This may not actually be true. The number of people currently dying from those things due to lack of coverage is tiny, while a vastly greater number get substantial QoL improvements from the disconnect.
By that logic, why stop at not connecting the back country to the internet? We should be actively disconnecting the cities. So many more people to be saved!
Seriously, this is a social problem brought about by new technologies – and these are rarely solved by shunning technology.
