US foreign aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths by 2030, Lancet study finds

The Trump administration's cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides 40 percent of humanitarian funding worldwide, could lead to 14 million deaths by 2030, a study in the Lancet found, potentially "halting – and even reversing – two decades of progress in health among vulnerable populations".

Jul 1, 2025 - 23:06
US foreign aid cuts could cause 14 million deaths by 2030, Lancet study finds
The Trump administration's cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), which provides 40 percent of humanitarian funding worldwide, could lead to 14 million deaths by 2030, a study in the Lancet found, potentially "halting – and even reversing – two decades of progress in health among vulnerable populations".