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Table 4 Projected foregone national income due to heart disease, stroke, and diabetes

From: Understanding chronic non-communicable diseases in Latin America: towards an equity-based research agenda

 

Foregone GDP (US$ billions)

Cumulative GDP loss (US$ billions) by 2015

 

2006

2015

 

Argentina

0.13

0.16

1.40

Brazil

0.33

0.50

4.18

Colombia

0.07

0.10

0.82

Mexico

0.48

0.89

7.14

  1. Note: Adapted from Abegunde et al [5].
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