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Infographic shows the differences between the diseases we donate to, and the diseases that kill us

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Julia Belluz created the infographic below to compare how much money is donated to fight various disease and how many people in the USA die from those same diseases for an article in Vox

The graphic has since developed a bit of a life of its own. Belluz uses it to critique celebrity-driven campaigns for rare diseases such as the ice bucket challenge for ALS, compared to more frequent, but less glamorous conditions

The discrepancy the graphic is pretty striking, and certainly worth thinking about, but it’s hardly the last word. For example, HIV may not be a major killer of Americans, but the people donating are probably concerned about the devastation it wrecks globally. Indeed the article quotes 80,000 hours founder William MacAskill saying, “Donating money to the best developing world health charities will reach at least 100 times as many people than if you donate to developed world health causes.” 
via IFLScience

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