WHO estimates of the global burden of foodborne diseases: foodborne diseases in the WHO regions

Every year FOODBORNE DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE. EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY. For more information: www.who.int/foodsafety #SafeFood Source: WHO Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases. 2015. © World Health Organization 2015. WHO/FOS/15.5 E. coli Norovirus Campylobacter Non-typhoidal Salmonella Foodborne diseases in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region WHO ESTIMATES OF THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF FOODBORNE DISEASES Diarrhoeal diseases are responsible for 70% of the burden of foodborne diseases >100 million people fall ill 37 000 die 32 million children <5 fall ill including WHO ESTIMATES OF THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF FOODBORNE DISEASES FOODBORNE DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE. EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY. For more information: www.who.int/foodsafety #SafeFood Source: WHO Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases. 2015. © World Health Organization 2015. WHO/FOS/15.5 Norovirus infection = almost 15 million cases Campylobacter = nearly 5 million cases Diarrhoeal diseases are responsible for most foodborne illnesses 23 million people fall ill 5 000 people die Foodborne diseases in the WHO European Region Every year FOODBORNE DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE. EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY. For more information: www.who.int/foodsafety #SafeFood Source: WHO Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases. 2015. © World Health Organization 2015. WHO/FOS/15.5 Aflatoxin (caused by mould on grain) is main cause of foodborne disease deaths with 70% of all cases worldwide in this Region As a result >10 000 people develop liver cancer each year Region has highest death rate from foodborne parasites WHO ESTIMATES OF THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF FOODBORNE DISEASES Foodborne diseases in the WHO Western Pacific Region 125 million people fall ill >50 000 die 7 000 die 40 million children <5 fall ill including Every year WHO ESTIMATES OF THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF FOODBORNE DISEASES FOODBORNE DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE. EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY. Foodborne diseases in the WHO Region of the Americas For more information: www.who.int/foodsafety #SafeFood Source: WHO Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases. 2015. © World Health Organization 2015. WHO/FOS/15.5 Diarrhoeal diseases are responsible for 95% of foodborne illnesses in the Region 77 million people fall ill >9 000 die >2 000 die 31 million children <5 fall ill including Norovirus Campylobacter E. coli Non-typhoidal Salmonella Key causes of diarrhoeal diseases: Every year WHO ESTIMATES OF THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF FOODBORNE DISEASES FOODBORNE DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE. EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY. Foodborne diseases in the WHO South-East Asia Region For more information: www.who.int/foodsafety #SafeFood Source: WHO Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases. 2015. © World Health Organization 2015. WHO/FOS/15.5 Region has >1/2 the people globally who are infected and die from typhoid fever or hepatitis A >150 million people fall ill >175 000 die 50 000 die 60 million children <5 fall ill Diarrhoeal diseases are responsible for majority of deaths. Key causes: Norovirus Non-typhoidal Salmonella Pathogenic E. coli including Every year Every year FOODBORNE DISEASES ARE PREVENTABLE. EVERYONE HAS A ROLE TO PLAY. Foodborne diseases in the WHO African Region For more information: www.who.int/foodsafety #SafeFood Source: WHO Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Diseases. 2015. © World Health Organization 2015. WHO/FOS/15.5 137 000 people die representing 1/3 of the global death toll for foodborne diseases Non-typhoidal Salmonella Diarrhoeal diseases are responsible for 70% of the burden of foodborne diseases Paralysis (Konzo) caused by cyanide in cassava, is unique to the African Region, resulting in death in 1 in 5 people aected Chemical hazards (cyanide and aflatoxin) cause more than 3 000 deaths annually >91 million people fall ill WHO ESTIMATES OF THE GLOBAL BURDEN OF FOODBORNE DISEASES E. coliFoodborne cholera