Affluence v.

Poverty
Which diseases are most commonly associated with affluence?
What about poverty?

Cardiovascular
Stroke, a common outcome of
cerebrovascular disease, is the second
leading cause of death in the Western world
Allergies
Allergic diseases like hay fever have
increased dramatically in industrialised
countries over the last 30 years. 11 per cent
of Americans now suffer from hay fever
Asthma
The prevalence of asthma increased by 75
per cent between 1980 and 1994 in America
AIDS
Developing countries account for 95 per
cent of all AIDS cases
Tuberculosis
Developing countries account for 98 per
cent of active tuberculosis infections
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is the leading cause of death
amongst children in developing countries
Malaria
90 per cent of malaria deaths occur in
sub-Saharan Africa

Coronary heart Diarrheal

Coronary heart disease is the most common Diarrhea is the second most common
cause of premature death in Europe, North cause of death amongst children under
America, Australia, and New Zealand the age of five in developing countries

Type II diabetes Measles

7 per cent of Americans have In 2008, 77 per cent of worldwide measles
type II diabetes deaths came from South East Asia

Gout
Incidences of gout have doubled in the
Western world between 1990 and 2010

Obesity
Obesity, rare before the 20th century and
until recently, rare in developing countries, is
now a worldwide problem. The only remaining
area of the world where obesity is not
common is sub-Saharan Africa

Cancer
Worldwide, cancer is responsible for 13 per
cent of all death. In America cancer is
responsible for 25 per cent of all death

Peripheral vascular
Up to 20 per cent of Americans over the 52-infographics.blogspot.com
age of 65 are affected by peripheral Data from Wikipedia
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