Answered 2026/2027 Edition.
deaths from noncommunicable diseases - Answer 40 million
what percent of deaths are due to noncommunicable diseases? - Answer 70%
noncommunicable diseases of concern - Answer cardiovascular, diabetes, cancers, mental
illness
noncommunicable diseases are prevented at a low cost but are expensive to treat - Answer
TRUE
cardiovascular disease burden - Answer - ischemic heart disease and stroke
- 31% of all deaths in 2015
- leading cause of death globally for everyone
deaths due to coronary artery disease - Answer 7.4m
deaths due to stroke - Answer 6.7m
CVDS - Answer group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels
CVD examples - Answer - cerebrovascular disease
- peripheral artery disease
- rheumatic heart disease
- congenital heart disease
- deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
CVD risk factors - Answer sex, ethnicity, hypertension, tobacco use, high cholesterol, lack of
physical activity, excessive alcohol consumption
CVD underlying risk factors - Answer globalization, urbanization, aging, poverty, stress
diabetes - Answer chronic disease
, - can be prevented or delayed with activity, healthy weight and diet, avoiding tobacco
Diabetes symptoms - Answer polyuria, polydipsia, hunger, weight loss, fatigue, vision changes
long term: risk of heart disease/stroke. neuropathy, blindness, kidney failure
type 1 diabetes - Answer pancreas does not produce enough insulin
type 2 diabetes - Answer body can not effectively use the insulin it does produce
hyperglycemia - Answer high blood sugar due to untreated diabetes
how many adults worldwide had diabetes in 2013 - Answer 382m
8.3%
__% of deaths from diapers occur in low and middle income countries - Answer 80%
highest expenditures for diabetes - Answer latin america and caribbean
lowest expenditures for diabetes - Answer sub saharan africa
cancers in order of deaths - Answer lung, stomach, liver, colorectal, breast
what percent of deaths did cancer account for in 2010 - Answer 15%
what percent of DALYs does cancer account for - Answer 7.5%
what cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in low and middle income countries - Answer
breast
cancer risk factors - Answer tobacco use
excessive alcohol use
poor diet
physical inactivity
history of infections