AMR is an important cause area for health and wellbeing. It currently causes around 1.27 million deaths per year (47.9 million DALYs) and is associated with 4.95 million deaths per year (192 million DALYs).[i] It killed more people that malaria or HIV/AIDs in 2019.[ii]
Averting all deaths and DALYs from AMR is not feasible, but even with only a 50% success rate on AMR interventions, investing USD 2 per person per year in Europe, North America and Australia would save three out of four deaths from AMR.[iii]
AMR is forecast to kill up to 10 million people per year in 2050 if not controlled.[iv]
Let’s take the 2 USD per person saving 75% of deaths in EU, North America and Australia to hold across the rest of the world as that link is behind paywall.
In that case, this $2 USD * 8bn saves 75% of the 1.27m − 4.96m that currently die per year, so 0.95m - 3.7m lives saved for 16bn USD, or between 16,842 USD / life and 4,323 USD / life.
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AMR is an important cause area for health and wellbeing. It currently causes around 1.27 million deaths per year (47.9 million DALYs) and is associated with 4.95 million deaths per year (192 million DALYs).[i] It killed more people that malaria or HIV/AIDs in 2019.[ii]
Averting all deaths and DALYs from AMR is not feasible, but even with only a 50% success rate on AMR interventions, investing USD 2 per person per year in Europe, North America and Australia would save three out of four deaths from AMR.[iii]
AMR is forecast to kill up to 10 million people per year in 2050 if not controlled.[iv]
Let’s take the 2 USD per person saving 75% of deaths in EU, North America and Australia to hold across the rest of the world as that link is behind paywall.
In that case, this $2 USD * 8bn saves 75% of the 1.27m − 4.96m that currently die per year, so 0.95m - 3.7m lives saved for 16bn USD, or between 16,842 USD / life and 4,323 USD / life.
Does this seem right to you?