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social science subjects > economics > applied economics > development economics > developing world
... > social science subjects > economics > applied economics > economic geography > development economics > developing world
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > economic geography > development economics > developing world
... > social science subjects > economics > economic concepts > political economy > economic geography > development economics > developing world
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political economy > economic geography > development economics > developing world

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developing world  

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  • Seventy to 80 percent, or approximately 400 million, of the world's disabled people live in the developing world and of the world's poorest of the poor, 20 percent are disabled. The number of people with disability in developing countries is increasing due to poverty, malnutrition, violent conflict, HIV/AIDS, traffic accidents, work-related injuries, and “lifestyle diseases” such as heart disease and diabetes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disability; Developing World]

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