The Global NCD Compact 2020–2030 aims to accelerate progress on the prevention and control of NCDs. It seeks to ensure Member States adopt policies and programmes that improve NCD …

Nov 25, 2025 · Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the number one cause of death and disability in the world. The term NCDs refers to a group of conditions that are not mainly caused by …

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) killed over 43 million people in 2021, equivalent to three-quarters of all non-pandemic-related deaths globally. About 18 million NCD deaths were among people younger …

The NCD Best Buys are cost-effective interventions to address risk factors for noncommunicable diseases (tobacco, harmful use of alcohol, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity) and the main …

Sep 25, 2025 · Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, are not passed from person to person. They are of long duration and generally slow progression. The four main …

Oct 15, 2025 · The NCD Surveillance team strives to make available data from all NCD surveillance activities and supports open data access to improve evidence-based and data-informed public health …

Noncommunicable diseases – including cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes – kill 41 million people every year. Prevention of NCDs is important. However, investing …

NCD Risk Factors Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based …

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes, are the leading cause of mortality in the world. This invisible epidemic is an under …

In 2019, the mortality rate was 35.0 deaths per 100,000 population for boys and 26.4 deaths per 100,000 population for girls. In 2019, NCD mortality rate in persons up to 24 years of age varied …