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Director of Global Health; Economics & Development @CFR_org. Founder @ThinkGlobalHlth. Law Prof sometimes. Dad (3x); book author (1x) @tbollyky@med-mastodon.com

Sep 15, 2020, 5 tweets

#COVID19 has overwhelmed health systems & economies worldwide

But *if* remains at its current pace, it's unlikely to overtake cardiovascular disease, cancers, & other major NCDs as leading causes of death globally

New analysis @ThinkGlobalHlth @IHME_UW
thinkglobalhealth.org/article/just-h…

The case is closer in high-income countries where #COVID19 is the *6th* leading cause of death 2/

thinkglobalhealth.org/article/just-h…

The situation is worse than the average high-income country in the United States where #COVID19 is currently the 2nd leading cause of death 3/

Via @ThinkGlobalHlth @IHME_UW

thinkglobalhealth.org/article/just-h…

The region of Latin America/Caribbean is similar 4/

Via @ThinkGlobalHlth @IHME_UW

thinkglobalhealth.org/article/just-h…

Here is a great heat map of how #COVID19 ranks in each nation as a cause of death

Again, read the whole piece @ThinkGlobalHlth @IHME_UW 5/5

thinkglobalhealth.org/article/just-h…

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