Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2010
Description of the global burden of NCDs, their risk factors and determinants
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Chapter 1: Burden: mortality, morbidity and risk factors
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Chapter 2: NCDs and development
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Chapter 3: Monitoring NCDs and their risk factors: a framework for surveillance
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Chapter 4: Reducing risks and preventing disease: population-wide interventions
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Chapter 5: Improving health care: individual interventions
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Chapter 6: Tackling NCDs: the capacity of countries to respond
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Chapter 6: Table 1. Percentage of countries with NCD units within
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Chapter 6: Figure 5. Prevalence of WHO Member States with NCD-related mortality data included in their national health information system, by World Bank income group, 2010
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Chapter 6: Member States who responded to the 2010 survey on national capacity for NCD prevention and control
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Chapter 7: The way forward: taking action based on evidence and lessons learnt
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Annex 1: Methods used for country estimates in Chapter 1 and Annex 4
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Annex 2: List of Countries by WHO Regions
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Annex 3: Maps showing the global distribution of estimated NCD-related mortality and selected risk factors
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Annex 4: Country estimates of NCD mortality and selected risk factors, 2008
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Annex 5: Core indicators for consideration as part of the framework for NCD surveillance
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Annex 6: Recommended approaches to implementing effective and sustainable multisectoral action on health1
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Overview of the Global status report on NCDs
This report sets out the statistics, evidence and experiences needed to launch a more forceful response to the growing threat posed by noncommunicable diseases. While advice and recommendations are universally relevant, the report gives particular attention to conditions in low- and middle-income countries, which now bear nearly 80% of the burden from diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases. The health consequences of the worldwide epidemic of obesity are also addressed.
The report takes an analytical approach, using global, regional and country-specific data to document the magnitude of the problem, project future trends, and assess the factors contributing to these trends. As noted, the epidemic of these diseases is being driven by powerful forces now touching every region of the world: demographic ageing, rapid unplanned urbanization, and the globalization of unhealthy lifestyles. While many chronic conditions develop slowly, changes in lifestyles and behaviours are occurring with a stunning speed and sweep.