2010s in health and society

none This article is a summary of developments in health and society during the 2010s Ageing population thumb|Percentage of world population over 65 The 2010s was the decade in which most baby boomers (described as individuals born between 1946 and 1964, an era which had seen an increase in birth rates in many parts of the world, as economies recovered and vast numbers of predominantly younger men were demobilised or released from captivity after the Second World War) in developed nations retired, putting pressure on pension programs and other safety net programs. Many countries reported declining fertility rates in their 2010 censuses.31 October 2011 The end of population growth – Global Public Square – CNN.com Blogs Globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/31/the-end-of-population-growth/ 10 November 2011 4 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111104002319/http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/31/the-end-of-population-growth/ dead The consequences of an aging society were felt hardest in Europe and Japan, which were the first to experience substantial population decline.30 January 2012 Japan's population faces dramatic decline – CNN.com CNN http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/world/asia/japan-population-decline/ 29 June 2020 29 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200629234700/https://www.cnn.com/2012/01/30/world/asia/japan-population-decline/ liveKotkin Joel 30 May 2012 What's Really Behind Europe's Decline? It's The Birth Rates, Stupid Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/joelkotkin/2012/05/30/whats-really-behind-europes-decline-its-the-birth-rates-stupid/ 29 June 2020 30 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200630211815/https://www.forbes.com/sites/joelkotkin/2012/05/30/whats-really-behind-europes-decline-its-the-birth-rates-stupid/ live Over 20% of Japan's population was over the age of 65, making it the most elderly nation.1 July 2006 World Briefing The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/01/world/world-briefing-asia-japan-most-elderly-nation.html 29 June 2020 30 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200630085430/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/01/world/world-briefing-asia-japan-most-elderly-nation.html live As a result, Japan examined alternative solutions for elder care, including robots.16 November 2013 'A robot is my friend': Can machines care for elderly? BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24949081 29 June 2020 30 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200630145616/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24949081 liveJapan pushing for low-cost nursing home robots to care for elderly – The Japan Daily Press http://japandailypress.com/japan-pushing-for-low-cost-nursing-home-robots-to-care-for-elderly-2927943/ usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20150427082008/http://japandailypress.com/japan-pushing-for-low-cost-nursing-home-robots-to-care-for-elderly-2927943/ 27 April 2015 13 March 2015 In the United States, proposals for revising Medicare and Social Security proliferated, including raising the age of retirement or adjusting benefit amounts. Opponents instead wanted to increase benefit levels.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-boehner-raise-social-security-retirement-age-to-70/ John Boehner: Raise Social Security Retirement Age to 70 Montopoli Brian June 29, 2010 CBS September 18, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20200630170631/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-boehner-raise-social-security-retirement-age-to-70/ June 30, 2020http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/11/time-to-raise-social-securitys-retirement-age Bragdon Tarren Time to Raise Social Security's Retirement Age November 22, 2010 September 19, 2024 The Heritage Foundation unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20111119005814/http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/11/time-to-raise-social-securitys-retirement-age 19 November 2011https://money.cnn.com/2010/08/02/news/economy/social_security_retirement/index.htm Sahadi Jeanne 2 August 2010 The red-hot debate over raising the retirement age CNN September 19, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20111016104039/http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/02/news/economy/social_security_retirement/index.htm 16 October 2011https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/164940-top-republican-raise-social-securitys-retirement-age-to-70/ Top Republican: Raise Social Security's retirement age to 70 O'Brien Michael 29 June 2010 The Hill September 19, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20111030002812/http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/106135-boehner-raise-social-securitys-retirement-age-to-70 30 October 2011http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/586464/201109291833/Cains-Chilean-Model.htm Cain's 'Chilean Model' Investors 29 September 2011 September 19, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20111002083925/http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/586464/201109291833/Cains-Chilean-Model.htm 2 October 2011 In 2010, France debated and raised the retirement age from 60 to 62, despite widespread demonstrations in opposition.France raises retirement age despite protests https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna40103988 13 March 2015 msnbc.com 10 November 2010 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110507/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/40103988/ns/world_news-europe/t/france-raises-retirement-age-despite-protests/ live A few years later the threshold was lowered back to 60.Rowley Emma 6 June 2012 French president Francois Hollande cuts retirement age The Daily Telegraph London https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9314666/French-president-Francois-Hollande-cuts-retirement-age.html 29 June 2020 29 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200629194512/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9314666/French-president-Francois-Hollande-cuts-retirement-age.html live By 2017, many countries were planning to raise their retirement age to 67+ over the coming years.Oxlade Andrew State pension ages on the rise: when will you retire? - Schroders global - Schroders https://www.schroders.com/en/insights/economics/world-pension-ages-on-the-rise-when-will-you-retire/ 2020-07-30 World pension ages on the rise: when will you retire? 