What will the world's population look like in 20 years?
If current demographic changes continue, more people will live in cities, population growth will have slowed except in Africa, and the average age will be older in most parts of the world. These trends will result in changes in the burden of disease, most notably a transition from infectious to noncommunicable diseases, from acute to chronic diseases. What are the changing needs in health care systems to address long-term medical needs? What are the comorbidities between infectious and noncommunicable diseases? What are the lessons learned from the response to infectious diseases that can be applied to finding solutions to this additional burden?
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