As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic , many have been the people who have been aware of the number of victims that the coronavirus has claimed. In fact, this has been one of the main causes of death in the world during the year 2020, but the truth is that there are other diseases and causes that cause people to die . How many people die every day in the world and why?
How many people die every day in the world and why?
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a lot of suffering , especially to the many families around the world who have lost loved ones, found themselves out of work or in situations of poverty.
According to the latest data, more than 3.82 million people have lost their lives due to Covid-19 worldwide since the pandemic began in 2020, of which Spain counts almost 80,600 people.
But is the number of deaths from Covid-19 really that disastrous compared to deaths caused by other diseases?
And can the number of deaths from Covid-19 be considered high or low if we look at the deaths caused by various diseases such as cancer or cardiovascular diseases?
Cardiovascular disease and cancer the two leading causes of death in the world
According to estimates from the Our World in Data portal, there are causes other than Covid that cause many deaths every day in the world. In fact, the main cause of death is cardiovascular disease , with more than 17.19 million people who lost their lives in the latest estimates that were recorded in 2017. A figure that is divided by the 365 days it has the year, implies that more than 47,000 people die every day from some cardiovascular disease. Among the countries that suffer the most from these deaths is China, which accounts for more than 25,000 deaths a day from heart disease.
It may seem very strange to us if we see this data for the first time because we realize that thousands of people die every day for reasons that we may not have given much importance to. It is probably also the fault of the media that do not give prominence to the high number of people who die every day for these reasons.
Another major cause that results in a large number of deaths is cancer . Figures from the National Cancer Institute speak of 9.5 million deaths recorded in 2018 worldwide, or more than 26,000 people a day.