2018-06-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20180620034204/http://schroders.com/en/insights/economics/world-pension-ages-on-the-rise-when-will-you-retire/ live Gender relations Fourth-wave feminism was claimed to have started around 2013. An especially notable feature of it was that of intersectionality, which argued that women's experiences differed radically based on the impact of their other identities, such as class, ethnicity or sexual orientation.Vidal Ava 'Intersectional feminism'. What the hell is it? (And why you should care) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10572435/Intersectional-feminism.-What-the-hell-is-it-And-why-you-should-care.html The Telegraph 2020-06-29 2020-06-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20200627095202/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10572435/Intersectional-feminism.-What-the-hell-is-it-And-why-you-should-care.html live The Me Too movement spread as a protest against sexual harassment, especially in professional settings. An antifeminist backlash also occurred.Tharoor Ishaan How anti-feminism is shaping world politics https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/30/how-anti-feminism-is-shaping-world-politics/?noredirect=on The Washington Post 2020-06-29 2019-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20190321114235/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/30/how-anti-feminism-is-shaping-world-politics/?noredirect=on live This was especially prevalent in the online manosphere,Lewis Helen 7 August 2019 To Learn About the Far Right, Start With the 'Manosphere' The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/08/anti-feminism-gateway-far-right/595642/ 29 June 2020 14 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200614063619/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/08/anti-feminism-gateway-far-right/595642/ live such as in the men's rights movement as well as in more exclusionary communities such as incels and Men Going Their Own Way. Misogynist ideologies were also linked to violent attacks against women, with notable examples in the United States being the 2014 Isla Vista killingsPenny Laurie 25 May 2014 Let's call the Isla Vista killings what they were New Statesman America https://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyle/2014/05/lets-call-isla-vista-killings-what-they-were-misogynist-extremism 29 June 2020 1 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200701101433/https://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyle/2014/05/lets-call-isla-vista-killings-what-they-were-misogynist-extremism live and the 2018 Tallahassee shooting.Zaveri Mihir 3 November 2018 Gunman in Yoga Studio Shooting Recorded Misogynistic Videos and Faced Battery Charges The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/us/yoga-studio-shooting-florida.html?auth=login-email&login=email 29 June 2020 29 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200629195838/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/03/us/yoga-studio-shooting-florida.html?auth=login-email&login=email live Environmentalism During the course of the decade, climate change was a growing topic of concern, with more than half of the global population viewing it as a "very serious problem" in 2015 and giving broad support for limits on greenhouse gas emissions to address the issue.5 November 2015 Global Concern about Climate Change, Broad Support for Limiting Emissions http://www.pewglobal.org/2015/11/05/global-concern-about-climate-change-broad-support-for-limiting-emissions/ 17 May 2018 Pew Research Center 24 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190524180622/https://www.pewglobal.org/2015/11/05/global-concern-about-climate-change-broad-support-for-limiting-emissions/ live Concerns over plastic pollution grew considerably, with the effects of plastic waste on the Earth's environment gaining global awareness particularly in the second half of the decade. In 2012, it was estimated that there was approximately 165 million tons of plastic pollution in the world's oceans.17 April 2019 Scientists have a new way to estimate how often ocean animals get tangled in plastic – and it could explain why so many whales are washing up dead Business Insider https://www.businessinsider.com/amount-of-plastic-in-the-atlantic-has-gone-up-in-the-last-60-years-2019-4 21 May 2019 11 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190511222606/https://www.businessinsider.com/amount-of-plastic-in-the-atlantic-has-gone-up-in-the-last-60-years-2019-4 live Plastic waste minimisation initiatives were launched around the world, with bans on various plastic products, ranging from plastic bags and straws to plastic cutlery.18 May 2019 Africa is leading the world in plastic bag bans https://qz.com/africa/1622547/africa-is-leading-the-world-in-plastic-bag-bans/ 21 May 2019 20 