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What's Next?

When Member States met during September’s United Nations High Level Summit on Non-Comunicable Diseases (NCDs), one of the clear outcomes in the Political Declaration was their agreement to develop global targets to reduce the burden of NCDs.

Outcome Targets Indicator  
Mortality from NCDs 25% relative reduction in overall mortality from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease Unconditional probability of dying between ages 30- 70 from, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease  
Diabetes 10% relative reduction in prevalence of diabetes Age-standardized prevalence of diabetes among persons aged 25+ years  
Tobacco Smoking 40% relative reduction in prevalence of current tobacco smoking Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco smoking among persons aged 15+ years  
Alcohol 10% relative reduction in persons aged 15+ alcohol per capita consumption (APC) Per capita consumption of litres of pure alcohol among persons aged 15+ years  
Dietary salt intake Mean population intake of salt less than 5 grams per day Age-standardized mean population intake of salt per day  
Blood pressure/Hypertension 25% relative reduction in prevalence of raised blood pressure Age-standardized prevalence of raised blood pressure among persons aged 25+ years  
Obesity No increase in obesity prevalence Age-standardized prevalence of obesity among persons aged 25+ years  
Prevention of heart attack and stroke 80% coverage of multidrug therapy (including glycaemic control) for people aged 30+ years with a 10 year risk of heart attack or stroke ≥ 30%, or existing cardiovascular disease Percentage of estimated people aged 30+ years with a 10 year risk of heart attack or stroke ≥ 30%, or existing cardiovascular disease who are currently on multiple drug therapy (including glycaemic control)  
Cervical cancer screening 80% of women between ages 30-49 screened for cervical cancer at least once Prevalence of women between ages 30-49 screened for cervical cancer at least once  
Elimination of industrially produced trans-fats from the food supply Elimination of industrially produced trans-fats (PHVO) from the food supply Adoption of national policies that eliminate partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHVO) in the food supply