| Relevance/rationale of the indicator (resp. why the indicator was chosen to measure the target and how it is suitable for these purposes) |
Disease burden from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among adults is rapidly increasing globally due to ageing and epidemiological transitions. Cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases are the four main causes of NCD burden. Measuring the risk of dying from these four major causes is important to assess the extent of burden from premature mortality due NCDs in a population. |
| Target value of the indicator and its evaluation |
By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment. |
| Definition |
The national calculation of the indicator is based on data from life tables calculated by the CZSO methodology, with deaths from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes mellitus, chronic respiratory diseases and mid-year population by units of age from national statistics as input data. The probability of dying between the ages of 30 and 70 years is calculated from the table numbers of survivors (lx), when q30-70=1-(l70/l30). The ICD-10 codes corresponding to the indicator include I00–I99, C00–C97, E10–E14 and J30–J98. The national calculation of the indicator is based on more detailed data than WHO applies for SDGs indicator. |
| Measuring unit |
% |
| Indicator disaggregation |
By sex |
| Reference period (resp. the period to which the indicator relates) |
Year |
| Related geographical area |
CZ (NUTS 0) |
| Comment |
The probability of dying from cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease between the ages of 30 and 70 years was regularly (except in 2020 for men) decreasing for both men and women over the period of 2005–2023. The probability of dying of man from one of these causes between the ages of 30 and 70 was 26.3% in 2005, and it fell to 16.2% by 2023. For women, it fell from 13.5% to 8.6%. The probability of dying from these causes of death was higher for men than women throughout the period. In absolute numbers, these causes of death accounted for a significant part of all deaths, but but the share decreased from 81% in 2005 to 71% in 2023. Among these causes of death, cardiovascular diseases dominate with more than half of the total (55% in 2023) and neoplasms with about a third (34% in 2023).
Cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease: underlying causes of death determined by ICD-10 codes I00–I99, C00–C97, E10–E14 and J30–J98. |
