Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2018
Publication date: 2018
This publication explains that now is the time for government leaders to deliver on their time-bound promise to, by 2030, reduce, by one third, premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) through prevention and treatment, and promote mental health and well-being. Without significant investments now, 15 million people will continue to die each year from NCDs in the prime of their lives, between the ages of 30 and 70. And almost 800 000 people will die from suicide, the second leading cause of death among young adults. This publication encourages Heads of State and Government to intensify efforts during the next 3–5 years to put their country on track to attain SDG target 3.4 on NCDs and mental health.
Noncommunicable diseases country profiles 2011
Publication date: 2011
This report provides information required by countries to assess their situation in face of the growing threat posed by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The data included add to the WHO Global status report on NCDs 2010. They are presented in this report as country-specific pages. This report provides, for the first time, for each Member State estimates on the burden of NCD mortality, prevalence and trends of selected major behavioural and metabolic risk factors and the country’s capacity to respond to the NCD crisis.