The recently released report document the prevalence of NCDs in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, especially among the youth.

Some of the key findings include:

• Deaths from NCDs occur at earlier ages in particular for ment
• The regions have some of the world's highest prevalence of overweight and obesity
• Lowered prevalence rate of smoking amongst youth and adolescents but still higher rates of smoking for women than men

To access the full report please click here [1]

To access the data sheet please click here [2]