2. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) include:
The four main types of non-communicable diseases are diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and chronic respiratory disease.
Integrated prevention and management of these diseases is the most cost-effective strategy for the global prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
Early detection and management of non-communicable diseases prevents life-threatening complications such as heart attacks, stroke, kidney failure, amputations and blindness.

3. Age-standardised mortality due to non-communicable diseases per 100,000
source: WHO global health observatory, 2012

4. Country characteristics and age-adjusted cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality
The four main types of non-communicable diseases are diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and chronic respiratory disease.
Integrated prevention and management of these diseases is the most cost-effective strategy for the global prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
Early detection and management of non-communicable diseases prevents life-threatening complications such as heart attacks, stroke, kidney failure, amputations and blindness.

5. Cardiovascular disease mortality rates, raised blood pressure and diabetes prevalence

6. Existence of a non-communicable disease (NCD) monitoring system

7. Prevalence of cardiovascular disease in younger people with type 1 diabetes

8. Prevalence of cardiovascular disease in middle-aged people with diabetes

9. Cardiovascular disease mortality in middle-aged people with diabetes

10. Strategies to decrease the impact of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
In order to decrease the impact of diabetes and CVD, national governments should:
Implement public health policies and lifestyle interventions to prevent type 2 diabetes
Legislate and implement policies that reduce tobacco consumption
Prioritise control of blood pressure and access to essential medicines
Implement non-communicable disease monitoring systems and screening for diabetes