<ul><li>Global life expectancy fell by 1.8 years between 2019-2021, the largest drop in recent history, due to the impact of Covid-19.</li><li>Increased levels of anxiety and depression linked to Covid-19 reduced global healthy life expectancy by six weeks, erasing gains from lower mortality due to non-communicable diseases.</li><li>The World Health Organization warns that urgent global action is needed as overall progress in global health is under threat.</li><li>Failure to meet 2030 targets could lead to an additional 700,000 maternal deaths and 8 million under-five deaths between 2024 and 2030, according to the WHO.</li></ul>

Post-Covid slowing of progress in global health

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