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The rising burden of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa

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ID23385062
AuthorsJean Joël Bigna (0000-0001-8018-6279, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, corresponding author), Jean Jacques Noubiap (0000-0002-7722-9757, Royal Adelaide Hospital)
Year2019
Volume7
Issue10
Pagese1295-e1296
Publication date2019-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Lancet Global Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2214-109X • E-ISSN: 2572-116X
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30370-5
PMID31537347
OpenAlexW2974643734
LanguageEN
Citations received61
References cited8

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent the leading cause of death worldwide, killing 41 million people each year—equivalent to 71% of all deaths globally. Among NCDs, the four top killers that together account for more than 80% of all premature NCD deaths include cardiovascular diseases (17·9 million deaths annually), cancers (9·0 million), respiratory diseases (3·9 million), and diabetes (1·6 million).1 There has been a surge in the burden of NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa over the past two decades, driven by increasing incidence of cardiovascular risk factors such as unhealthy diets, reduced physical activity, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, dyslipidaemia, and air pollution.

Environmental health · Geography · Non-communicable disease · Public health · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Public Health and Nutrition

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Citations per year10,17
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
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