Cancer (lung, stomach, cervix, breast) Cardiovascular diseases (coronary heart disease,

ischemic heart disease)

Chronic Respiratory Diseases (asthma, chronic

bronchitis)
Diabetes

 Use of Tobacco (6 million deaths) Use of Alcohol (2.3 million deaths)

Physical Inactivity (3.2 million deaths)

Unhealthy Diet (2.7 million deaths)

 Exposure to carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) High blood pressure

High cholesterol
Hyperglycemia (high blood glucose levels) Hyperlipidemia (high levels of fat in blood)

 Decrease national income

Decrease national productivity

Increase poverty

 Public awareness Control of risk factors

Improve health systems

Implement and intensify national policies and plans

 Four risk factors Decrease economic growth

Physical Fitness
Aware and Proactive

 World Health Organization. Global Status Report on

Noncommunicable Diseases. N.p.: n.p., Apr. 2011. PDF.

World Health Organization. "Noncommunicable

Diseases." WHO. World Health Organization, Sept. 2011. Web. 21 Jan. 2013.
World Health Organization. UN High-level Meeting on

NCDs. N.p.: World Health Organization, 2011. PDF.