Dossier
high-income countries
Coverage of high-income countries in the Nexus archive.
- Cancer burden is nearly universal, yet highly inequitable in its impact: WHO report
The WHO's first survey on cancer inequities reveals widening disparities in access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care. Women in high-income countries have an 87% five-year survival rate for breast cancer, compared to 42% in low-income countries.
- Half of world’s children exposed to at least three climate hazards, Unicef says
Half of the world’s children are exposed to at least three overlapping climate hazards, including heatwaves, storms, floods, and droughts, according to a Unicef report. The report highlights that almost every child, including those in high-income countries, faces at least one climate hazard, threatening their health, education, and survival.