Target 1: Reduce premature mortality from NCD
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Target 1: Reduce premature mortality from NCD
Together, we will work to achieve the following target by 2025:
A 25% relative reduction in risk of premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory diseases
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are major causes of ill-health, disability and death. If not addressed, NCD poses threats to individual’s health and well-being, and family, healthcare system, society, productivity and socioeconomic development.
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Useful Links
- Department of Health: Vital Statistics
- Department of Health: Healthy HK - Pubic Health Information and Statistics of Hong Kong - Mortality
- World Health Organization: Health Topics - Mortality