Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: what we know now | Zendy

Shona Dalal | Zendy; Juan J. Beunza | Zendy; Jimmy Volmink | Zendy; Clement Adebamowo | Zendy; Francis Bajunirwe | Zendy; Marijelekela | Zendy; Dariush Mozaffarian | Zendy; Wafaie Fawzi | Zendy; Walter C. Willett | Zendy; HansOlov Adami | Zendy; Michelle D. Holmes | Zendy

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Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: what we know now

Author(s) -

Shona Dalal,

Juan J. Beunza,

Jimmy Volmink,

Clement Adebamowo,

Francis Bajunirwe,

Marijelekela,

Dariush Mozaffarian,

Wafaie Fawzi,

Walter C. Willett,

HansOlov Adami,

Michelle D. Holmes

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyr050

Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiological transition , environmental health , obesity , non communicable disease , disease , incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , epidemiology , risk factor , public health , disease burden , prevalence , population , pathology , physics , optics , endocrinology

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has a disproportionate burden of both infectious and chronic diseases compared with other world regions. Current disease estimates for SSA are based on sparse data, but projections indicate increases in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) caused by demographic and epidemiologic transitions. We review the literature on NCDs in SSA and summarize data from the World Health Organization and International Agency for Research on Cancer on the prevalence and incidence of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus Type 2, cancer and their risk factors.

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