WHO: Latest Estimates For NCDs Mortality Published

World Health Organization (WHO): Latest Estimates For NCDs Mortality Published

The latest global, regional and country-level cause-specific mortality estimates for the year 2015 have been published. The findings show the full scale of the accelerating NCDs epidemic: 8 of the top 10 causes of death are Non-communicable diseases.

Latest @WHO 2015 estimates for mortality from #NCDs now published https://t.co/Gac3T2Qjwg

— @UN Task Force #NCDs (@un_ncd) February 2, 2017

WHO recommends the following citation: Global Health Estimates 2015: Deaths by Cause, Age, Sex, by Country and by Region, 2000-2015. Geneva, World Health Organization; 2016.

Can we all take a moment to be properly horrified 8 of top 10 causes of death are #NCDs? We must implement cost-effective interventions! https://t.co/CBjFh9ynmj

— Priya Kanayson (@priyamvadak) February 14, 2017

The data sets on global, regional and country-level cause-specific mortality estimates for the year 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015 are available for download here.

Source Website: WHO Health statistics and information systems