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Percentage of countries with a policy, plan or strategy addressing the major NCDs and/or their risk factors.
% of countries
Tobacco use 84
Cancer 81
Diabetes 77
Unhealthy diet 76
Physical inactivity 73
Overweight and obesity 69
Harmful use of alcohol 68
Cardiovascular disease 65
Chronic respiratory disease 46
Table 1: Percentage of countries with a policy, plan or strategy addressing the major NCDs and/or their risk factors
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Figure 1: Percentage of countries with policies, plans or strategies and whether or not these are operational or funded
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Figure 2: Countries with plans, policies or strategies for the leading NCDs and risk factors, by WHO region and World Bank income group
stakeholders, in particular governments, and is reflected in
the six objectives of the WHO Global NCD Action Plan
2013-2020 (GAP), which has been recognized by WHO
Member States and UN agencies as a common roadmap in
the fight against cancer and NCDs (22). The development of
national capacity governance and multisectoral actions into
national plans (GAP objective 2) and implementing NCD
prevention strategies (GAP objective 3) are central elements
of the NCD framework (23). These commitments were
reaffirmed at the 2014 NCD review and assessment in New
York (24). Building on this increasing global momentum to
address NCDs, countries have also committed to develop
(World Health Organisation, Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases: report of the 2010 global survey, Geneva, WHO Press: 2012)
(World Health Organisation, Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases: report of the 2010 global survey, Geneva, WHO Press: 2012)
(World Health Organisation, Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases: report of the 2010 global survey, Geneva, WHO Press: 2012)