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Noncommunicable Diseases

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How lifestyle risk factors including obesity, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, and physical inactivity drive the global noncommunicable disease epidemic and mortality burden.

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Domain: Noncommunicable Disease Burden

How lifestyle risk factors including obesity, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, and physical inactivity drive the global NCD epidemic

Period: 2000-present Population: Countries worldwide Level: macro

Overview

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Constructs

ncd_mortality_rate NCD Mortality Rate

Age-standardized mortality rate from noncommunicable diseases including cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases per 100,000 population

obesity_prevalence_adult Adult Obesity Prevalence

Age-standardized prevalence of obesity (BMI >= 30) among adults aged 18 and over

tobacco_use_prevalence Tobacco Use Prevalence

Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco smoking among persons aged 15 years and older

alcohol_consumption_per_capita Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Total per capita alcohol consumption in liters of pure alcohol among persons aged 15 years and older

physical_inactivity_prevalence Physical Inactivity Prevalence

Age-standardized prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18 and over based on WHO guidelines

metabolic_risk_factor_burden Metabolic Risk Factor Burden

Composite measure of population exposure to metabolic risk factors including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high BMI, and abnormal lipids

Findings

Tobacco use is the leading preventable risk factor for noncommunicable diseases causing approximately 8 million deaths annually worldwide

Direction: positive Confidence: strong Method: ols_regression

Adult obesity prevalence has tripled globally since 1975 and is positively associated with diabetes incidence and cardiovascular mortality across 200 countries

Direction: positive Confidence: strong Method: ols_regression

Physical inactivity accounts for approximately 5 million deaths per year globally and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer

Direction: positive Confidence: strong Method: logistic_regression

Noncommunicable diseases cause 74% of all global deaths with cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes as leading causes

Direction: positive Confidence: strong Method: correlation_matrix

Engines

ols_regression correlation_matrix logistic_regression

Sources

GBD 2019 Risk Factors Collaborators (2020). Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990-2019 DOI
NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2016). Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014 DOI
World Health Organization (2023). WHO Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases 2023
Afshin A, Sur PJ, Fay KA, et al. (2019). Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990-2017 DOI

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Details

Domain: Noncommunicable Disease Burden

How lifestyle risk factors including obesity, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, and physical inactivity drive the global NCD epidemic

Temporal scope: 2000-present | Population: Countries worldwide

Key Findings

  • Tobacco use is the leading preventable risk factor for noncommunicable diseases causing approximately 8 million deaths annually worldwide (positive, strong)
  • Adult obesity prevalence has tripled globally since 1975 and is positively associated with diabetes incidence and cardiovascular mortality across 200 countries (positive, strong)
  • Physical inactivity accounts for approximately 5 million deaths per year globally and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer (positive, strong)
  • Noncommunicable diseases cause 74% of all global deaths with cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes as leading causes (positive, strong)

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