Invisible numbers: the true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them
15 September 2022
| Report
Overview
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. Their drivers are social, environmental, commercial and genetic, and their presence is global. 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).
WHO Team
NCD Integrated Support (NIS),
Noncommunicable Diseases, Rehabilitation and Disability (NCD)
Editors
World Health Organization
Number of pages
42
Reference numbers
ISBN: 978-92-4-005766-1