Increase in premature mortality due to non-communicable diseases in Sri Lanka during the first decade of the twenty-first century.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCD) are the leading cause of death and more than 40% of NCD deaths are premature occurring before the age of 70 years. In 2012, World Health Assembly declared its commitment to reduce premature NCD mortality by 25% from 2010 to 2025. The trend of premature NCD deaths in Sri Lanka has not been assessed and thus this study was done to assess it between 2001 to 2010.

Methods

Deaths due to cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes were studied. Premature NCD mortality was assessed using unconditional probability of dying (UPoD) due to NCDs among those aged 30 to 70 years. Number of relevant premature NCD deaths that occurred in each 5-year age interval and the respective mid-year population was us

SUBMITTER: Ediriweera DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5932898 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature