Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Burden: mortality, morbidity and risk factors Chapter 1. Burden: mortality, morbidity and risk factors This Chapter reviews the current burden and trends of NCDs and the risk factors. It also provides the latest estimates on the number, rates and causes of global deaths from NCDs and the prevalence of the most important related risk factors. A description of the methods used to produce these estimates is provided in Annex 1. Data are presented in two ways: according to the six WHO geographical regions1. and by the four World Bank income A listing of countries according to the WHO regions and World Bank income groups in 2008 is in Annex 2. Maps showing the global distribution of NCD- related mortality and selected risk factors are presented in Annex 3, along with the individual country estimates for NCD mortality and selected risk factors presented in Annex 4.

Chapter 1 – Burden: mortality, morbidity and risk factors 11 and other NCDs were together responsible for approximately 30% of deaths, and diabetes was

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