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Fast fact #10

#10: The three leading global causes of premature death and disability in 2030 are projected to be HIV/AIDS, depression and ischaemic heart disease (where the blood supply to the heart is reduced).

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Source: Mathers, Loncar. PLoS Med 2006;3(11):e442.
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030442
Originally published in The Big Picture Little Book of Fast Facts
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Education-resources/Teaching-and-education/Big-Picture/All-issues/Special-Fast-Facts-book/index.htm

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