chronic diseases (or transmissible)-including cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes are the leading cause of death worldwide and is growing.
According to the first Global Report Noncommunicable Diseases World Health Organization (WHO), in 2008 36.1 million people died because of one of these disorders. Related Stories
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And 80% of those deaths occurred in countries of low and middle income countries.
According to the organization, these diseases pose a greater threat than the infectious disorders such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV.
and their increase, as expressed by the Director General of WHO Margaret Chan, "presents an enormous challenge."
"In some countries, no exaggeration to describe the situation as a impending disaster. A disaster for the health, social and, especially, for all national economies, "said the official.
He adds that" non-communicable diseases tip a double blow to development. Cause billions of dollars in lost national income, and push millions of people below the poverty line, one year after another, "said Margaret Chan.
In some countries, no exaggeration to describe the situation as an impending disaster. A disaster for the health, social and, especially, for all national economies, "Margaret Chan
Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
The report, which compiled the statistics of mortality from noncommunicable diseases in 2008, found that the main killer in the world are cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks, stroke and heart disease, which killed 17 million people (48% ) in the world. Later
the cancer, which caused 7.6 million deaths, respiratory diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - with 4.2 million deaths. And the diabetes was caused 1.3 million deaths.
Over 80% of deaths from cardiovascular disease and diabetes and almost 90% of COPD deaths occurred in low and middle income countries, WHO says.
And millions of these deaths were preventable with better implementation of the measures that exist today.
For example, stronger controls of anti-smoking programs and better promotion of healthy diets, physical activity and reduce the harmful use of alcohol, as well as improved access to essential health care.
snuff consumption, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet are responsible for 80% of deaths from coronary heart disease, which can cause heart-and cerebrovascular disease, which can lead to a stroke.
America
Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death in all countries of the Americas, says WHO.
And this region, along with Europe, have the highest incidence of cancer, in all types-in the world, both men and women, but mainly the male lung and breast cancer in women.
"Men in the Americas have the highest rates of prostate cancer," says the report. The colorectal cancer also has a significant prevalence in both men and women in the region.
And diabetes also is a major problem American countries, mainly from complications of the disease, including amputations, blindness and can lead to cardiovascular disease.
"In some age groups, people with diabetes have twice the risk of having a stroke or stroke," says the report.
"The lower-limb amputations are 10 times more common in people with diabetes in developed countries and more than half of nontraumatic amputations of lower extremities due to this disease."
addition, diabetes is a major cause of visual impairment and blindness in developed countries, says WHO.
"Nearly 30% of people die from noncommunicable diseases in low and middle income is less than 60 years, "said Dr. Ala Alwan, WHO.
" And these premature deaths are even more tragic because almost always be prevented " .
"This is a great loss, not only individually but because it profoundly affects the family and the workforce of a country."
"Unless we aggressively control this epidemic of noncommunicable diseases, the overall objective poverty reduction will be very difficult to achieve "the official added.
Source: BBC World
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