Brazil : Addressing the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil
Non-communicable diseases account for a large and growing share of Brazil's burden of disease. Currently, about 66 percent of the disease burden in Brazil is due to non-communicable diseases, compared to 24 percent from communicable diseases and 10% from injuries. Brazil's shift towards no...
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okr-10986-83342021-04-23T14:02:39Z Brazil : Addressing the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil World Bank ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ADULT MORTALITY ADULTHOOD AGE GROUPS AGE STRUCTURE AGED AGING ALCOHOL ALCOHOL USE ANXIETY BIRTHS BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER CANCERS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CARE PROVIDERS CARE SERVICES CHILD DEATHS CHILDREN PER WOMAN CHRONIC DISEASES CITIES COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS COST-EFFECTIVENESS CRIME DEMAND FOR TREATMENT DEPRESSION DIABETES DIABETES MELLITUS DIET DISEASE INCIDENCE DRUGS EARLY DETECTION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES EXPENDITURES FAMILY HEALTH FINANCE HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH MESSAGES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLAN HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTHY LIFESTYLES HEART DISEASE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION INFANT MORTALITY INFECTIONS INFECTIOUS DISEASES INHABITANTS INJURIES INTERVENTION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIFESTYLES LIVE BIRTHS LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION MCH MEDICAL CARE MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MORTALITY RATES NATIONAL HEALTH OBESITY OVERWEIGHT PATIENTS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PRIMARY CARE PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC HEALTH RISK FACTOR RISK FACTORS RISK REDUCTION SCHOOLS SCREENING SEX SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING CESSATION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL MARKETING TFR TOBACCO TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE TOTAL FERTILITY RATE URBANIZATION VEGETABLES VIOLENCE YOUNG ADULTS YOUTH Non-communicable diseases account for a large and growing share of Brazil's burden of disease. Currently, about 66 percent of the disease burden in Brazil is due to non-communicable diseases, compared to 24 percent from communicable diseases and 10% from injuries. Brazil's shift towards non-communicable diseases is a consequence of urbanization, improvements in health care, changing lifestyles, and globalization. Most of this disease burden i s not an inevitable result of a modern, aging society, but preventable-often at low cost. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the changing non-communicable disease burden in Brazil and its root causes, to examine costs and effectiveness of alternative policy interventions to address this growing burden, and the costs disease and potential returns from expanding non-communicable disease prevention and control activities, and to consider policy implication of expanding activities to effectively address the shifting burden. 2012-06-18T19:54:23Z 2012-06-18T19:54:23Z 2005-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6492335/brazil-addressing-challenge-non-communicable-diseases-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8334 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Health Study Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean America South America Brazil |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ADULT MORTALITY ADULTHOOD AGE GROUPS AGE STRUCTURE AGED AGING ALCOHOL ALCOHOL USE ANXIETY BIRTHS BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER CANCERS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CARE PROVIDERS CARE SERVICES CHILD DEATHS CHILDREN PER WOMAN CHRONIC DISEASES CITIES COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS COST-EFFECTIVENESS CRIME DEMAND FOR TREATMENT DEPRESSION DIABETES DIABETES MELLITUS DIET DISEASE INCIDENCE DRUGS EARLY DETECTION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES EXPENDITURES FAMILY HEALTH FINANCE HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH MESSAGES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLAN HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTHY LIFESTYLES HEART DISEASE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION INFANT MORTALITY INFECTIONS INFECTIOUS DISEASES INHABITANTS INJURIES INTERVENTION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIFESTYLES LIVE BIRTHS LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION MCH MEDICAL CARE MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MORTALITY RATES NATIONAL HEALTH OBESITY OVERWEIGHT PATIENTS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PRIMARY CARE PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC HEALTH RISK FACTOR RISK FACTORS RISK REDUCTION SCHOOLS SCREENING SEX SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING CESSATION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL MARKETING TFR TOBACCO TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE TOTAL FERTILITY RATE URBANIZATION VEGETABLES VIOLENCE YOUNG ADULTS YOUTH |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ADULT MORTALITY ADULTHOOD AGE GROUPS AGE STRUCTURE AGED AGING ALCOHOL ALCOHOL USE ANXIETY BIRTHS BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER CANCERS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE CARE PROVIDERS CARE SERVICES CHILD DEATHS CHILDREN PER WOMAN CHRONIC DISEASES CITIES COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL COMMUNICABLE DISEASES COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS COST-EFFECTIVENESS CRIME DEMAND FOR TREATMENT DEPRESSION DIABETES DIABETES MELLITUS DIET DISEASE INCIDENCE DRUGS EARLY DETECTION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES EXPENDITURES FAMILY HEALTH FINANCE HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH MESSAGES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLAN HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTHY LIFESTYLES HEART DISEASE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HYPERTENSION INFANT MORTALITY INFECTIONS INFECTIOUS DISEASES INHABITANTS INJURIES INTERVENTION LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIFESTYLES LIVE BIRTHS LIVING STANDARDS MALNUTRITION MCH MEDICAL CARE MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MORTALITY RATES NATIONAL HEALTH OBESITY OVERWEIGHT PATIENTS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PRIMARY CARE PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC HEALTH RISK FACTOR RISK FACTORS RISK REDUCTION SCHOOLS SCREENING SEX SMOKERS SMOKING SMOKING CESSATION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL MARKETING TFR TOBACCO TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE TOTAL FERTILITY RATE URBANIZATION VEGETABLES VIOLENCE YOUNG ADULTS YOUTH World Bank Brazil : Addressing the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil |
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Non-communicable diseases account for a large and growing share of Brazil's burden of disease. Currently, about 66 percent of the disease burden in Brazil is due to non-communicable diseases, compared to 24 percent from communicable diseases and 10% from injuries. Brazil's shift towards non-communicable diseases is a consequence of urbanization, improvements in health care, changing lifestyles, and globalization. Most of this disease burden i s not an inevitable result of a modern, aging society, but preventable-often at low cost. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the changing non-communicable disease burden in Brazil and its root causes, to examine costs and effectiveness of alternative policy interventions to address this growing burden, and the costs disease and potential returns from expanding non-communicable disease prevention and control activities, and to consider policy implication of expanding activities to effectively address the shifting burden. |
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Brazil : Addressing the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil |
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Brazil : Addressing the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil |
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Brazil : Addressing the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil |
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Brazil : Addressing the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil |
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Brazil : Addressing the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil |
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brazil : addressing the challenge of non-communicable diseases in brazil |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6492335/brazil-addressing-challenge-non-communicable-diseases-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8334 |
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