One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 By Lauren Kent

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/02/04/world/lancet-usaid-global-aid-cuts-intl?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=31d5ac900a-nature-briefing-daily-20260204&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-33f35e09ea-50432164 Cuts to global development funding could lead to 9.4 million additional deaths in the next four years, with about 2.5 million of those deaths in children under 5, compared to if funding had been maintained at 2023 levels. The modelling study comes roughly one year after the US Agency for International Development (USAID) was wiped out by the administration of US President Donald Trump, compounded by cuts made by other top funders such as the United Kingdom, Germany and Canada. “We should take the precise numbers with caution, but I think the overall conclusion is likely correct,” says global-development researcher Lee Crawfurd. “People will die in large numbers.”