Recognizing the enormous human suffering, socio-economic impact and growing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in developed and developing countries, the UN will hold a High-Level Meeting on NCDs (UNHLM) the 19th and 20th of September 2011.

Information related to the Non-communicable Diseases and the leading cause of death in al countries.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of premature mortality and disability in the Americas and account for two-thirds of all deaths in the Region.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and diabetes, are the leading cause of sickness and death for women and men, accounting for 35 million deaths or 60% of all deaths worldwide.

For seniors, good health helps ensure independence, security, and continued productivity in the later years. But non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes can diminish seniors’ quality of life, raise health-care costs, and increase pressure on family members who are responsible for their care.

The number of people with Diabetes in the Americas was estimated at 62.8 million in 2011, and it is expected to reach the 91.1 million mark by 2030. Results of recent studies in Argentina and Chile demonstrated a remarkable increase in the prevalence of diabetes.

The simple act of breastfeeding has numerous health advantages to both mothers and their babies: in terms of NCD prevention, breastfeeding has long-term benefits in the form of reduced risk of chronic illness. 

Adolescents represent the well-being of a society and its development potential - and good health helps ensure independence, security, and productivity across the life course (the World Health Organization defines young people as individuals between the ages of 10 and 24 years old.

For seniors, good health helps ensure independence, security, and continued productivity in the later years. But non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes can diminish seniors’ quality of life, raise health-care costs, and increase pressure on family members who are responsible for their care.

The PAFNCD is a “whole of government and whole of society effort” to confront the NCD epidemic in the Americas following the Declaration of the United Nations High Level Meeting on NCD (UNHLM) of September 2011.