Developing countries hit hardest non- communicable diseases World Health Organization (WHO) , according to a new report by , , and are the leading cause of death worldwide .
The "lifestyle " diseases tobacco use , poor diet and harmful use of alcohol can be blamed on that , and public policies are needed to prevent the warning .
Dr. Ala Alwan, the director general for non- communicable diseases , diseases of lifestyle -based global mortality estimates for 2008, which are responsible for 63 per cent .
Dr Alwan 80 due to non- communicable diseases in low and middle-income countries actually are that the percentage of deaths .
The premature death is a major concern .
"What is of concern , because non- communicable diseases, 36 million people die each year from 9 million die before the age of 60 years is the fact that , " he said .
" At a young age, premature death and premature disease , disability has an impact on social and economic development . Reduces the yield . These non- communicable diseases , very negative , very negative health effects in addition to household income reduces . "
Dr Alwan non- communicable diseases, AIDS , tuberculosis and malaria are all diseases except to say that .
For non- communicable diseases , he said, the strategy is more or less the same .
" When we talk about heart disease and stroke are . , We 're talking about diabetes . , We are talking about cancer and chronic lung diseases we 're talking about , " she said.
"Especially these four groups of diseases which are more or less share the same risk factors . Tobacco use , an unhealthy diet , physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol ."
Dr Alwan developing world currently most affected by non- communicable diseases .
He urbanization and globalization such as increased levels of income and economic drivers say .
" That occur before age 60, nine out of every 10 deaths in the low and middle-income countries are continuing and disease patterns are factors that are driving this change , " he said .
" Planned and often very rapid urbanization , and the globalization of trade and marketing of the population aged drivers tobacco use them ... and [ ill ] diet , physical inactivity and harmful use in the prevalence of risk factors such alcohol increases are causing the high blood pressure , high rates of diabetes , raised cholesterol levels because of higher rates , resulting in higher rates . "
Dr. Alwan to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes , the federal government agrees with the plan .
He followed it a good model for other countries to be said .
"I think Australia is doing very encouraging and it is expected that the regulations regarding tobacco use seems to be made very quickly , " he said .
"Concrete action and reduce the rate of non- communicable diseases, if you want to see the same kind of intervention to implement low- and middle- income countries have a great deal of emphasis in this report is not why . "
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