Brazil - Addressing the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil (English)

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...

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Document Date
2005/11/15
Document Type
Other Health Study
Report Number
32576
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Brazil,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2005/12/21
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Brazil - Addressing the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil
Keywords
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Brazil - Addressing the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Brazil (English). Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/135951468020089832

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