Fewer people worldwide are dying or suffering long-term health problems from stomach cancer linked to eating too much salt, with death rates dropping by almost half and overall health impact decreasing by more than half since 1990.

This is about how eating too much salt can lead to stomach cancer. It says that in East Asia, fewer people are dying from this type of cancer now compared to 30 years ago, and people are also living healthier lives without as much sickness from it.

Areas with higher wealth and development saw much bigger drops in salt-related stomach cancer deaths and health problems from 1990 to 2021 than poorer areas, showing a big gap between rich and poor regions.

As people get older, more of them get sick with stomach cancer from eating too much salt. This cancels out some health improvements in certain areas and leads to more years of poor health, even though overall cancer rates are going down.

Men are much more likely than women to die or suffer from stomach cancer due to eating too much salt, with rates over twice as high in 2021.

Eating too much salt might lead to more stomach cancer in older people in some Asian countries, and it doesn't get better as quickly for them as it does for others.