These numbers show that this health disaster affects people all over the world, and the number of diseases that are resistant to antibiotics is growing at a very worrying rate.


Between 1990 and 2021, more than half fewer children under five years old died from illnesses that were not easily treated with antibiotics. This was made possible by better vaccinations and other ways to avoid getting infections.
However, the death rate among people aged 70 and older more than doubled. This was due to the fact that the world’s population is getting older and older people are more likely to get illnesses.
The study says that deaths from AMR will more than double in people aged 70 and up by 2050, but deaths in children under five will continue to go down.
This big difference makes it clear that different steps need to be taken to protect both age groups that are more likely to be hurt.
