Every disease has a point where its lethality is materially diminished, when (at least through the historical lens) one can say it was tamed or vanquished.

“It is estimated that, across the 10 provinces, the total number of procedures for which people are waiting in 2017 is 1,040,791. This means that, assuming that each person waits for only one procedure, 2.9% of Canadians are waiting for treatment in 2017.”

Bacchus Barua https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/waiting-your-turn-2017-execsummary.pdf