"Third world" is not a term much used today. Most developing countries, as they were once euphemistically known, really are now developing-and doing so fast. So it is not surprising their disease patterns are changing, too, just as happened in the rich world. Deaths from infectious disease are down. Rates of non-transmissible illness-often chronic and frequently the result of obesity (see Special Report) are rising. The panjandrums of global health are struggling to keep up.
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