World Health Organization
Strengthening noncommunicable disease integration in all-hazards emergency preparedness and response
Briefs & Fact Sheets
12 May 2025
WHO Regional Office for the Americas
17 Oct 2018
This fact sheet gives an overview of NCD risk behaviors in adolescents in the Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as highlights data on NCD costs, obesity and physical activity, consumption of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco, and sexual and reproductive health.