The Global Burden and Impacts of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): A Review of Literature

Authors

  • Shazia Qaiser
  • Mohd Yusof Hj Ibrahim
  • Syed Shajee Husain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v12i.1357

Abstract

Background: Non-communicable diseases are the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill 40 million people each year and accounts for 70% of all deaths globally. NCDs were previously considered to only affect high-income countries. However, they now account for a very large burden in terms of both death rates and disability in low- and middle-income countries. Also, age standardized mortality rates from NCDs are greater in these countries as compared to high-income countries. By 2020, it is predicted that these diseases will be causing 7 out of every 10 deaths in developing countries. NCDs also have potentially serious socioeconomic implications through increasing individual and household impoverishment thereby hindering social and economic development. This article is an effort to determine the magnitude and consequences of this expeditiously growing public health problem of NCDs through published literature.

Keywords: global burden, economic impacts, non-communicable diseases, premature deaths, worldwide

Author Biographies

Shazia Qaiser

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Mohd Yusof Hj Ibrahim

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Syed Shajee Husain

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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Published

2018-09-21

How to Cite

Qaiser, S., Hj Ibrahim, M. Y., & Husain, S. S. (2018). The Global Burden and Impacts of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs): A Review of Literature. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 12, 3–4. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v12i.1357
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