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40 million deaths by 2050: toll of drug-resistant infections to rise by 70%

By 2050, around 2 million people — the majority aged 70 and over — could die from drug-resistant infections each year.
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More than 39 million people will die from antibiotic-resistant infections between now and 2050, according to an in-depth global analysis of antimicrobial resistance.

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Nature 633, 747-748 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-03033-w

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  • Correction 24 September 2024: An earlier version of this story misstated the range of the eldest age group for these data.

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