Which kills more globally, chronic diseases or infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS?
According to the United Nations, chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and COPD kill more than HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. “In developing countries — where diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria are still prevalent — are also seeing a rise in deaths attributed to chronic condition.” The ongoing world clock has 7.8 million deaths from cardiovascular disease, 3.4 million from cancer, and 1.8 million from respiratory infections versus 1.4 million from HIV.
