Dec 23, 2024 · Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) killed at least 43 million people in 2021, equivalent to 75% of non-pandemic-related deaths globally. In 2021, 18 million people died from an NCD before age 70 years; 82% of these premature deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Of all NCD deaths, 73% are in low- and middle-income countries.

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – chief among them, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – cause nearly three-quarters of deaths in the world. Their drivers are social, environmental, commercial and genetic, and their presence is global.

I use international data on adult functional literacy to show why the cognitive demands of today’s NCD self-management (NCD-SM) regimens invite nonadherence, especially among individuals of below-average or declining cognitive capacity.

Oct 31, 2024 · Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease, are collectively responsible for 74% of all deaths worldwide. More than three-quarters of all NCD deaths, and 86% of the 17 million people who died prematurely, or before reaching 70 years of age, occur in low- and middle-income countries.

We explored online databases for information pertaining to the burden of NCDs among adolescents, their determinants and risk factors, and relevant policies/interventions for NCDs in this population.

The Global NCD Compact 2020–2030 aims to accelerate progress on the prevention and control of NCDs. It seeks to ensure Member States adopt policies and programmes that improve NCD outcomes and save the lives of people living with NCDs.

NCDs, also known as chronic diseases, are characterized by non-contagious nature, multiple risk factors, a long latency period, a prolonged temporal course, functional impairment or disability, and incurability (i.e., a complete cure is rarely achieved) [2].

Strengthen health systems to address NCDs through people-centred primary health care and universal health coverage, building on guidance set out in WHO Global NCD Action Plan

NCDs are largely preventable and global action plans have aimed to reduce the burden of NCDs through targeted action on risk factors for the main NCD categories: cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes.

A non-communicable disease (NCD) is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.