The technology over the years no doubt has made our lives comfortable, but at the same time we cannot deny the fact that it is making us inactive and lazy. The sedentary lifestyles over the past few years has significantly increased the risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lipid disorders, high blood pressure, and many others. As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), out of 10, every 6th adult has a chronic disease while 4 in 10 have two or more chronic diseases.
In 2016, nearly 56.9 million deaths occurred due to the top 10 diseases in the world. The majority of these deaths (nearly two-third) are related to chronic disease such Ischemic heart disease/coronary artery disease (stroke), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes etc.
Some of the most deadliest diseases in the world which took highest number of lives in 2016 includes Ischemic Heart Disease, strokes, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Lower Respiratory Infections, Diabetes, Diarrheal Diseases, Tuberculosis, Trachea, Bronchus and Lung cancers,
For some disease like HIV/AIDS, diarrheal diseases, tuberculosis the number of crude death rate has reduced significantly while for some disease like Diabetes it has increased, which a major cause of concern as diabetes give rise to many other diseases such as blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and many other conditions.
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