non-communicable disease
non kuh-MYOO-nih-kuh-bul dih-ZEEZ
nɒn kəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl dɪˈziːzListen
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a category of chronic medical conditions that are not transmitted from person to person and typically develop over long periods as a result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental, and behavioural factors; the four major non-communicable disease groups — cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes — account for approximately 74 percent of all deaths globally according to the World Health Organization; NCDs disproportionately affect low- and middle-income countries, where limited health system capacity intersects with rising exposure to NCD risk factors including tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and harmful alcohol consumption
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