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Proportional mortality
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Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs 1) Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) 2) Cancers 3) Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) 4) Diabetes 5) Other NCDs 6) Injuries and 7) Communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions.

Latest year: 2019

NCDs are estimated to account for
87%  of all deaths.
Total population
18 754 000
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Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs

Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths)

Latest year: 2019

87%
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Total NCD deaths

Total NCD deaths

Latest year: 2019

110 078
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Probability of premature mortality from NCDs

Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory diseases (SDG indicator 3.4.1)

Latest year: 2019

22%

87 %

% of all deaths

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Females

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Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs

Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of total deaths due to 7 main categories (5 different NCD categories plus 2 non-NCD categories which together total all deaths)

Latest year: 2019

% of all deaths

47 %

% of NCD deaths

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Percentage of NCD deaths occurring under 70 years

Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a proportion of all NCD deaths (%)

Latest year: 2019

% of NCD deaths

621 per 100 000 population

Deaths per 100 000 population

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NCD age-standardized death rate per 100 000 population

Age-standardized death rate for NCDs

Latest year: 2019

Deaths per 100 000 population

Risk factors

4.5 litres

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litres

Total alcohol per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol) (SDG Indicator 3.5.2)

Latest year: 2019

22 %

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Prevalence of current tobacco use among adults aged 15+ years (age-standardized estimate) (%)

Latest year: 2019

9 g/day

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g/day

Mean daily salt intake among adults aged 25+ years (g/day)

Latest year: 2019

28 %

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Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (age-standardized estimate) (%)

Latest year: 2019

no data

42 %

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Prevalence of hypertension among adults aged 30–79 years (age-standardized estimate) (%)

Latest year: 2019

Hypertension diagnosis, treatment and control
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30-79 have hypertension

(% of people aged 30-79)

18 %

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Prevalence of obesity among adults (age-standardized estimate) (%)

Latest year: 2019

4 %

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Prevalence of obesity among adolescents aged 10–19 years (crude estimate) (%)

Latest year: 2019

12 %

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Raised fasting blood glucose (≥7.0 mmol/l or on medication)(age-standardized estimate)

Latest year: 2019

4.4 mmol/l

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mmol/l

Mean total cholesterol (age-standardized estimate)

Latest year: 2019

Country response/ Progress monitor
Fully achieved
Partially achieved
Not achieved
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Increased excise taxes and prices

Has implemented measures to reduce affordability by increasing excise taxes and prices on tobacco products

Latest year: 2022

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Smoke-free policies

Has implemented measures to eliminate exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in all indoor workplaces, public places and public transport

Latest year: 2022

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Large graphic health warnings/plain packaging

Has implemented plain/standardized packaging and/or large graphic health warnings on cigarettes packages

Latest year: 2022

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Bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship

Has enacted and enforced comprehensive bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship

Latest year: 2022

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Mass media campaigns

Has implemented effective mass media campaigns that educate the public about the harms of smoking/tobacco use and second-hand smoke

Latest year: 2022

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Restrictions on physical availability

Has enacted and enforced restrictions on the physical availability of retailed alcohol (via reduced hours of sale)

Latest year: 2022

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Advertising bans or comprehensive restrictions

Has enacted and enforced bans or comprehensive restrictions on exposure to alcohol advertising (across multiple types of media)

Latest year: 2022

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Increased excise taxes

Has increased excise taxes on alcoholic beverages

Latest year: 2022

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Salt/sodium policies

Has adopted national policies to reduce population salt/sodium consumption

Latest year: 2022

Saturated fatty acids and trans-fats policies error_outline

Saturated fatty acids and trans-fats policies

Has adopted national policies that limit saturated fatty acids and virtually eliminate industrially produced trans-fatty acids in the food supply

Latest year: 2022

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Marketing to children restrictions

Has implemented the WHO set of recommendations on marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children

Latest year: 2022

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Marketing of breast-milk substitutes restrictions

Has legislation/regulations fully implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes

Latest year: 2022

World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) Country Profiles, 2024.

Publications

Invisible numbers

21 September 2022

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World mental health report: Transforming mental health for all

16 June 2022

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Toolkit for developing a multisectoral action plan for noncommunicable diseases: overview

19 April 2022

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Saving lives, spending less: the case for investing in noncommunicable diseases

13 December 2021

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Tackling NCDs: 'best buys' and other recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

26 October 2017

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Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs 2013-2020

14 November 2013

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