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标题：Non-communicable Diseases: The Forthcoming Challenge for HealthSystems Worldwide
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作者：Philippe Chastonay ; Thomas Mattig
期刊名称：Review of Public Administration and Management
电子版ISSN：2315-7844
出版年度：2016
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：1-2
DOI：10.4172/2315-7844.1000179
语种：English
出版社：OMICS International
摘要：Until recently, NCDs were considered mainly a problem of industrialized countries, while low-income countries were primarily faced with communicable diseases. In fact, NCDs are a global problem: they are currently responsible for two out of three deaths worldwide - ie. about 38 million deaths annually, 80% of which in low- and middle-income countries and for 25% of premature deaths (deaths occurring before the age of 60). They also represent nearly 60% of the global disease burden in general. And the costs associated with NCDs are astronomical: they were estimated at US$ 6.3 trillion for the year 2010, and projections for 2030 are in the rage of US$ 13 trillion [1]. In many cases NCDs cause poverty, marginalization and even discrimination and stigmatization.