Lancet Commission Warns of Small but Real Risk of Human Extinction This Century

A Lancet Commission on future health threats, presented in Berlin, warns that there is a small but non-zero chance humanity will not survive this century, citing existential risks. The report is preliminary and framed as a call to action rather than a prediction, with the specific threats only partially detailed in the excerpt. This matters because it elevates existential risk into mainstream health policy discourse ahead of WHO leadership elections.