How investing in health has a significant economic payoff for developing economies

Yet what is less well known is the chronic economic drag from poor health each yearabout 15 percent lower GDP from premature death and lost productivity. For example, in low-income countries, infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB) present the largest losses to labor supply and household income. This means that globally, of the estimated 60 million deaths in 2020, 25 million people will die before they reach their 65th birthday. Or think of the 70 million children today who are malnourished, significantly curtailing their physical and cognitive development and reducing their productive potential.