Positive Trends: 10 Death Rates That Keep Going Down

Author: Good News Network / Source: Good News Network

While some television networks might have you believe that we’re surrounded by death and destruction, these positive trends say otherwise.

As medicine becomes more advanced and safety procedures become more precise, less and less people are dying of common diseases and causes.

Don’t believe us? Here is the list of declining death rates:

10) Breast Cancer

According to new research by the American Cancer Society, breast cancer deaths in the USA have dropped by almost 40% since 1989 – that roughly translates to about 322,600 averted breast cancer deaths. This trend is largely attributed to more consistent testing and efficient treatment.

It’s not just breast cancer, either – a steady decline over more than two decades has resulted in a 25% drop in the overall cancer death rate in the United States. The drop equates to 2.1 million fewer cancer deaths between 1991 and 2014.

9) Malaria

Thanks to the world’s most effective malaria vaccine, global efforts in the last 15 years have led to a 62% reduction in malaria deaths between 2000 and 2015. While there is still an excess of malaria cases in Africa, development of the vaccine is expected to stop infections throughout Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi in 2018.

8) Measles

In 2014, deaths from measles plunged by 78% since 2000 as global vaccination campaigns curbed outbreaks of the disease. According to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, measles was eliminated entirely from the United States in 2000 alone.

7) Child Deaths From Disease

An article from the Global Burden of Disease Child and Adolescent Health Collaboration says that mortality among children and adolescents decreased worldwide from nearly 14.

2 million deaths in 1990 to just over 7.2 million deaths in 2015.

6) Child Deaths From Car Collisions

In 2014, a government report showed that the rate of American children dying in car accidents declined by 43% over the course of a decade. This is largely credited to enforcing seat belt use and proper safety procedures for children.