Friday, March 27, 2009

Deaths from road accidents, cancer and heart disease are set to soar over the next 20 years as the developing world's populations get richer and live


Deaths from road accidents, cancer and heart disease are set to soar over the next 20 years as the developing world's populations get richer and live longer, according to a study out this week.
As low and middle-income economies grow by 2030, mortality rates from noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer, and road crashes due to increased car-ownership, will make up more than 30 percent of deaths worldwide, the World Health Organisation (WHO) found.

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