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NCDs – a fast growing epidemic.
- NCDs kill 36 million people a year – more than all other causes combined. They are the most frequent cause of death in most countries and account for nearly two thirds of all deaths globally.
- If current trends continue, NCD deaths will increase by 15 per cent over the next decade, reaching 44 million a year.
- While infectious disease deaths are projected to decline by about seven million over the next 20 years, cardiovascular disease and cancer deaths are expec...
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