Invisible Numbers: The True Extent of Noncommunicable Diseases and What To Do About Them
2022
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)—chief among them, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases— along with mental health, cause nearly three quarters of deaths in the world. Every year, 17 million people under the age of 70 die of NCDs, and 86% of them live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
This report from the World Health Organization (WHO) highlights the extent of the global NCD burden (focusing on cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases), risk factors (e.g., harmful alcohol use, obesity and unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use), and the progress each country is making in their efforts to combat these diseases and conditions. The report also covers the social, environmental, and commercial determinants of health.
The accompanying data portal brings together all WHO data related to NCDs for 194 countries. Users can explore the data below by country, accessing detailed information on noncommunicable diseases and their key risk factors.
Invisible Numbers: The True Extent of Noncommunicable Diseases and What To Do About Them
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Invisible Numbers: The True Extent of Noncommunicable Diseases and What To Do About Them. World Health Organization 2022. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240057661.