Importance of Non-Communicable Diseases in Developed Countries

Question 1

General Concepts: Non Communicable Dieases

Answer 1

In Developed Countries: Major Killer in middle-high income countries

Dominance over communicable diseases

Prognostic: developing countries will share same problem

Question 2

Most important diseases

Answer 2

CV
Cancer
Chronic Resp Disease

Canada: Cancer is number one cause of death, tendency for other countries to follow that

Question 3

DALY

Answer 3

Disability adjusted life years
Years of healthy life lost due to disease

Lower back pain is the best example

Represents morbidity: Quality of life

Question 4

Distribution of global NCD by cause of death

Answer 4

All ages: CV (48%) cancer (21%)

Under 60: CV (35%) cancer (26%)

Question 5

Mortality

Answer 5

Represent rate of death

Expressed by % of death

Question 6

Note about communicable diseases

Answer 6

Increasing: HIV; TBC