Health Affairs’ September Issue: Growing Burden Of Noncommunicable Diseases

The September issue of Health Affairs focuses on the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases. Increased wealth worldwide has reduced the frequency of some infectious diseases, while chronic diseases—heart disease, respiratory ailments, cancer, diabetes, mental illness, and others—are more widespread. The September issue was supported by Eli Lilly and Company. Tracking Global Mortality Over 30 Years: A Mix of Increases And Decreases Mohammed Ali at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health and coauthors examined data on deaths as a result of ischemic heart disease, stroke, diabetes, respiratory disease, and common cancers across 49 countries using the World Health Organization’s Mortality Database. They found that mortality for heart disease, stroke, and stomach and cervical cancers declined globally. From 1980 to 2012, diabetes and liver cancer deaths increased, as did chronic respiratory disease and lung cancer deaths among women. Compared to declines in high-income countries, low- and middle-income countries experienced increases in breast and colon cancer deaths and less impressive declines for other cancers, stroke, and heart disease. These country-level disparities may reflect differences in socioeconomic development and risk exposure, health care delivery, and societal-level policies. Since these diseases cumulatively account for half of global deaths, continued efforts are needed to monitor and address these conditions. DataWatch: Health ...
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