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In the developing world as a whole, deaths from non-communicable diseases are
expected to rise from 47% of the burden to almost 70%. The steep projected
increase in the burden of non-communicable diseases worldwide is largely driven
by population aging, augmented by the large numbers of people in developing
regions who are now exposed to tobacco. More on that in a moment.
What does this trend mean for us? It means that in the years ahead, the world
will be dealing with a far different disease burden than it is now.
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