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190520213632/https://qz.com/africa/1622547/africa-is-leading-the-world-in-plastic-bag-bans/ live Plastic pollution was linked to climate change, with a 2019 report warning that by 2050, plastic could emit 56 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions, as much as 14 percent of the Earth's remaining carbon budget.Sweeping New Report on Global Environmental Impact of Plastics Reveals Severe Damage to Climate https://www.ciel.org/news/plasticandclimate/ 16 May 2019 Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) 17 March 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200317065854/https://www.ciel.org/news/plasticandclimate/ live Threats to biodiversity also gained greater awareness. In its first report since 2005, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) warned in May 2019 that biodiversity loss was "accelerating", with over a million species threatened with extinction.Plumer Brad 6 May 2019 Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an 'Unprecedented' Pace The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/climate/biodiversity-extinction-united-nations.html 6 May 2019 14 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190614201836/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/climate/biodiversity-extinction-united-nations.html liveStaff 6 May 2019 Media Release: Nature's Dangerous Decline 'Unprecedented'; Species Extinction Rates 'Accelerating' Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services https://www.ipbes.net/news/Media-Release-Global-Assessment 6 May 2019 14 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190614220133/https://www.ipbes.net/news/Media-Release-Global-Assessment live Renewable energies enjoyed a surge in popularity, due to lower costs and increased efficiency, receiving more investment than traditional fossil fuels.April 2026 In 2015, Hawaii became the first state in the United States to formally commit to a plan of developing a 100% clean energy grid.HB623 CD1 https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2015/bills/HB623_CD1_.htm 11 June 2018 capitol.hawaii.gov 25 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180625135311/http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2015/bills/HB623_CD1_.htm live In 2018, California's state commission approved a plan requiring solar panels for all residential buildings starting in 2020.9 May 2018 California poised to be first state to require solar panels on new homes https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/09/california-solar-panels-power-renewable-energy 17 May 2018 The Guardian 17 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180517023116/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/may/09/california-solar-panels-power-renewable-energy live In China, as pollution reached critical levels, the government began investing in clean energies to improve the air quality.9 March 2018 China's War on Pollution Will Change the World https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-china-pollution/ 17 May 2018 Bloomberg 9 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180309002617/https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-china-pollution/ live Greta Thunberg inspired a global movement of young people protesting inaction on climate change with truancy. A concurrent movement, the Extinction Rebellion, used more extreme non-violent methods for the same cause. In the 2019 European Parliament elections, green parties won a record number of seats.Graham-Harrison Emma 2 June 2019 A quiet revolution sweeps Europe as Greens become a political force The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/02/european-parliament-election-green-parties-success 31 October 2019 23 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190923184827/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/02/european-parliament-election-green-parties-success live In the United States, the proposed Green New Deal rose in prominence. LGBT rights 2010s in LGBT rights left|thumb|Plaintiffs celebrate outside the Supreme Court on 26 June 2015 following same-sex marriage legalization in the United States nationwide. During the 2010s, acceptance of LGBT people gradually increased in many parts of the world.http://www.people-press.org/2013/03/20/growing-support-for-gay-marriage-changed-minds-and-changing-demographics/ Growing Support for Gay Marriage: Changed Minds and Changing Demographics March 20, 2013 Pew Research Center September 19, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20200608214212/https://www.people-press.org/2013/03/20/growing-support-for-gay-marriage-changed-minds-and-changing-demographics/ June 8, 2020Omaha World-Herald 10 May 2012 Young people lead way in changing same sex marriage attitudes http://www.omaha.com/article/20120510/NEWS01/705109882 dead https://archive.today/20130131135042/http://www.omaha.com/article/20120510/NEWS01/705109882 31 January 2013 30 November 2012 Omaha.com Marriage for same-sex couples was an ongoing debate in many nations, while over eighteen nations legalized same-sex marriage.Weiner Rachel 25 June 2012 Republicans slowly warming to gay marriage The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/republicans-slowly-warming-to-gay-marriage/2012/06/25/gJQAOZCK2V_blog.html 29 June 2020 26 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191026022125/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/republicans-slowly-warming-to-gay-marriage/2012/06/25/gJQAOZCK2V_blog.html liveInter-American Court endorses same-sex marriage; Costa Rica reacts Tico Times http://www.ticotimes.net/2018/01/10/costa-rica-reacts-inter-american-court-ruling-on-same-sex-marriage 10 