The World Health Organization announced on Friday that the death rate among infants dropped across the world in first decade of the century. The health body announced the rise in life expectancy to 68 years in 2009, which is up from 64 years in 1990. Even, the death rate has declined among pregnant women.

The statistics report of WHO also added that infectious and lifestyle disease such as measles, heart failure has doubled the burden of health services.

The Director of Health Statistics of WHO, Ties Boerma, said that incredible work has been done after 2000 and it is paying off now. The death rate has declined because of high expenditure on health care, immunization programmes and education. The social and economic improvement is also a responsible factor for decrease in the death rates.

However, report also said that more funding is required for further improvements in poorer countries.

According to an estimate, it was disclosed that the low-income countries spent almost $32, which is about 5.4% of GDP. On the other hand, the high-income countries spent almost $4,590, which is about 11% of GDP.

Meanwhile, it was revealed that in developing countries diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia are some disease that kills infants.