provide facts on the second column to correct the myths given in the first column Myths and Fallacies 1. Preventing NCDs is complicated and expensive 2. NCDs are inherited 3. Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) affext high income (developed) countries only. Low and middle-income countries do not need to worry about NCDs 4. A lump in your breast is always breast cancer 5. Eating sugar causes diabetes
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 71% of all deaths globally.
Each year, more than 15 million people die from a NCD between the ages of 30 and 69 years; 85% of these "premature" deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.
77% of all NCD deaths are in low- and middle-income countries.
Cardiovascular diseases account for most NCD deaths, or 17.9 million people annually, followed by cancers (9.3 million), respiratory diseases (4.1 million), and diabetes (1.5 million).
These four groups of diseases account for over 80% of all premature NCD deaths.
Tobacco use, physical inactivity, the harmful use of alcohol and unhealthy diets all increase the risk of dying from a NCD.
Detection, screening and treatment of NCDs, as well as palliative care, are key components of the response to NCDs.