October 2018 2 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190802030352/http://ticotimes.net/2018/01/10/costa-rica-reacts-inter-american-court-ruling-on-same-sex-marriage live In June 2011 the United Nations Human Rights Council passed the UN's first-ever motion condemning discrimination against gays, lesbians and bisexuals commissioning a report on the issue.17 June 2011 UN issues first resolution condemning discrimination against gay people The Guardian London https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jun/17/un-resolution-discrimination-gay-people 29 June 2020 29 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200629194252/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jun/17/un-resolution-discrimination-gay-people live During an ABC News interview in 2012, Barack Obama expressed his support for gay marriage, becoming the first U.S. president to openly do so.Analysis: The global impact of Obama's support for gay marriage http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/120511/obama-gay-marriage-LGBT 13 March 2015 GlobalPost 11 May 2012 10 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150310211043/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/120511/obama-gay-marriage-LGBT live Although many nations allowed gays and bisexuals to serve in their militaries, a major milestone came in September 2011 when the U.S. abolished its "Don't ask, don't tell" military policy.Halloran Liz 20 September 2011 With Repeal Of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' An Era Ends https://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140605121/with-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-an-era-ends 30 November 2012 NPR 26 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191026075542/https://www.npr.org/2011/09/20/140605121/with-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-an-era-ends liveO'Keefe Ed Whitlock Craig 22 July 2011 Pentagon ready to allow gays to serve openly The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/pentagon-is-expected-to-announce-its-ready-to-permit-gays-to-serve-openly/2011/07/21/gIQAKVemSI_story.html 29 June 2020 1 July 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200701014915/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/pentagon-is-expected-to-announce-its-ready-to-permit-gays-to-serve-openly/2011/07/21/gIQAKVemSI_story.html live In August 2013, New Zealand became the first country in Oceania to allow same-sex couples to marry.19 August 2013 Same-sex couples celebrate wedded bliss http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D1%26objectid%3D10914135 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205103/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10914135 4 March 2016 The New Zealand Herald In 2015, Ireland became the first nation to legalize same-sex marriage via referendum.24 May 2015 Ireland says Yes to same-sex marriage RTE http://www.rte.ie/news/vote2015/2015/0523/703205-referendum-byelection/ 29 June 2020 23 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150523224354/http://www.rte.ie/news/vote2015/2015/0523/703205-referendum-byelection/ live In 2017, Leo Varadkar became Ireland's first openly gay Taoiseach,McDonald Henry 14 June 2017 Ireland's first gay prime minister Leo Varadkar formally elected en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/14/leo-varadkar-formally-elected-as-prime-minister-of-ireland 18 December 2017 0261-3077 28 November 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171128174705/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/14/leo-varadkar-formally-elected-as-prime-minister-of-ireland live joining the ranks of other nation's first openly gay and lesbian heads of state in the 2010s. In May 2019, Taiwan became the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage.17 May 2019 Taiwan gay marriage: Parliament legalises same-sex unions BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48305708 17 May 2019 17 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190517054817/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-48305708 live Botswana decriminalized homosexuality in June 201911 June 2019 Botswana decriminalises homosexuality https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48594162 www.bbc.com 29 June 2020 13 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190613074322/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48594162 live while Ecuador legalized same-sex marriage that same month.13 June 2019 Ecuador legalises same-sex marriage Metro https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/13/ecuador-legalises-sex-marriage-9933174/ 13 June 2019 13 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190613230044/https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/13/ecuador-legalises-sex-marriage-9933174/ live Transgender issues asserted themselves as a mainstream LGBT topic in the 2010s, particularly in the West. In the United States, organizations such as the Girl Scouts26 October 2011 Transgender children welcomed by the Girl Scouts of America http://www.imperfectparent.com/topics/2011/10/26/transgender-children-welcomed-by-the-girl-scouts-of-america/ 6 November 2012 Imperfectparent.com 31 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111231141815/http://www.imperfectparent.com/topics/2011/10/26/transgender-children-welcomed-by-the-girl-scouts-of-america/ live and the Episcopal Church announced acceptance of transgender people in the early half of the 2010s.Kaleem Jaweed 9 July 2012 Episcopal Church Takes Bold Step on Transgender Priests Huffington Post https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/09/episcopal-church-transgender-ordination_n_1660465.html 29 June 2020 20 