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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Khan, Sarim D
• Jafar, Tazeen H
• Siddiqi, Kamran
• Ahmad, Taimoor
• Khan, Adnan A
• Samad, Zainab

Titel

Data on non-communicable diseases: A missed opportunity in Pakistan

Ist Teil von

• Journal of global health, 2023-09, Vol.13, p.03045-03045, Article 03045

Ort / Verlag

Scotland: Edinburgh University Global Health Society

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

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MEDLINE

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• [4] estimated the attainment of 2030 targets for the health-related SDGs for 195 countries by calculating a health-related SDG index where a lower index value indicates less progress towards attaining that SDG (Table 1).For goal 3.4 (one-third reduction of premature mortality from NCDs), Pakistan lagged behind other South Asian countries with an index value of 23.6 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 13.4-34-0) per 100 000 population for age-standardised death rates due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease in populations aged 30-70 years [4]. Table 1 Health-related SDG Index values for specific LMICs for age-standardised death rate due to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease in populations aged 30-70 years, per 100 000 population [4]* Country Index (95% CI) Estimated deaths per 100 000 Afghanistan 1.3 (0.0-6.9) 965 · 2 (844.2-1096.8) Pakistan 23.6 (13.4-34.0) 644 · 1 (539.6-754.3) India 39.2 (36.7-41.6) 494 · 0 (473.9-508.1) Bangladesh 44.3 (37.9-50.9) 453 · 7 (407.6-502.7) Nepal 44.4 (36.5-54.3) 453 · 5 (384.4-513.4) Bhutan 60.6 (50.0-72.1) 345 · 5 (284.5-411.9) Sri Lanka 71.4 (61.3-81.5) 287 · 8 (240.9-335.9) SDG – Sustsainable Development Goal, LMIC – low- and middle-income country, CI – confidence interval *Indices and individual indicators are reported on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 representing the worst scores from 1990 to 2030 and 100 reflecting the best during that time. The only comprehensive and representative national health survey that collected data on hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidaemia, and related risk factors was conducted during 1990-1994 by the Pakistan Medical Research Council (PMRC) with technical assistance from the US National Center for Health Statistics [7-9]. [...]many national-level surveys do not track or reflect the heavy burden of NCDs.