Non-communicable diseases caused 74% of global deaths in 2023 – WHO
The findings, contained in the WHO’s latest Global Health Estimates released on Friday, show that although global life expectancy has largely recovered from the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s disease burden is increasingly shifting towards chronic illnesses and mental health conditions.
While many parts of the world have made significant progress in reducing the burden of ischaemic heart disease since 2000, the WHO reported rising individual-level risks in the Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions, highlighting persistent inequalities in cardiovascular health outcomes.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, diabetes and dementia accounted for 74 per cent of global deaths in 2023, up from 58 per cent in 2000, according to the latest estimates released by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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