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180820082450/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/09/episcopal-church-transgender-ordination_n_1660465.html live In April 2015, former olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner came out as a transgender woman, and was subsequently called the most famous openly transgender person in the world at the time.Ed Pilkington 2 June 2015 Caitlyn Jenner: transgender community has mixed reactions to Vanity Fair reveal The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/02/caitlyn-jenner-transgender-response-vanity-fair live 7 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160609015249/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/02/caitlyn-jenner-transgender-response-vanity-fair 9 June 2016 However, LGBT rights supporters continued to face legal obstacles with the implementation of laws curbing expression of homosexuality in Russia and China,http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/27/19699629-homosexual-propaganda-law-signals-latest-russian-crackdown 'homosexual propaganda' law signals latest Russian Crackdown Kovalyova Albina July 27, 2013 NBC September 19, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20131220144004/http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/27/19699629-homosexual-propaganda-law-signals-latest-russian-crackdown 20 December 2013Schwirtz Michael 29 February 2012 Anti-Gay Law Stirs Fears in Russia The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/world/asia/anti-gay-law-stirs-fears-in-russia.html 29 June 2020 29 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200629195840/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/world/asia/anti-gay-law-stirs-fears-in-russia.html liveChina bans same-sex romance from TV screens http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/asia/china-bans-same-sex-dramas/index.html 10 October 2018 CNN 3 March 2016 10 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180910020108/https://www.cnn.com/2016/03/03/asia/china-bans-same-sex-dramas/index.html live as well as in the United States, with the Trump administration's attempts to reinstate the ban on transgender people serving in the military and the rescission of protections for transgender students.26 July 2017 Trump bans transgender people in military en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40729996 18 December 2017 16 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190416181234/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40729996 live23 February 2017 Trump and Transgender Rights, What Just Happened? NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/02/23/516837258/5-questions-about-the-trump-administrations-new-transgender-student-guidance 29 June 2020 29 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200629194253/https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/02/23/516837258/5-questions-about-the-trump-administrations-new-transgender-student-guidance live On 24 May 2019, Kenya's Supreme Court upheld laws that criminalize gay sex, declining to join the handful of nations that had recently abolished a prohibition imposed by Britain during the colonial era. By 2019, more than 70 countries continued to have gay sex criminalized, most of them Muslim-majority countries or former British colonies, according to advocacy groups.24 May 2019 Kenya's High Court Upholds a Ban on Gay Sex The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/world/africa/kenya-gay-ban-british.html 28 May 2019 28 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190528093554/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/world/africa/kenya-gay-ban-british.html live Children and youth thumb|Video streaming services such as YouTube and free or relatively cheap mobile games became popular forms of entertainment for small children during the 2010s.29 November 2017 Children and parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/108182/children-parents-media-use-attitudes-2017.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20200615094309/https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/108182/children-parents-media-use-attitudes-2017.pdf 15 June 2020 OfcomTurner Camilla 2018-10-04 Majority of three and four-year-olds now own an iPad, survey finds en-GB The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/10/04/majority-three-four-year-olds-now-ipad-survey-finds/ 2020-06-29 0307-1235 2020-06-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20200629194531/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/10/04/majority-three-four-year-olds-now-ipad-survey-finds/ liveJacqueline Howard Report: Young kids spend over 2 hours a day on screens https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/health/children-smartphone-tablet-use-report/index.html 2020-07-03 CNN 19 October 2017 2020-07-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20200703190403/https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/health/children-smartphone-tablet-use-report/index.html live|alt= By the 2010s, younger people in many parts of the world had been surrounded by widespread internet use for their entire lives.Generation X (and Y) Are History; What's Next? CBS News https://www.cbsnews.com/news/generation-x-and-y-are-history-whats-next/ 2020-06-29 2013-06-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20130613121152/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/10/business/main6568258.shtml live The psychological effects of social media and the internet on the minds of young people, especially children, became an increasing concern during this decade.Chelsea Clinton James P. Steyer Is the Internet hurting children? https://www.cnn.com/2012/05/21/opinion/clinton-steyer-internet-kids/index.html 