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WHO Country Profiles: Noncommunicable Diseases

2018

These country profiles from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlight premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and suicide, as well as the prevalence of diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. Several risk factors are also accounted for, including smoking, alcohol use, physical inactivity, and indoor and ambient air pollution. Trends for current tobacco use, blood pressure, and obesity are shown graphically for men and women. Indicators for access to medicines and technologies reflect national systems' capacity to prevent and control NCDs and demonstrate the existence of national targets based on the Global Monitoring Framework.

Source:

Noncommunicable Diseases Country Profiles. World Health Organization 2018. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/274512.