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Good Health & Well-being
SDG 3
We have made great progress against several leading causes of death and disease. Life expectancy has increased dramatically; infant and maternal mortality rates have declined, we've turned the tide on HIV and malaria deaths have halved.
Good health is essential to sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda reflects the complexity and interconnectedness of the two. It takes into account widening economic and social inequalities, rapid urbanization, threats to the climate and the environment, the continuing burden of HIV and other infectious diseases, and emerging challenges such as noncommunicable diseases.
Good health is essential to sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda reflects the complexity and interconnectedness of the two. It takes into account widening economic and social inequalities, rapid urbanization, threats to the climate and the environment, the continuing burden of HIV and other infectious diseases, and emerging challenges such as noncommunicable diseases.
Universal health coverage will be integral to achieving SDG 3, ending poverty and reducing inequalities.
Emerging global health priorities not explicitly included in the SDGs, including antimicrobial resistance, also demand action. But the world is off-track to achieve the health-related SDGs. Progress has been uneven, both between and within countries. There's a 31-year gap between the countries with the shortest and longest life expectancies. And while some countries have made impressive gains, national averages hide that many are being left behind. Multisectoral, rights-based and gender-sensitive approaches are essential to address inequalities and to build good health for all.
Emerging global health priorities not explicitly included in the SDGs, including antimicrobial resistance, also demand action. But the world is off-track to achieve the health-related SDGs. Progress has been uneven, both between and within countries. There's a 31-year gap between the countries with the shortest and longest life expectancies. And while some countries have made impressive gains, national averages hide that many are being left behind. Multisectoral, rights-based and gender-sensitive approaches are essential to address inequalities and to build good health for all.
Facts and Figures
1.6 billion
More than 1.6 billion people live in fragile settings where protracted crises, combined with weak national capacity to deliver basic health services, present a significant challenge to global health.
15 million
By the end of 2017, 21.7 million people living with HIV were receiving antiretroviral therapy. Yet more than 15 million people are still waiting for treatment.
2 seconds
Every 2 seconds someone aged 30 to 70 years dies prematurely from noncommunicable diseases - cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes or cancer.
1 in 3
More than one of every three women have experienced either physical or sexual violence at some point in their life resulting in both short- and long-term consequences for their physical, mental, and sexual and reproductive health.
400 million
At least 400 million people have no basic healthcare, and 40 percent lack social protection.
7 million
7 million people die every year from exposure to fine particles in polluted air.
More Info
World Health Organization
WHO – Reducing Child Mortality
UN Children's Fund
UN Development Programme
UNAIDS
Roll Back Malaria
UN Population Fund
UN Women
UN Water
Stop Tuberculosis Partnership
UNFPA HIV & AIDS
UNFPA Sexual & reproductive health
UNFPA Obstetric fistula
UNFPA Midwifery
UNFPA Maternal health
WHO – Reducing Child Mortality
UN Children's Fund
UN Development Programme
UNAIDS
Roll Back Malaria
UN Population Fund
UN Women
UN Water
Stop Tuberculosis Partnership
UNFPA HIV & AIDS
UNFPA Sexual & reproductive health
UNFPA Obstetric fistula
UNFPA Midwifery
UNFPA Maternal health