The modern world is full of people who are paranoid, hypochondriacs or people like me who are deathly afraid of silly things like heights and spiders, yet what exactly have been the major causes of death today?
David McCandless decided to use retrospection to analyze and graph all of the causes of death from the 20th century, in order to give you a better idea of what you should actually be looking out for. The worst culprits are different kinds of diseases, yet humanity, with all of its murder, wars and pollution is a big one as well.
While spiders didn't even make the list, knowing major causes of death can help you be wary of the real threats.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Data Visualization
- Opportunity for innovative ways to visually represent complex information about mortality trends.
- Healthtech
- Potential to develop technologies or solutions to prevent or treat the major causes of death.
- Environmental Sustainability
- Disruptive ideas or solutions to reduce pollution and mitigate the impact on human health.
Sectors Adopting This
- Healthcare
- New approaches to tackling diseases and improving overall health outcomes based on the analyzed causes of death.
- Information Technology
- Growing demand for data visualization tools and platforms to analyze and communicate complex mortality data.
- Environmental Science
- Increasing focus on finding innovative ways to protect the environment and minimize hazards leading to death.
