HEALTH● LOW1h ago · Oct 6, 2026, 8:13 PM
NCDs Take a Growing Share of Global Deaths
Human Progress · global
“The long-term shift towards [non-communicable diseases]A continues. NCDs accounted for 74% of deaths globally in 2023, compared with 58% in 2000. Eight of the world’s ten leading causes of death were NCDs in 2023. This shift is increasingly visible across all income levels. In 2023, for the first time, communicable diseases accounted for less than […] The post NCDs Take a Growing Share of Global Deaths appeared first on Human Progress.
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