Global fertility rates to decline, shifting population burden to low-income countries
Reuters Fertility rates in nearly all countries will be too low to sustain population levels by the end of the century, and most of the world’s live births will be occurring in poorer countries, according to a study published on Wednesday. The trend will lead to a “baby boom” and “baby bust” divide across the […]
New COVID model predicts over a million deaths in China through 2023
Chicago, US Reuters China’s abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to new projections from the US-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. According to the group’s projections, cases in China would peak around 1st April, when deaths would reach 322,000. […]
Global COVID-19 death toll more than double official estimates – IHME
Reuters The COVID-19 pandemic has caused nearly 6.9 million deaths across the world, more than double the number officially recorded, a new analysis from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimated. Deaths go unreported as most countries only record those that occur in hospitals or of patients with a confirmed infection, […]