Reports
The Initiative of Cardiovascular Service in the PHC Network of Lebanon
Author: Dr. Walid Ammar, MD, PhD, Dr. Rouham Yamout
Source: MOPH
Source: MOPH
The prevalence of Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasing in a secular trend worldwide including in low and middle-income countries that are experiencing epidemiological transition from communicable diseases towards NCDs.
The burden is majorly attributed to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which arel transition from communicable diseases towards NCDs.
The burden is majorly attributed to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which are the leading cause of mortality around the globe (WHO, 2011a). In Lebanon NCDs account for 84% of all deaths, of which 22-25% is premature occurring before the age of 60. It is estimated that 63% of all deaths and 45% of NCD mortality, are ascribed to CVD (WHO, 2011b), with age standardized mortality rate from CVD and diabetes reaching 404.4 per 100,000 in men and 262.7 per 100,000 in women (WHO, 2011a).
The burden is majorly attributed to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which arel transition from communicable diseases towards NCDs.
The burden is majorly attributed to cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which are the leading cause of mortality around the globe (WHO, 2011a). In Lebanon NCDs account for 84% of all deaths, of which 22-25% is premature occurring before the age of 60. It is estimated that 63% of all deaths and 45% of NCD mortality, are ascribed to CVD (WHO, 2011b), with age standardized mortality rate from CVD and diabetes reaching 404.4 per 100,000 in men and 262.7 per 100,000 in women (WHO, 2011a).
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