70% of deaths in PH due to noncommunicable diseases, says WHO

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A room at Mary Johnston Hospital in Manila on March 9, 2022. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/09/22/20220309-mercury-free-mary-johnston-md-16.jpg"/><figcaption>A room at Mary Johnston Hospital in Manila on March 9, 2022. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) led to an estimated 70 percent of deaths in the Philippines, the World Health Organization said in a <a href="https://ncdportal.org/CountryProfile/GHE110/Philippines#mor3" target="_blank">recent report</a>.</p><p>According to WHO, 511,748 Filipinos succumbed to NCDs in 2019. </p><p>Meanwhile, 72 percent of deaths among women were because of NCDs; among men, that number was at 68 percent.</p><p>Fifty-two percent of those who died due to NCDs were under 70 years old, WHO noted.</p><p>The probability of premature mortality, or dying between ages 30 and 70 from NCDs in the Philippines was at 25 percent, the UN-backed health agency added.</p><p>It further reported that 34 percent of the total fatalities recorded in 2019 were related to cardiovascular diseases; 24 percent were communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions; 13 percent were caused by other NCDs; 9 percent were cancer-induced, and the remaining percentages were derived from chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, and injuries.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/21/22/rising-obesity-projected-to-hamper-developing-economies-report">Rising obesity projected to hamper developing economies: report</a></li></ul><p>WHO director general <a href="https://www.who.int/news/item/21-09-2022-heads-of-state-commit-to-noncommunicable-disease-global-compact-to-save-50-million-lives-by-2030" target="_blank">Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus</a> has urged global leaders to act immediately on NCDs.</p><p>During the first annual gathering of state leaders for the Prevention of NCDs at the 77th United Nations General Assembly, Tedros and the WHO released their report “Invisible Numbers: The true scale of noncommunicable diseases&quot;.</p><p>“This report is a reminder of the true scale of the threat posed by NCDs and their risk factors,” Tedros said. “There are cost-effective and globally applicable NCD interventions that every country, no matter its income level, can and should be using and benefitting from – saving lives and saving money.</p><p>According to WHO, NCDs annually kill 17 million people under age 70, of whom 86 percent live in low and middle-income countries. </p><p>&quot;The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated the NCD burden by delaying and disrupting care, and in the early months of the pandemic, 75 percent of countries reported disruption to essential NCD services because of lockdown restrictions and channeling of resources,&quot; it said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/20/22/doh-not-yet-seeing-end-of-covid-19-pandemic">DOH not yet seeing end of COVID-19 pandemic</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2055515" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

According to WHO, NCDs annually kill 17 million people under age 70, of whom 86 percent live in low and middle-income countries. 

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70% of deaths in PH due to noncommunicable diseases, says WHO

70% of deaths in PH due to noncommunicable diseases, says WHO

John Gabriel Agcaoili,

ABS-CBN News

Published Sep 23, 2022 03:15 AM PHT

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