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Benchmarking life expectancy and cancer mortality: global comparison with cardiovascular disease 1981-2010

BMJ 2017; 357 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j2765 (Published 21 June 2017) Cite this as: BMJ 2017;357:j2765 Animated graphic, showing differences in global mortality by disease type (based on Figure 1).
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