LMIC

plural LMICs

1. abbreviationinitialismeconomicsInitialism of low- or middle-income country.

   Near-synonym: developing country

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   With 82m new cases of gonorrhoea globally in 2020 – the majority in LMICs – we are seeing a growing number of these infections becoming more difficult – and in some cases almost impossible – to treat, as antimicrobial resistance (AMR) erodes the effectiveness of the antibiotics that once kept them in check.

   2026 June 30, Peter Beyer, “Why a surge in sexually transmitted infections in Europe should worry everybody”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

   Synonyms: developing country · Antonyms: HIC, developed country