Task Force 6: Accelerating SDGs: Exploring New Pathways to the 2030 Agenda 1. The Challenge Approximately 41 million of the 57 million deaths in 2016 were caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This figure is equivalent to 74 percent of deaths worldwide in the same year. [1] The magnitude of morbidity and mortality from NCDs also impacts the financial burden worldwide, with an estimated total economic loss of approximately US$47 trillion between 2010 and 2030. [2] These challenges disproportionately affect populations in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LMICs), where nearly three-quarters of NCD deaths worldwide occurr. [3] In 17 of the 19 G20 countries (excluding the EU), 70 percent of annual mortality is closely linked to NCDs. [4] Reducing the incidence of NCDs is closely related to many sectors outside of health, as these diseases are driven by various risk factors including behaviours such as smoking, alcohol and drug consumption, excessive consumption of sugar, fat or salt, and lack of physical activity. There are also socio-environmental factors like education, socio-economic status, and the environment. Additionally, the efforts to tackle NCDs are also influenced by the attainment of other goals within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda, which are described in Table 1. Table 1. Role of SDGs Agenda in Reducing NCDs
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