Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases

How many deaths each year for children does Diarrheal disease cause

500,000, accounting for 8% of total child deaths under 5 in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

What percent of children are undernourished in South-Saharan Africa

20%

What percent of Tuberculosis cases are associated with undernutrition?

25%, 45% of TB patients are malnourished at diagnosis.

What percent of adults are overweight and obese?

39% of adults are overweight and 13% are obese.

What is mexico’s obesity rate and what has it caused?

33%, type 2 diabetes affecting 10% of the population

Non-communicable deaths account for what percent of global deaths?

74%, with cardiovascular disease being the leading cause

Many LICs and MICs face a double burden: (India)

35% of Indian children are stunted while obesity in urban areas are rising.

Malnutrition is an underlying factor in what percent of deaths among children under 5

45%

Obesity increased the risk of COVID-19 symptoms by how much

113%

how many deaths are from heart attacks

1 in 5