AUTHOR=Taheri Soodejani Moslem 

TITLE=Non-communicable diseases in the world over the past century: a secondary data analysis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=12

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1436236

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2024.1436236

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=<sec id="sec1"><title>Introduction</title><p>We analyzed the changes in the top 10 non-communicable diseases (NCDs) over the past century across the World Health Organization (WHO) regions.</p></sec><sec id="sec2"><title>Materials and methods</title><p>The data were extracted from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) studies. After we accessed this source, all NCDs were sorted according to their prevalence in 2019, and the 10 most common NCDs were selected. Then, the incidence, prevalence, and mortality rates of these 10 NCDs were compared to the rates in 2000.</p></sec><sec id="sec3"><title>Results</title><p>Diabetes and kidney disease had the highest increase in incidence (49.4%) and prevalence (28%) in the Eastern Mediterranean region. Substance use disorders had a huge increase (138%) in the mortality rates among women in the Americas region. On the other hand, women in Southeast Asia experienced the greatest decrease in incidence (−19.8%), prevalence (−15.8%), and mortality rates (−66%).</p></sec><sec id="sec4"><title>Conclusion</title><p>In recent years, nearly all NCDs have shown an increase, yet mortality rates have declined across all regions. Lifestyle can be a major cause of this increase, but advancements in health and medical services, such as screening and treatment, have played a crucial role in improving survival rates.</p></sec>