AFRO-NETS> Unsafe sex is the second-largest health risk

[Claudio Schuftan <aviva@netnam.vn>]

Unsafe sex is the second-largest health risk
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Unsafe Sex Ranks Second in WHO List of World's Top Health Risks

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Unsafe sex is the second-largest health risk worldwide, according to 
a World Health Organization report released yesterday and summarized 
in the Lancet, AFP/New York Times reports. The report, titled "Reduc-
ing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life," lists the top 10 major health 
risks worldwide that together account for approximately 40% of all 
deaths (AFP/New York Times, 10/31). The number one international 
health risk is being underweight, which results from a lack of food 
and can contribute to low birthweight infants and other health prob-
lems. According to the report, both underweight and unsafe sex are 
"far more prevalent" in developing nations than in developed nations 
(Winslow, Wall Street Journal, 10/31). HIV/AIDS is currently the 
world's fourth leading cause of death, the report said, adding that 
2.9 million deaths per year can be attributed to unsafe sex, with the 
majority of deaths occurring in Africa (Lovell, Reuters, 10/30). 


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Claudio Schuftan
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