Shafaqna Science: New advances in AI are enabling hyper-personalized health guidance, offering a powerful tool to reduce the global burden of non-communicable diseases, according to World Economic Forum.
Five years after the pandemic, the world’s most urgent health challenge is behavioural rather than infectious. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease and diabetes now account for more than 70% of global deaths, yet traditional public health measures often fail to address the personal behaviours driving these conditions.
New AI-powered systems are helping close this gap by analysing fragmented health data and delivering personalized, context-specific recommendations at scale. Evidence shows that even small shifts in behaviour can produce dramatic gains in lifespan and healthspan. For example, individuals aged 45–65 who increased physical activity from none to moderate levels reduced mortality risk by up to 58%. Data also suggests behaviour change is elastic and universal: older or less healthy individuals benefit the most, with some achieving up to a 90% increase in healthspan through sustained lifestyle changes.
As AI accelerates habit formation through tailored guidance, experts say it could become a cornerstone of global preventive health.
Source: World Economic Forum
