Question

As we think about why people are healthy or not, we need to take into account risk factors for illness, disability and death. Please explain at least one for low income, middle income and high income countries

Answer 1

Low income countries:

Risk factors for illness , disability and death: childhood  underweight , micronutrient deficiencies, suboptimal breastfeeding ,The leading risk  factor for low income countries  is underweight, which represents about 10% of the total disease burden. In combination, childhood underweight, micronu- trient deficiencies (iron, vitamin A and zinc) and suboptimal breastfeeding cause 7% of deaths and 10% of total disease burden.

Middle income countries:

Risk factor for illness, disability and death:

For middle income countries the most important risk factors are those associated with chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer. Tobacco is one of the leading risks for both accounting for 11% of the disease  burden and 18% of death in middle income countries

High income countries

Risk factor for illness, disability and death:

In high income countries also, the most common risk factor is cancer. Cancer is the most leading cause for illness, disability and death. Approximately 2.3 million is affected with cancer and it is accountable for 21% of disease.

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