World Hearing Day: 1 Billion People Could Lose Their Hearing By 2050
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning that one in 10 people globally, or more than 900 million, are at risk of disabling hearing loss by 2050 unless preventive action is taken now.
On the occasion of World Hearing Day, Saturday, the World Health Organization reports that 466 million people around the world currently suffer from disabling hearing loss. The annual cost to countries in direct health services and lost productivity resulting from this disability is estimated at $750 billion.