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100 people die of loneliness-related causes every hour, WHO says

GLOBAL, JUL 1 – Loneliness affects one in six people globally and causes over 871,000 deaths annually, prompting WHO to call for urgent policies and community action to boost social connection.

  • The World Health Organisation reports that 871,000 people die globally each year from loneliness, highlighting a serious global issue.
  • According to the WHO, one in six individuals experiences loneliness, which may lead to physical illness.
  • Lonely teenagers are 22 percent more likely to achieve lower grades than their peers, while lonely adults face challenges in job retention.
  • Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted the paradox of increased connectivity leading to more isolation and loneliness.
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In the world, it is estimated that one in six people are affected by loneliness, which has a significant impact on health and well-being, alerts the most recent report of the World Health Organization (WHO) commission on social connectivity.

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A new study by the World Health Organization reveals the dramatic magnitude of a silent evil that affects one in six people. Every hour in the world, loneliness causes about 100 deaths.

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Loneliness is one of the challenges of increasing importance faced by Western societies in this twenty-first century. The increase in life expectancy, new ways of living together, an organization different from the use of time or changes in family and society models offer us a complex and diverse reality, in which loneliness appears as an increasingly common life experience. Among the different groups affected by the increase in loneliness stand…

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One in six people in the world suffers from loneliness and this condition has a strong impact on physical and mental health. 871,000 people die every year in the world, equal to about 100 per hour. (ANSA)

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