Ganchimeg U, Angarmurun D, Davaalkham D

According to the WHO estimation, 43% of all diseases and 60% of all deaths are due to chronic diseases including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and cancer. The prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are constantly increasing with 77% of all deaths and 85% of the global disease burden occurring in the Western Pacific Region of WHO of which Mongolia forms a part. - The objective of this analysis was to determine the current situation of noncommunicable diseases and injuries in Mongolia. We used a retrospective descriptive study design to determine the current situation of morbidity and mortality of the non communicable diseases. Nationally representative data have been used from the related resources. While significant progress has been made in decreasing the mortality of infants and children, adult mortality has been increasing with rapid force. Main causes of death are diseases of the circulatory system, cancer, injury and poisoning, diseases of the digestive system and respiratory system. Ischemic heart diseases, cerebrovascular diseases and hypertension are the main causes morbidity and mortality due to the CVDs. Deaths due to the CVD and cancer accounted for 8% and 5% of total population in 1980, but they have increased to 36% and 21% in 2008, respectively. As of 2008, the injuries have been more than doubled compared to previous years. The prevalence of CVD is predominating among male and has been the 4th main cause among age group of 20-44 years and the 1st leading cause among age group of 45-64 years. The most common cancers are liver, stomach, lung, oesophagus and cervix uteri cancers and they account for 78% of all cancer. There are 135.5 new cases of cancer per 100 000 people per year. The highest incidence rate occurs in the age groups 40-55 years mainly affecting people with at work age. It is noticeable that 78.3% of newly diagnosed patients are already at the late stages of cancer, and 67.1% of the newly diagnosed cases of cancer die within a year after the diagnosis. NCDs are the crucial health problem in Mongolia that have been steadily increasing during the last 20 years particularly among working age groups. Primary prevention of the NCDs are urgently required in order to decrease morbidity and mortality rates in Mongolia