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Non-communicable diseases A global overview. David Leon. Outline. Definition Non-communicable disease mortality worldwide The Epidemiological Transition Global Burden of Disease Study Major risk factors Blood pressure Cholesterol Smoking Infection and non-communicable diseases.
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Non-communicable diseasesA global overview David Leon
Outline • Definition • Non-communicable disease mortality worldwide • The Epidemiological Transition • Global Burden of Disease Study • Major risk factors • Blood pressure • Cholesterol • Smoking • Infection and non-communicable diseases
Classifying deaths and diseases(WHO) • Communicable diseases [Group I] • Those where death is directly due to the action of a communicable agent • Non-communicable diseases • Diseases [Group II] • Cancer, diseases of various organ systems (eg respiratory, cardiovascular etc.), diabetes, mental health etc. • External causes (injuries, poisonings and violence) [Group III]
A global problem • In 2004 there were 59 million deaths world-wide • Non-communicable diseases accounted for 60% of these deaths and injuries and violence 10%. • By 2020 it is estimated that non-communicable disease will account for 73% of all deaths GBD 2004 Update, 2008
The epidemiologic transition(Omran, 1971) Change in the balance of disease in a population from communicable diseases to non-communicable disease
Females Males 1-14 25-44 45-64 65-74 Decline in proportion of total mortality due to infectious diseases England & Wales, 1911-94, by age
Different countries at different stages of the epidemiological transition
Non-communicable diseases as % of all deaths by global region (all ages)
Drivers of the epidemiological transition in low and middle income countries • Population ageing • Major socio-economic changes (especially urbanisation) • changes in risk factors such as diet, physical activity, smoking etc.
GBD 2001 mortality estimates • 107 countries had collected “useable” information on cause of death from registration systems • 55 countries (42 in sub Saharan Africa) no information on adult mortality • Estimates based on many assumptions and extrapolations
Global Burden of Disease Study • First GBD study started in 1992 by World Bank. • Second GBD study (in collaboration with WHO) conducted 2001 • Extensive synthesis of all available data to give set of mortality estimates by age, sex, region and cause worldwide – for the first time • 2001 GBD study covers 135 causes of death, 17 sub-regions, based on aggregation of country-level information
Global Burden of Disease2004 Update (published 2008) http://www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/GBD_report_2004update_full.pdf
Distribution of deaths in the world by sex, 2004 GBD report 2004 update, 2008
Mortality rates among men and women aged 15–59 years, region and cause-of-death group, 2004 GBD report 2004 update, 2008
Projected global deaths for selected causes, 2004–2030 GBD report 2004 update, 2008
Combining data … Prospective studies collaboration
Prospective Studies Collaboration • Established chiefly to investigate associations of blood pressure and cholesterol with cause-specific mortality • Individual data on 900 000 participants without any previous history of vascular disease from 61 prospective cohort studies • 55 000 vascular deaths (34 000 ischaemic heart disease [IHD], 12 000 stroke, 10 000 other)
Age Number deaths Stroke 40-49 414 0·36 (0·32-0·40) 50-59 1372 0·38 (0·35-0·40) 60-69 2939 0·43 (0·41-0·45) 70-79 4327 0·50 (0·48-0·52) 80-89 2636 0·67 (0·63-0·71) IHD 40-49 1322 0·49 (0·45-0·53) 50-59 5594 0·50 (0·49-0·52) 60-69 10 450 0·54 (0·53-0·55) 70-79 10 852 0·60 (0·58-0·61) 80-89 5649 0·67 (0·64-0·70) Other vascular 40-49 386 0·43 (0·38-0·48) 50-59 1377 0·50 (0·47-0·54) 60-69 2549 0·53 (0·51-0·56) 70-79 3227 0·64 (0·61-0·67) 80-89 2251 0·70 (0·65-0·75) 0·25 0·35 0·5 0·7 1·0 Relative risk (& 95% CI) for 20 mmHg lower usual systolic BP Cardiovascular mortality: Age-specific effects for 20 mmHg lower usual SBP 55 345 deaths at ages 40-89 26
Ischaemic Heart Disease mortality (33 744 deaths) and total cholesterol Age at risk 80-89 256 128 70-79 64 60-69 32 50-59 16 Hazard ratio ( 95% CI) 40-49 8 4 2 1 0·5 4·0 5·0 6·0 7·0 8·0 Usual total cholesterol (mmol/L) UDV3:[VEP.PSC.FIGURES.TCHOL.240907]ihd-by-agesex-hettrend.ctrl: 24-SEP-2007 14:47:08.14
Stroke mortality (11 663 deaths) and total cholesterol by age 64 Age 80-89 32 16 70-79 8 Hazard ratio (& 95% CI) 4 60-69 2 40-59 1 4·0 5·0 6·0 7·0 8·0 Usual total cholesterol (mmol/L) UDV3:[VEP.PSC.FIGURES.TCHOL.240907]stroke-by-agecause-trend.ctrl: 24-SEP-2007 14:47:18.56
% of deaths aged 35-69 years attributable to smoking in 2000 Source : http://www.deathsfromsmoking.net/
Risk of myocardial infarction increases with every single cigarette smoked per day INTERHEART study 52 countries 12 461 cases, 14 637 controls Odds Ratio of Myocardial Infarction Never 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-14 15-16 17-18 19-20 >=21 Number of cigarettes smoked per day Source : K. K. Teo et al Tobacco use and risk of myocardial infarction in 52 countries in the INTERHEART study Lancet 368 (9536):647-658, 2006.
Smoking causes more deaths from cardiovascular disease than cancer Deaths attributed to smoking among men (all ages) in Russia, 2000 All cancers = 77,000 Cardiovascular disease = 148,000 Source : http://www.deathsfromsmoking.net/
Smoking in men in Russia is not declining Rural Urban St Petersburgh/Moscow Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey Source : Perlman et al Tob.Control 16 (5):299-305, 2007
Smoking in women in Russia is increasing St Petersburgh/Moscow Urban Rural Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey Source : Perlman et al Tob.Control 16 (5):299-305, 2007
Trends in stomach cancer mortality Age standardised mortality per 100,000 Source : WHO HFA database
Helicobacter pylori bacterium - a causal factor for stomach cancer
The Helicobacter pylori story …... • Marshall BJ,.Warren JR. Unidentified curved bacilli in the stomach of patients with gastritis and peptic ulceration. Lancet 1984;1:1311-5. • Marshall BJ, Armstrong JA, McGechie DB, Glancy RJ. Attempt to fulfil Koch's postulates for pyloric Campylobacter. Med.J.Aust. 1985;142:436-9.
Summary • Non-communicable diseases are now the most common cause of death world wide • Increasing rates in low and middle income countries because of change in lifestyles (urbanisation) • Key risk factors have very large effects • Interventions are effective and can reduce burden • The need to combine results and have large studies