United States of America - WHO

1 United States of America Total population: 318 000 000 Percentage of population living in urban areas: Income Group: High Population proportion between ages 30 and 70 years: Age-standardized death rates Proportional mortality (% of total deaths, all ages, both sexes). Communicable, 300 maternal, perinatal Injuries and nutritional 6%. males conditions females 6%. age-standardized death rate per 100,000. 250 Cardiovascular diseases 31%. 200 Other NCDs 23%. 150. 100. 50. Diabetes 3%. Chronic respiratory 0 Cancers diseases 23%. 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 8%. Cardiovascular Diseases Cancers Total deaths: 2,656,000. Chronic Respiratory Diseases Diabetes NCDs are estimated to account for 88% of total deaths.

2 Premature mortality due to NCDs The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 years from the 4 main NCDs is 14% . Number of deaths, under 70 years Number of deaths, under 70 years Males Females 450 450. Number of deaths (thousands). Number of deaths (thousands). 400 400. 350 350. 300 300. 250 250. 200 200. 150 150. 100 100. 50 50. 0 0. 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012. Cancers Diabetes Cardiovascular Diseases Chronic Respiratory Diseases Other NCDs Adult risk factors males females total Current tobacco smoking (2011) .. Total alcohol per capita consumption, in litres of pure alcohol (2010) Raised blood pressure (2008) Obesity (2008) National systems response to NCDs Has an operational NCD unit/branch or department within the Ministry of Health, or equivalent Yes Has an operational multisectoral national policy, strategy or action plan that integrates several NCDs and shared risk factors Yes Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the harmful use of alcohol Yes Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce physical inactivity and/or promote physical activity Yes Has an operational policy, strategy or action plan to reduce the burden of tobacco use Yes Has an operational policy.

3 Strategy or action plan to reduce unhealthy diet and/or promote healthy diets Yes Has evidence-based national guidelines/protocols/standards for the management of major NCDs through a primary care approach Yes Has an NCD surveillance and monitoring system in place to enable reporting against the nine global NCD targets Yes Has a national, population-based cancer registry Yes = no data available World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles , 2014.