Almost two-thirds of deaths caused by non-communicable diseases in the region can be directly attributed to risk factors and therefore preventable through impact minimization.
Around 2.7 million people in Europe die each year from tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods and fossil fuels. This was stated in the report of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, June 12.
It is indicated that together they cause 24.5% of all deaths in the region.
“Europe is behind in meeting the global target to reduce the risk of premature deaths due to non-communicable diseases by a third of 2025, compared to the baseline in 2010. There are significant subregional disparities. Countries in the region are not implementing of at least half of the best WHO policies that continue to demonstrate their benefits.” , say the authors of the report.
The organization points out that European countries have weak enforcement of smoking bans in public places, and efforts to reduce the appeal of harmful products (use plain packaging, introduce an excise tax on alcohol, place ultra-processed foods) have not been successful.
According to WHO estimates, tobacco is one of the most common causes of death (10.37%). Its use causes more than 1.15 million deaths in Europe each year. It is followed by fossil fuels (5.21% or 578.9 thousand deaths) and alcohol (3.84% or 426.9 thousand deaths). As a result of excessive consumption of meat, sweet drinks, fatty and salty foods, 391.1 thousand people (3.52%) die in the continent.
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