2020-06-09 CNN 21 May 2012 2018-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20180118041450/http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/21/opinion/clinton-steyer-internet-kids/index.html liveCampbell Denis 2019-06-10 Children aged five and under at risk of internet addiction – Barnardo's en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/11/children-aged-five-and-under-at-risk-of-internet-addiction-barnardos 2020-06-09 0261-3077 2020-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20200605084520/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/11/children-aged-five-and-under-at-risk-of-internet-addiction-barnardos live The youth of the 2010s were called the "best-behaved generation on record." In May 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported that teenage pregnancies and their uses of drugs and alcohol reached record lows.https://www.vox.com/2014/5/25/5748178/todays-teenagers-are-the-best-behaved-generation-on-record Today's teenagers are the best-behaved generation on record Kliff Sarah December 17, 2014 Vox September 19, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20200624003913/https://www.vox.com/2014/5/25/5748178/todays-teenagers-are-the-best-behaved-generation-on-record 2020-06-24 A 2013 survey showed that the rate of teen smoking dropped to 15.7%, the rate of teenagers having unprotected sex dropped to 34% and the rate of teenagers participating in a physical fight dropped to 25%, much lower than their counterparts 22 years earlier.Mottl Judy 13 June 2014 Teens fighting less, smoking less and having less sex, but some bad habits are increasing https://www.techtimes.com/articles/8466/20140613/teenagers-fighting-less-smoking-less-having-less-sex-reveals-new-federal-government-study.htm Tech Times 29 June 2020 1 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200101033123/http://www.techtimes.com/articles/8466/20140613/teenagers-fighting-less-smoking-less-having-less-sex-reveals-new-federal-government-study.htm live E-cigarette and smokeless tobacco use among teenagers rose.13 June 2014 Teens fighting less, smoking less and having less sex, but some bad habits are increasing http://www.techtimes.com/articles/8466/20140613/teenagers-fighting-less-smoking-less-having-less-sex-reveals-new-federal-government-study.htm Tech Times 29 June 2020 1 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200101033123/http://www.techtimes.com/articles/8466/20140613/teenagers-fighting-less-smoking-less-having-less-sex-reveals-new-federal-government-study.htm live Similar trends were noted elsewhere, a report looking at statistics from 2018-19 noted that the levels of adolescents aged ten to seventeen in England and Wales being cautioned or sentenced for criminal activity had fallen by 83% over the previous decade, whilst the numbers entering the youth justice system for the first time had fallen by 85%.30 January 2020 Youth Justice Statistics 2018/19 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/862078/youth-justice-statistics-bulletin-march-2019.pdf live gov.uk Youth Justice Board under the direction of the Ministry of Justice 29 June 2020 9 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200609091128/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/862078/youth-justice-statistics-bulletin-march-2019.pdf Whilst, research from Australia suggested that crime rates among that age group had declined throughout the 2010s.2020-02-06 Youth Offenders https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/4519.0~2018-19~Main%20Features~Youth%20Offenders~4 2020-06-09 Australian Bureau of Statistics en 2020-06-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20200609091129/https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/4519.0~2018-19~Main%20Features~Youth%20Offenders~4 live E-cigarettes The e-cigarette gained popularity within the 2010s, with the number of vapers worldwide increasing from approximately 7 million in 2011 to 41 million in 2018.Jones Lora 2019-09-15 How many people vape? en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44295336 2020-06-30 2020-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20200717171343/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44295336 live The JUUL e-cigarette became the most popular e-cigarette in the U.S. in 2017 with a market share of over 72%,King Brian A. Gammon Doris G. Marynak Kristy L. Rogers Todd 2 October 2018 Electronic Cigarette Sales in the United States, 2013–2017 JAMA 320 13 1379–1380 10.1001/jama.2018.10488 6233837 30285167 and Altria became the most valuable e-cigarette company in the world by 2018.Blog Technavio Top E-cigarette Brands in the World 2018 https://www.technavio.com/blog/top-e-cigarette-brands-world Technavio Blog 15 December 2018 2020-06-30 2020-08-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20200820205432/https://blog.technavio.com/blog/top-e-cigarette-brands-world live Many cities across the United States started to take action in response to the spike of use by young people in middle and high schools. In 2019, San Francisco became the 1st city in the United States to ban the sale of e-cigarettes altogether.Nedelman Michael 1 July 2019 San Francisco mayor signs ban on e-cigarettes sales CNN https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/07/01/health/san-francisco-mayor-ecigarette-ban-bn/index.html 4 July 2019 4 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190704110625/https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/07/01/health/san-francisco-mayor-ecigarette-ban-bn/index.html live Disease Epidemics EventDateDescriptionWest African Ebola virus epidemicDecember 2013 – June 2016An outbreak of the Ebola virus, the worst of