By 2030, non-communicable diseases will account for 75% of all deaths annually. Eight percent of these will be in the global south. Most of these diseases are what we call silent killers: type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, as well as certain types of cancer at increasingly younger ages.
Sugary drinks, processed foods, alcohol and tobacco are big killers: Why the G20 should add its weight to health taxes
