Real State of Humankind Statistics: WHO Warns of Possible Suicide of 800,000 People

The World Health Organization has published the "World Health Statistics for 2016." It is a comprehensive overview of the latest annual data in relation to the organization's goals. WHO data speaks of the real state of the world we live in, writes NAP.

Every year, 303,000 women die due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth, and 5.9 million children die before their fifth birthday.

Two million new people are infected with the HIV virus, and there are 9.6 million new cases of tuberculosis.

Around 42 million children under five years of age are obese. 1.8 billion people drink contaminated water, and 946 million people defecate in the open.

This year too, more than 10 million people will die before the age of 70 due to cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Around 800,000 people will commit suicide. Around 1.25 million people die in traffic accidents. Due to air pollution, it is estimated that 4.3 million people will die by the end of the year, and 3 million people due to open pollution.

As many as 475,000 will be murdered, of which 80 percent are men. These figures were reached by considering the previous numbers and new circumstances.

More than 1.1 billion people smoke tobacco, and 3.1 billion people use polluting fuels for cooking, writes NAP.