Study: Wealth Taxes Could Avert Up to 30M Deaths in Low-Income Nations by 2030

An ISGlobal-led modeling study estimates that progressive taxation on the wealthy, with redistribution, could prevent 6.6–29.5 million deaths by 2030 in low- and lower-middle-income countries. The claim is a projection, not an observed outcome, and depends on policy implementation and fiscal capacity. It signals a potential public-health benefit of redistributive fiscal policy, relevant to global health financing debates.