News in Numbers

Around 846 million people aged between 15 and 49 are living with genital herpes infections – more than 1 in 5 of this age-group globally – according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Prevention and screening for the five major cancers - breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate - have averted 4.75 million deaths between 1975-2020, according to new research by the National Institutes of Health.

1,861 patients were in UK hospitals with the flu each day in the week ending 8 December - up from 402 at the same time last year - as per the UK Health Security Agency.

A study by thinktank The Health Foundation has found that 75% are happy to share at least some of their data for AI system development in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).

Should Donald Trump impose his proposed 60% tariffs on Chinese imported products, it will affect approximately 13.6% of the total US-marketed medical devices that are currently manufactured in China, as per GlobalData analysis.