Jornal de Pneumologia e Doenças Respiratórias

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Serious Global Issue!

Tobias Christensen

Background: Noncontagious diseases (NCDs) and chronic metastasis diseases (CRDs) area unit the most causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide.

Methods: The most evidences concerning the NCDs and CRDs burden and connected risk factors, from updated international reports and results of original researches, were collected and represented during this review.

Results: Most up-to-date proof is offered from the world Burden of Diseases Study (GBD) 2017 reports. There have been 3.2 million deaths because of chronic impeding respiratory organ sickness (COPD) and 495,000 deaths because of respiratory illness. COPD was the seventh leading reason for years of life lost (YLLs). Among the danger factors, a relevant role is contend by smoking and high body mass index for bronchial asthma, whereas smoking, material pollution, close gas pollution, activity exposure to material, gases and fumes, further as second-hand smoke, play a very important role for COPD. Forecasting the YLLs by 2040 indicates a rising toll from many NCDs thanks to increase and aging, with COPD expected to succeed in the fourth leading cause.

Conclusion: Many recent studies and international reports highlighted the large world health burden of CRDs and different major NCDs, observing the requirement for implementing international collaborations to fight this epidemic trend.