Chronic
diseases like cancer and heart disease are rising fast in low- and
middle-income countries, striking far younger populations than in rich
countries and causing much worse outcomes, according to a new report.
Deaths from chronic diseases have risen by more than 50 percent in low- and middle-income countries over the past two decades, according to the report, by the Council on Foreign Relations. The increase is part of a shift in global mortality patterns in which infectious diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis, have declined substantially and are no longer the leading cause of death in the developing world.
Deaths from chronic diseases have risen by more than 50 percent in low- and middle-income countries over the past two decades, according to the report, by the Council on Foreign Relations. The increase is part of a shift in global mortality patterns in which infectious diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis, have declined substantially and are no longer the leading cause of death in the developing world.
This article, by Sabrina Tavernise, appeared in the December 4, 2014 New York Times. Read full article.
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