The world was a very different place 24 years ago.
We now live, on average, six years longer than we did in 1990. That’s extraordinary — and it reflects a shared and concerted effort to save and improve lives.
By every health measure, we have made progress globally: half as many children die from preventable diseases; nearly half as many women die from pregnancy or childbirth; new HIV infections are declining in most places; tuberculosis treatment has saved 20 million lives; and we have fewer deaths due to AIDS or malaria.