its kind in history, killed more than 11,300 people in West Africa.Associated Press 1 April 2016 New case of Ebola confirmed in Liberia https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/01/new-case-of-ebola-confirmed-in-liberia 21 June 2016 the Guardian 18 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160618032012/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/01/new-case-of-ebola-confirmed-in-liberia live In August 2014, the World Health Organization declared it a public health emergency of international concern. On 14 January 2016, the WHO declared the epidemic to be over, despite continuing small flare-ups at the time.WHO declares Ebola outbreak over https://news.yahoo.com/declares-worst-ever-ebola-outbreak-over-092344314.html 15 January 2016 Yahoo News 14 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160114174719/https://news.yahoo.com/declares-worst-ever-ebola-outbreak-over-092344314.html liveZika virus epidemicApril 2015 – November 2016A zika virus spreads rapidly throughout Latin America,23 January 2016 Zika virus triggers pregnancy delay calls – BBC News en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35388842 23 June 2016 20 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180620195652/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35388842 live with imported cases being reported worldwide.24 May 2016 Zika: Beijing sees 2nd imported case Outbreak News Today http://outbreaknewstoday.com/zika-beijing-sees-2nd-imported-case-78230/ 23 June 2016 outbreaknewstoday.com 29 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160529170804/http://outbreaknewstoday.com/zika-beijing-sees-2nd-imported-case-78230/ live1 June 2016 12 Zika cases registered in Germany in May http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-06/01/c_135405396.htm New China 30 June 2020 2 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160602104004/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-06/01/c_135405396.htm deadMiddle East respiratory syndrome outbreak in South KoreaMay–July 2015An outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea caused over thirty deaths. Thousands were quarantined.South Korea declares 'de facto end' to Mers virus en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33684981 21 June 2016 1 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160801023343/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33684981 live2018–20 Kivu Ebola epidemicAugust 2018 – June 2020A second Ebola outbreak began in August 2018 in the eastern region of Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On 3 May 2019, nine months into the outbreak, the DRC outbreak surpassed 1,000 deaths. By June 2019, 2,426 people had died and the virus had spread to neighboring Uganda, becoming an epidemic; the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 17 July.Hunt Katie Ebola outbreak enters 'truly frightening phase' as it turns deadly in Uganda https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/12/health/ebola-outbreak-death-uganda-africa-intl-bn/index.html 12 June 2019 CNN 12 June 2019 en 12 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190612145211/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/12/health/ebola-outbreak-death-uganda-africa-intl-bn/index.html liveGoldberg Mark Leon 17 July 2019 The World Health Organization Just Declared an Ebola "Emergency" in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here's What That Means https://www.undispatch.com/the-world-health-organization-just-declared-an-ebola-emergency-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-heres-what-that-means/ 17 July 2019 UN Dispatch en-US 17 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190717210439/https://www.undispatch.com/the-world-health-organization-just-declared-an-ebola-emergency-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo-heres-what-that-means/ live Pandemics Event Date Infections and deaths Description2009 Swine Flu PandemicJanuary 2009 – 10 August 2010491,382 confirmed cases and 18,449 deaths. Estimated cases range from 700 million to 1.4 billion and a death toll from 151,700 to 575,000Dawood Fs Danielle Iuliano A. Iuliano Ad Danielle Reed Carrie Meltzer Mi Shay Dk Cheng Py Bandaranayake Don Breiman Rf Abdullah Brooks W. Brooks Wa Abdullah 2012-09-01 Estimated global mortality associated with the first 12 months of 2009 pandemic influenza A H1N1 virus circulation: a modelling study. https://zenodo.org/record/1260250 The Lancet 12 9 687–695 10.5281/zenodo.1260250 22738893 COVID-19 pandemic December 2019 – May 2023 10,694,288 confirmed cases and 516,210 deaths in 229 countries and territories reported by July 3, 2020.https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries Coronavirus Toll: Cases & Deaths by Country, Historical Data Chart - Worldometer 2020-07-05 2020-01-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20200129195657/https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries live A new coronavirus, first designated 2019-nCoV and later named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), spread throughout the world, causing significant loss of life and severe economic disruption.HIV/AIDS 1981 – ongoing 37.9 million people living with HIV (end of 2018), 24.5 million people accessing antiretroviral therapy (end of June 2019), 32.0 million deaths from AIDS-related illnesses since the start of the epidemic (end 2018)UNAIDS Global HIV & AIDS statistics — 2019 fact sheet March 28, 2020 https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/fact-sheet December 4, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191204021652/https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/fact-sheet live References Category:2010s in health