Bacterial deaths could outnumber cancer by 2050

Bacterial deaths could outnumber cancer by 2050
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria will kill up to 10 million people annually worldwide by 2050. British experts came to this opinion, reports the BBC. 

If no action is taken, more people will die from bacteria by the middle of the 21st century than from cancer. Now such microbes cause the death of 700 thousand people a year.

The analysis was based on a scenario modeled from research by RAND and KPMG. Employees of these organizations have found that resistance to antibiotics in E. coli, malaria and tuberculosis may increase significantly in the near future.

Economist Jim O'Neill conducted a study on antibiotic resistance and concluded that finding ways to counter the new threat would cost the global economy $100 trillion.

According to the World HEALTH Organization (WHO), in 2012, 8.2 million people died from various forms of cancer worldwide.

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