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NON COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
QUESTION 1: WHAT ARE NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDS)?
ANSWER: The four most common NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as
heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases
(such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma)
and diabetes. These four NCDs account for 80% of all deaths due to
NCDs.
ANSWER: • NCDs are the leading cause of death in the world, exceeding
deaths due to communicable diseases, maternal and perinatal
conditions, nutritional causes and injuries put together.
QUESTION 4: WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON RISK FACTORS THAT INCREASE THE
CHANCES OF DEVELOPING NCDS?
ANSWER: • The four common and modifiable risk factors that increase the
chances of developing NCDs are; tobacco use, unhealthy diet,
physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol.
ANSWER: • Just four NCDs account for the majority of all NCD deaths:
cardiovascular diseases (17 million or 48% of deaths), cancers
(7.6 million or 21% of NCD deaths), respiratory diseases (including
sthma and COPD, 4.2 million) and diabetes (1.3 million deaths).
NON COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES
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