Rising Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Region: Can Breastfeeding Promotion Reverse Trends?
A total of 56 million deaths occurred worldwide during 2012. Of these, 38 million were due to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), principally cardiovascular diseases, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases. Nearly three quarters of these NCD deaths (28 million) occurred in low- and middle-income countries.
Publication Details
- Journal
- Figshare
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29192675
- Primary Topic
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00