Half a million women die needlessly each year during childbirth.

每年有50万妇女在分娩时不必要地死去。

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Over half the people interviewed expressed their readiness to die for their country.

半数以上接受采访的人都表示愿意为国献身。

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More than half a million will die if they do not get help within weeks.

其中五十万以上的儿童如果几个星期之内得不到救助，就会死亡。

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WHO reports more than three-and-a-half million people die every year from malnutrition-related causes.

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She seems to believe the answer is yes, pointing to the half-million women who die from breast cancer worldwide each year.

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One-half of those who die from chronic diseases are in their productive years and so the social costs and economic consequences in terms of lost productivity are considerable.

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Half of all long-term smokers will die from tobacco-related illness, which causes 100, 000 deaths a year.

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