USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says

Reuters
Jul 01, 2025

USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says


Deep funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development and its potential dismantling could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal on Monday.
 
President Donald Trump's administration, since taking office in January, has made funding cuts to USAID and its aid programs worldwide in what the U.S. government says is part of its broader plan to remove wasteful spending.