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According to the new world, death from chronic diseases, such as cancer, heart disease and neurological diseases, have decreased in most the world, but progress has ceased in recent years.
Researchers of the World Health Organization (WHO), Imperial College in London and other organs assessed the risk of death from chronic diseases in 185 countries and territories.
They found that mortality from chronic diseases decreased to about 80% of the countries of the world in the 2010s, but these improvements were much slower than ten years ago, especially in the rich countries of Europe, North America, Asia and the Pacific region.
Throughout the world, the burden of chronic diseases “remains unacceptably high,” Lynn Riley, one of the authors of the study and the head of supervision, monitoring and reporting reports, said in a statement.
Among the wealthy developed countries, the worst performance includes Germany, which showed some of the smallest abbreviations of death from chronic diseases in the 2010s, gaining a better assessment than only the United States. While mortality was reduced in Germany in a total of 30 years and aged 65 to 75 years saw a small increase associated with lung cancer and mortality from dementia.
Meanwhile, the three Scandinavian countries – Denmark, Norway and Sweden – saw some of the largest improvements among the wealthy Western countries, and in the 2010s there was a low slowdown in the decline. This is largely due to a decrease in death among adults at work.
Researchers called Denmark the “regional link” of the West for death from chronic diseases.
In the 2010s of the country, improvements were observed in the central and eastern European countries, and Moldova showed the greatest reduction in the risk of chronic diseases. According to researchers, in Russia and in some other countries of the region, a policy of alcohol control played an important role.
The study was published in Lancet medical journal In view of a high -level meeting at the UN General Assembly at the end of this month, which will be concentrated on chronic diseases.
It is expected that countries sign a political commitment to limiting chronic diseases and improving mental health, although these agreements often do not lead to national policy or increase financing.
Researchers said that their conclusions emphasize the need for more investments to combat chronic diseases and called for efforts to ensure that the decisions cover people who most affect these health problems.
Majid Ezzati, one of the authors of the study and a professor at the Imperial College, London, said as key priorities for a policy of combating alcohol, access to diabetes, cancer tests and treatment of a heart attack.
“In many countries, effective health care programs … may not cover the people they need and stay outside the healthcare system,” Ezzati said.