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Lancet Study Finds Chronic-Disease Deaths Fell Worldwide as Progress Slowed

The analysis highlights uneven gains with U.S. underperformance alongside rising risk in India.

Among the 25 high-income Western countries in the new study, the United States had the smallest decline in chronic disease deaths.
The authors attributed the increase in mortality to particularly large contributions to an increase in overall NCD mortality from ischaemic heart disease and diabetes (including chronic kidney disease due to diabetes) for both sexes.
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Overview

  • In a review of 185 countries using WHO data, the probability of dying from non-communicable diseases by age 80 fell in roughly four out of five nations from 2010 to 2019.
  • Nearly two-thirds of countries saw slower declines—or reversals—compared with the 2000s, with the United States recording the smallest decrease among high‑income Western peers and Denmark among the largest.
  • India experienced an overall increase for both sexes, worse for women, with heart disease and diabetes driving the rise, though researchers caution data quality is limited in some settings.
  • Gains were linked to wider use of preventive care and treatments, including statins, antihypertensives, cancer screening and vaccines, alongside tobacco and alcohol control policies.
  • Rising deaths from dementia, other neuropsychiatric conditions and some cancers partially offset cardiovascular and cancer improvements, prompting calls for renewed, equitable investment ahead of UN deliberations on NCDs.