Gold mine workers face risk of death in the community more than double that of non-miners (IMAGE)

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Gold mine workers face risk of death in the community more than double that of non-miners

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Mine workers have a mortality rate more than twice as high as that of other residents in gold mining communities in Tanzania, often through road traffic injuries.

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Isaac Lyatuu, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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