According to the WHO, deaths associated with non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, have increased worldwide in the past two decades, with higher growth rates in developing countries. NCDs like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are responsible for almost 70 percent of the world’s deaths, even though many of these diseases are preventable.
Chile, where J-PAL’s Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) office is based, has high rates of risk... Read More