1. NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Definition and burden.
By:
Ahmad Abid bin Abas (2)
Ahmad Asyraf bin Mohamed (3)
2. Defining NCDs
• Diseases of long duration, generally slow
progression and they are the major cause of
adult mortality and morbidity
worldwide.(WHO 2005)
• 4 major NCDs contributing most of NCDs
deaths:
– CVD, Cancer, Chronic respiratory disease, DM
5. • Of the 57 million global deaths in 2008, 36
million or 63% were due to NCDs.
• Annual NCD deaths are projected to rise to 52
million by 2030, accounting for 75% of all
deaths
• Reference : WHO publications, Regional Office
for South East Asia.
7. How to Calculate the Econ. Burden of
Health Problems?
1) The cost of illness approach (COI)
(most common method used)- medical cost,
on-medical cost and income losses.
2) The economic growth approach (value of lost
output)
3) The value of statistical life approach (VSL)
8. E.g. - Economic Growth Approach,(impact
on NCDs mortality to GDP
12. Disease Economy
• General Perspective :
- Deprive individual’s health and productive potential
- Challenges household’s income and savings
- Compete investment’s activities
• Countries’ Perspective :
- Reduce life expectancy and economy downturn
- Depleting country’s labour force
- Lower GDP and GNI
13. References
• WHO working paper : An estimation of
economic impact of chronic NCDs in selected
countries. (2006)
• A report from World Economic Forum and the
Harvard School of Public Health.
(September 2011)