NCDs: Silent killers
Prevalence of overweight* males | ages 20 + *BMI ≥ 25kg/m2
“Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of death globally, killing more people each year than all other causes combined. Despite their rapid growth and inequitable distribution, much of the human and social impact caused each year by NCD-related death could be averted through wellunderstood, cost-effective and feasible interventions.” WHO 2010
Infant and young child overweight trends from 1990 to 2015 (by world bank income group)
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2015
40 – 59.9%
Other chronic diseases Chronic respiratory diseases Cancers Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes
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Health effects > Premature deaths & disability Household effects > Low productivity > High household costs Health care effects > Limited access to effective and equitable health-care services Macroeconomic effects > Losses in economic growth
Limited ability to reach Development Goals > MDG 1: Poverty reduction > MDG 4: Reduce child mortality > MDG 5: Improve maternal health > MDG 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis
600
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NCDs > Heart disease > Stroke > Cancer > Diabetes > Chronic respiratory disease
Death rate per 1000 adults aged 15 – 69 years
700
Social and economic determinants of health > Poverty > Trade agreements > A griculture and transportation policies > Capital flows > Activities of multinational companies
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death rates from NCDs per 100.000 adults aged 15 – 69 years in 23 high-burden countries
Globalization Urbanization Population ageing
Increased exposure to risk factors > Tobacco use and exposure > Poor nutrition > Physical inactivity > Alcohol misuse > Decreased access to healthcare > Air pollution
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associations between poverty, non-communicable diseases and millenium development goals
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