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Non-Communicable Diseases: NPCDCS ... - SIHFW Rajasthan

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Why NCDs considered a<br />

burden<br />

Disease occurrence (Incidence+<br />

Prevalence) is increasingi<br />

Lifestyles are changing ↑ risk<br />

↑ life expectancy ↑ in absolute<br />

numbers of elderly persons<br />

↓ Crude Birth Rate compounded with ↑ life<br />

expectancy ↑ in proportion of geriatric<br />

population (or geriatric dependents)<br />

Thus, occurrence of cases of NCDs is<br />

expected to increase further with time<br />

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