The contribution of specific non-communicable diseases to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 3.4 in Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have received political attention and commitment, yet surveillance is needed to measure progress and set priorities. Building on global estimates suggesting that Peru is not on target to meet the Sustainable Development Goal 3.4, we estimated the contribution of various NCDs to the change in unconditional probability of dying from NCDs in 25 regions in Peru.

Methods

Using national death registries and census data, we estimated the unconditional probability of dying between ages 30 and 69 from any and from each of the following NCDs: cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated the contribution of each NCD to the change in the unconditional probability of dying from any of t

SUBMITTER: Carrillo-Larco RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7549811 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature