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Over time, though, the
incidence
of chronic disease almost certainly did rise in developed countries.
Legislation, courts, and law-enforcement mechanisms have failed to address the high
incidence
of violence against women.
Another valuable clue about MND emerged in 1998, when a large-scale investigation into illicit drug use in Italian soccer inadvertently revealed a shockingly high
incidence
of ALS among professional and semi-professional players in Italy.
On the other hand, the rising
incidence
of false prophecy might equally reflect the increasing prevalence of charlatanism masquerading as science.
The impact of this user intelligence has been profound: in 2003, one pharmaceutical company revised its 2002 estimate of the
incidence
of withdrawal reactions from 0.2% to 25% (even as the manufacturer of a similar drug continues to claim that it is "not habit forming" at all).
Statistically, every hour spent watching television is associated with a diminished
incidence
of voting, of trusting other people, and of group membership.
The
incidence
of corruption could well increase.
And, while many Parkinson’s patients report significant benefits from DBS, it has shown a greater
incidence
of serious adverse effects, such as nervous system and psychiatric disorders and a higher suicide rate.
Following a natural disaster, he says, the
incidence
of post-traumatic stress disorder is about 3%.
In other words, the larger the city, the higher the average wage, productivity level, number of patents per person, crime rate, prevalence of anxiety, and
incidence
of HIV.
This would not only eliminate some of the unnecessary costs of government bailouts, but would also reduce their
incidence.
It has been estimated that annual economic growth in countries with a high
incidence
of malaria is 1.3 percentage points lower than that of other countries.
If poverty were communicable, its
incidence
would be far lower by now.
Three-quarters of the world’s poor live in rural areas, where agricultural workers suffer the highest
incidence
of poverty, largely owing to low productivity, seasonal unemployment, and the low wages paid by most rural employers.
Incidence
results for deregulation of product and labor markets are more mixed, possibly as a result of data limitations and the specific circumstances of each reform.
Slower economic growth will cause a shortfall of jobs for new entrants to the workforce, thereby increasing the
incidence
of poverty.
Russia, Azerbaijan, and Belarus are of particular concern, given the high
incidence
of violent assaults on journalists and chronic impunity for perpetrators.
Consider Paul Krugman, writing breathlessly in The New York Times about the “rising
incidence
of extreme events” and how “large-scale damage from climate change is … happening now.”
In fact, the latest overview of global wildfire
incidence
suggests that, because humans have suppressed fire and decreased vegetation density, fire intensity has declined over the past 70 years, and is now close to its preindustrial level.
Since then, hurricane
incidence
has dropped off the charts; indeed, by one measure, global accumulated cyclone energy has decreased to its lowest levels since the late 1970’s.
Furthermore, estimated malaria
incidence
has declined by 17% worldwide; malaria mortality rates have decreased by one-quarter since 2000; and reported malaria cases fell by more than half from 2000 to 2010 in 43 of 99 countries with ongoing malaria transmission.
Tuberculosis
incidence
has fallen globally since 2002, making it likely that the target of halving the TB death rate by 2015 will be achieved.
The extension of prenatal diagnosis to an embryo in a laboratory dish will, in turn, reduce the
incidence
of certain types of genetically transmitted diseases.
This is the case with many established consumer products, routine transport safety, or the
incidence
of familiar diseases.
This includes the establishment of drug treatment and related health services and facilities, and the implementation of harm-reduction approaches, such as needle-exchange programs, which have been proven to reduce the spread of HIV and the
incidence
of drug-related deaths.
In Sweden, the widespread use of snus – a smokeless tobacco product with a lower concentration of carcinogenic nitrosamines – has contributed to a dramatic decline in the
incidence
of lung cancer, to the world’s lowest levels.
But the
incidence
of certain kinds of lung cancer continues to rise – particularly in women – making it one of the most prolific killers worldwide, despite the general decline of smoking over the last 30 years.
Military intervention is not the only approach the world should use to reduce the
incidence
of political violence.
Of course, there are downsides to patent law expansion, prime among them the increased
incidence
and cost of litigation.
Still, as our team set about defining the global poverty line this year (and thus the
incidence
of poverty), I was acutely aware of the note of caution from Angus Deaton, this year’s Nobel laureate in economics: “I am not sure it is wise for the World Bank to commit itself so much to this project.”
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