Health in Pakistan and 0.2 per 1000 Noncommunicable diseases Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular problems, diabetes, cancer and coronary heart disease share 20.5% the burden of diseases and 2.5% are disabled. Pakistan has a high prevalence of blindness, with nearly 1% by WHO criteria for visual impairment – mainly due to cataract. Disability from blindness profoundly affects poverty, education and overall quality of life. Pakistan is one of the few countries in which poliomyelitis has not been eradicated. As of 2008, there were a total of 89 reported cases of polio in Pakistan. Polio cases may be on an increase. The year 2010
Health in Seychelles Health in Seychelles Seychelles has reached the epidemiological shift from communicable to noncommunicable diseases. Most communicable and infectious diseases have been controlled or eradicated. In 2014 the World Health Organization reported that the country was on target to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and had addressed some of the social determinants of health. The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook: The infant mortality rate was 15.53 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2005 There is free access to primary healthcare for all citizens but to access tertiary health services people travel to Kenya or South Africa and