This booklet presents key messages for action, summarized from a set of
chapters on different environmental health issues.
BMJ Global Health2019;4:e001504. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2019-00150
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2000, 78 (6)
Pre-Publication draft version. Lat reviewed on 7th July 2017
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – chief among them, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases – along with mental health, cause nearly three quarters of deaths in the world. Their drivers are social, environmental, commercial and geneti...c, and their presence is global. Every year 17 million people under the age of 70 die of NCDs, and 86% of them live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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Up-to-date Literature review current through: Jan 2015. | This topic last updated: Jan 29, 2015.
first issued 18 August 2022