Elsewhere, countries like Ethiopia, Benin and Malawi now have more than 70% of their populations living in slums.

其他国家如埃塞俄比亚、贝宁和马拉维目前有70%的人口居住在贫民窟中。

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These trends help explain why chronic diseases, once associated with affluence, now impose their heaviest burden on poor and disadvantaged populations.

这些趋势有助于解释为什么曾经与富裕相关的慢性病现在对贫穷和弱势群体造成最沉重的负担。

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The United Nations reports 11 countries now are struggling to find accommodations,food, water and other essential items for their homeless populations.

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Their wild populations are now 650 and 3, 500, respectively.

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Now that their populations are booming, thanks to the economic draw of oil and gas development, their innovative solutions from decades past are now reaching the breaking point.

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