Arrange the following causes of NCD deaths as per decreasing order of frequency? A. Cancers B. Cardiovascular diseases C. Diabetes D. Respiratory diseases: (A) A>D>C>B, (B) D>A>B>C, (C) B>A>D>C, (D) C>B>D>A
Answer is C. The four main NCDs are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic lung diseases. The leading causes of NCD deaths in 2016 were Cardiovascular diseases ( 44% of all NCD deaths) Cancers (22% of all NCD deaths) Respiratory diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (9% of all NCD deaths). Diabetes caused another 1.6 million deaths.