90%
de todas las muertes en Europa y Asia Central se deben a enfermedades no transmisibles
Europa y Asia Central es la región más afectada por las enfermedades no transmisibles, siendo las enfermedades cardiovasculares responsables de más de la mitad de todas las muertes en la región.
Europa y Asia Central registran la mayor prevalencia de tabaquismo entre los adultos mayores de 15 años, así como los niveles de consumo de alcohol más elevados del mundo.
4.2M
personas mueren cada año en la región por ECV
Europa y Asia Central tienen la mayor proporción de fumadores del mundo
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