Such bacteria could kill up to 10 million people per year and cost up to $100 trillion by 2050 worldwide, according to the findings, which were reported by Reuters.
Jim O’Neill, former chief economist for Goldman Sachs, led the study and said the $100 trillion impact of drug-resistant superbugs may be on the conservative side.
“As big as that number might seem, it almost definitely underestimates the true economic cost,” he said, according to the report.
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