Title Tackling noncommunicable diseases in Bangladesh : now is the time / Sameh El-Saharty [and others]

Published Washington, D.C. : World Bank, ©2013 ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 117 pages) : illustrations (some color) Series Directions in development. Human development Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development. Contents Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; The Growing Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases in Bangladesh; Health System and NCD Capacity; Health Policies, Activities, and Challenges; Key Policy Options and Strategic Priorities; Figure O.1 A Policy Options Framework for the Prevention and Control of NCDs; Figures; Note; References; Chapter 1 Contexts and Transitions; Global, Regional, and Country Contexts; Box 1.1 Chapter One Summary; Boxes; Table 1.1 Demographic, Economic, and Health Profiles for South Asian Countries, 2011; Tables Figure 1.1 Population in the 21st Century, BangladeshDemographic and Epidemiological Transitions; Figure 1.2 Changing Age Structure of the Population in Bangladesh, 2001, 2026, and 2051; Figure 1.3 Projected Impact of Population Growth and Aging on Total Health Expenditure in the South Asia Region, 2000-20; Figure 1.4 NCD Mortality Increases in Rural Bangladesh (Matlab), 1986-2006; Note; References; Chapter 2 Burden of Disease and Risk Factors for NCDs; Global and Regional Burden of NCDs; Box 2.1 Chapter Two Summary Figure 2.1 Main Causes of Global DALYs and Top Five Risk Factors for Poor Health, 1990 and 2010Box 2.2 Methods to Describe the Health Situation in South Asia; Figure 2.2 BOD as a Proportion of Total Forgone DALYs by Cause, Global and South Asia, 2010; Figure 2.3 Proportion of Total Deaths and Forgone DALYs Due to NCDs, South Asia, 2004; Bangladesh NCD Burden; Figure 2.4 Leading Causes of Mortality and Morbidity in Bangladesh, 2010 Estimates; Figure 2.5 Leading Causes of Premature Deaths in Bangladesh, 2010 Estimates Figure 2.6 Causes of Deaths among Women of Reproductive Age (15-49 Years), Bangladesh, 2010Figure 2.7 Causes of Mortality among Women of Reproductive Age in Bangladesh, 2001 and 2010; Figure 2.8 Distribution of People Who Suffered from Asthma/Respiratory Diseases in the Preceding 12 Months by Locality, Bangladesh, 2005 and 2010; Figure 2.9 Death Rate in Each Age Group from the Five Leading Injury Causes among Children; NCD Risk Factors; Figure 2.10 Diabetes Prevalence (Self-Reported) among Adults, Aged 25 Years and Above, by Locality and Gender, Bangladesh, 2010 Table 2.1 Diabetes Prevalence among Urban Men and Women, Aged 35 Years and Above, by Background Characteristics, Bangladesh, 2006Figure 2.11 Leading Risk Factors for Bangladesh, 2010 Estimates; Figure 2.12 Tobacco Use among Adults, Aged 25 Years and Above, by Locality, Bangladesh, 2010; Table 2.2 Per Capita Edible Oil Consumption in Bangladesh; Figure 2.13 Prevalence of High Blood Pressure/Hypertension (BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg or on Medication) among Adults Aged 25 Years or More by Locality and Gender, Bangladesh, 2010 Summary Bangladesh is undergoing a double transition-demographic and epidemiological. Increasing life expectancy and declining fertility entail a demographic transition fueling a shift in the disease burden toward noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Yet due to absence of a robust routine health information system in the country, it is hard to accurately assess the disease burden and corresponding risk factors. So, using a wide range of sources, this book looks at the status of major NCDs in Bangladesh (and briefly in South Asia), touches on their economic impact, analyzes their common risk factors, and a Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 17, 2013) Subject Chronic diseases -- Bangladesh -- Epidemiology Chronic diseases -- Economic aspects -- Bangladesh Medical care -- Bangladesh Medical care. Health Transition Chronic Disease -- prevention & control -- Bangladesh Chronic Disease -- epidemiology -- Bangladesh Delivery of Health Care -- Bangladesh Chronic Disease -- economics -- Bangladesh Health Transition -- Bangladesh Chronic Disease -- economics -- Bangladesh Delivery of Health Care -- Bangladesh Chronic Disease -- epidemiology -- Bangladesh Chronic Disease -- prevention & control -- Bangladesh Health Transition -- Bangladesh Chronic Disease -- epidemiology Delivery of Health Care Chronic Disease -- economics Chronic Disease -- prevention & control Patient Care POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Chronic diseases -- Economic aspects Chronic diseases -- Epidemiology Medical care SUBJECT Bangladesh Subject Bangladesh Form Electronic book Author El-Saharty, Sameh World Bank. LC no. 2013016649 ISBN 9780821399217 0821399217 0821399209 9780821399200

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