeted investments, and action against discrimination and the drivers of conflict.
Quotes
“Our world is an unequal one. Where we are born, grow, live, work and age significantly influences our health and well-being.” – WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
“Health follows a social gradient whereby the more deprived the area in which people live, the lower their incomes are.” – WHO report
“Nearly two million children’s lives could be saved annually by closing the equity gap within low- and middle-income countries.”
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