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Moreover, deaths from communicable, maternal and perinatal conditions and nutritional deficiencies are expected to fall from 17.3 million in 1990 to 10.3 million in 2020. As a percentage of the total burden, communicable diseases are expected to drop by more than half, from 34 per cent to 15 per cent.