4.5 4.0 - 3.5 Cancers 3.0 - Respiratory and digestive diseases 12.6% Infectious 2.5 - diseases Maternal and perinatal conditions 10.3% 23.4% 2.0 - 6.3% 1.5- Cardiovascular diseases 1.0 - 9.8% 29.0% Injuries - 8.6% 0.5 Other Respiratory Diarrheal infections diseases (influenza, pneumonia, etc.) TB Malaria Childhood diseases (measles, pertussis, tetanus, etc.) AIDS (a) Leading causes of death across the world (b) Leading causes of death by infectious diseases Annual deaths (millions)

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AIDS is a well-known infectious disease, but respiratory and diarrheal diseases claim far more lives every year than AIDS. According to the figure, how many times more lives were lost to respiratory infections and diarrheal diseases than to AIDS?

4.5
4.0 -
3.5
Cancers
3.0 -
Respiratory and
digestive diseases
12.6% Infectious
2.5 -
diseases
Maternal
and
perinatal
conditions
10.3%
23.4%
2.0 -
6.3%
1.5-
Cardiovascular
diseases
1.0 -
9.8%
29.0%
Injuries -
8.6%
0.5
Other
Respiratory Diarrheal
infections diseases
(influenza,
pneumonia, etc.)
TB Malaria Childhood
diseases
(measles,
pertussis,
tetanus, etc.)
AIDS
(a) Leading causes of death across the world
(b) Leading causes of death by infectious diseases
Annual deaths (millions)
Transcribed Image Text:4.5 4.0 - 3.5 Cancers 3.0 - Respiratory and digestive diseases 12.6% Infectious 2.5 - diseases Maternal and perinatal conditions 10.3% 23.4% 2.0 - 6.3% 1.5- Cardiovascular diseases 1.0 - 9.8% 29.0% Injuries - 8.6% 0.5 Other Respiratory Diarrheal infections diseases (influenza, pneumonia, etc.) TB Malaria Childhood diseases (measles, pertussis, tetanus, etc.) AIDS (a) Leading causes of death across the world (b) Leading causes of death by infectious diseases Annual deaths (millions)
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