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Trends in Noncommunicable Diseases among Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China, and South African Countries (2000–2016): An Investigation of Fruits and Vegetables Intake and Health-care Financing on Noncommunicable Diseases Mortality Rate

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT: Globally, 41 million people die annually from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The trends in deaths attributed to NCDs increased by 13.58, 154, 108, and 5.12 thousand per annum each in Brazil, China, India, and South Africa, respectively, while declined (16.14 thousand per annum) in Russia during the period 2000 and 2016. Regression estimates reveal that for every 1 US$ increase in current health expenditure per capita, NCD mortality rate declined by 0.32, 0.27, 1.68, 0.49, and 0.12 per 100,000 population in Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Africa, respectively. Further, vegetables intake per capita is found to be highly negatively correlated with NCD mortality rate with statistical significance (P < 0.05) for China, underscoring the importance of vegetables in reducing risk factors for NCDs. This study underscores the need for further research and better implementation of policies, for reducing NCDs and catastrophic loss to the population and economies.

Source: Indian Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_1052_23

Authors: Sridevi Manchala, Khadar Babu Chinta

Institutions: Centre for Economic and Social Studies, National Institute of Nutrition

Language: English

Topic: Global Health Care Issues

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Zero hunger

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $48