The document analyzes leading causes of death globally and strategies for prevention. The top 10 causes are ischemic heart disease, stroke, COPD, lower respiratory infections, neonatal conditions, lung cancer, Alzheimer's, diarrhea, diabetes, and kidney disease. These account for over half of all deaths and are largely non-communicable diseases linked to risk factors like smoking, obesity, and lack of exercise. Most can be prevented through controlling risk factors. The document proposes a holistic healthcare framework involving population risk assessment, health monitoring, and preventive interventions to control disease progression through strategies like remote monitoring devices and digital health programs. This framework aims to decrease healthcare costs and improve outcomes.
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Global death causes & preventive strategy
1. Analysison leadingcauseof
death & their prevention
strategies
The below snapshot based summary approaches to answer the
aforementioned problem statement, along with relevant data points, leads &
outlining a potential healthcare framework which acts around preventive
approach to combat the disease onset & progression
- Deepika Harish
2. Problem
statement
What are top causes of death worldwide & their impact on
healthcare expenditure
Is there any insightful characteristic/ common pattern
associated with these indications
What can be potent lead to develop a strategy plan to
prevent the onset & progression of these disease indications
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3. 1
Top 10
leading
causes of
death
globally
1. Ischemic heart
disease
2. Stroke 3. COPD
4. Lower respiratory
infections
5. Neonatal
conditions
6.Trachea, Bronchus
& lung cancer
7. Alzheimer’s disease
& other dementias
8. Diarrhoeal
diseases
9. Diabetes mellitus
(Type II diabetes)
10. Kidney diseases
1 Source: WHO Global health estimates
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death
The graph indicates top 10 causes of deaths
globally (2019)1
- Accounted for 55% of 55.4 million deaths
worldwide
- Associated with three broad topics –
• CVD - IHD, stroke
• Respiratory – COPD, lower respiratory
infections
• Neonatal conditions - birth asphyxia,
birth trauma, neonatal sepsis, preterm
birth complications
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4. 2
7 out of 10 are
non
communicable
1. Ischemic heart
disease
2. Stroke 3. COPD
6.Trachea, Bronchus
& lung cancer
7. Alzheimer’s disease
& other dementias
9. Diabetes mellitus
(Type II diabetes)
10. Kidney diseases
Source: WHO Global health estimates
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death
New entrant in top 10
“70% increase in mortality since 2000”
Leading cause of death since 2000
“8.9 million in 2019”
7 out of 10 cannot be transmitted horizontally across social strata yet deep rooted in terms of
impacted numbers
- These 7 account for 44% of all deaths
- These 7 account for 80% of deaths caused by top 10 diseases
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5. 3
6 out of 7
contributing
to rising cost
of healthcare
expenditure
1. Ischemic heart
disease
2. Stroke
3. COPD
6.Trachea, Bronchus
& lung cancer
9. Diabetes mellitus
(Type II diabetes)
10. Kidney diseases
1 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2018 Update: A Report From the American
Heart Association | Circulation (ahajournals.org)
2. The Cost of Diabetes | ADA
3.Mortality and global health estimates (who.int)
4. Annual financial cost of COPD $36 billion in U.S: CDC report – ScienceDaily
$329.7 billion
Annual direct & indirect cost of CVD & stroke in
US (2013-2014)1
$ 1 in $7 healthcare $ spent in treating
diabetes & related complications2
- IHD, Stroke, COPD, Diabetes - amongst top 10 global causes of disability-adjusted life
years (DALYs)* in 20193 - A measure of burden of disease
*DALY for a disease is a measure of loss of the equivalent of one year of full health. Sum of years of life lost due to premature mortality (YLLs)
& years of healthy life lost due to disability (YLDs) due to prevalent cases of the disease or health condition in a population
> 80% increase in DALYs for
diabetes (from 2000 to 2019)3
• $36 billion in U.S - Annual financial cost
of COPD
• 16.4 million days of work lost (in U.S.)
each year due to COPD4 – C.D.C report
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6. 4
6 are
physiologically
linked with
common
‘modifiable’ risk
factors
1. Ischemic heart
disease
2. Stroke
3. COPD
6.Trachea, Bronchus
& lung cancer
9. Diabetes mellitus
(Type II diabetes)
10. Kidney diseases
1 https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/conditions.htm
2. Diabetic Kidney Disease | NIDDK (nih.gov)
3. https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/39/5/1230
4 Risk Factors for Stroke | Johns Hopkins Medicine
5 COPD Causes and Risk Factors | American Lung Association
6 Risk Factors for Ischemic Heart Disease - PubMed (nih.gov)
Diseases are linked in terms of -
• common risk factors includes smoking, cholesterol level, blood glucose level
• family history or genetic predisposition
• disease progression patterns
• vulnerability of patient across multiple indications
Majority of common risk factors are life-style related attributes & hence ‘modifiable’
Studies indicating linkage between the indications
• Physical inactivity
• Tobacco use
• Cholesterol
• Hypertension
• Weight
• Diabetes
• Family history • Smoking
• Occupational hazard
• Environment
• Constant exposure to air
pollutants
• Hypertension
• Weight
• High cholesterol
• Smoking
• Family history
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7. 5
Indications
are
preventable
1. Ischemic heart
disease
2. Stroke
3. COPD
6.Trachea, Bronchus
& lung cancer
9. Diabetes mellitus
(Type II diabetes)
10. Kidney diseases
1 Preventing Stroke: Healthy Living Habits | cdc.gov
2 Prevent Type 2 Diabetes | Diabetes | CDC
3 The Effects of Smoking Cessation on the Risk of Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations (nih.gov)
4 Diabetic Kidney Disease | NIDDK (nih.gov)
upto 80% of strokes inU.S. are preventable1
Prediabetes can be reversed2
Prevalence of ‘modifiable’ life-style related risk factors gives a head start that these 6
indications are preventable !!
Best way to slow/ prevent diabetes-related kidney disease
is to try to reach blood glucose and blood pressure goals4
Smoking cessation reduces the risk of COPD
exacerbations3
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8. 6
A holistic
healthcare
management
framework for
prevention &
onset of
disease
indication
1 Atrial Fibrillation & Ischaemic Stroke: Risk assessment algorithms (practical-
haemostasis.com)
2 Development of a Prognostic Tool for the Stratification of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients
With Ischemic Stroke - Full Text View - ClinicalTrials.gov
3 A Risk Assessment Approach for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | PMI Science
A framework comprising multitude of healthcare management strategies working across three
dimensions-
I. Population stratification
basis risk assessment1,2,3
• ML/ AI powered ‘Risk
Assessment’
algorithm to stratify
high/ medium risk
population
• Utilize EMR data to
investigate risk
factors
• To be driven by
State/Govt. run
programs for
effective health data
exchange &
interoperability
II. Monitoring risk factors for
high to medium risk
population & early stage
diagnosis
• Development of
health monitoring
ecosystem
• User friendly
solutions to monitor
& communicate
health data with
provider
• Digital
• POC devices
• Non invasive
wearables
• Skin patches
• App enabled
diagnostics
• Cloud based data
repository
III. Preventive therapeutic &
non-therapeutic
interventions to control
disease progression
• AlertTriggering –
proactive approach
to align appointment
• System enabled E-
consultation
• Health management
programs by
providers for better
disease management
• Incentivized
healthcare plans/
wellness programs by
employers to
promote lifestyle
enhancing habits
“Interesting
examples in next
slide”
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9. 1 Minuteful Kidney | Healthy.io
2. New technology for early detection of Type 1 diabetes - RMIT University
3 Electronic Skin Patches 2020-2030: IDTechEx
4 Home – Polso – Chronic Disease Management. Anywhere. (polsowatch.com)
5 Cardiomo
Smartphone enabled
Home Kidney testing kit1
Smartphone powered CKD early
detection kit (ACR test kit)1
Currently in investigational use
POC kit for early detection
ofType I Diabetes2
Microchip based POC kit
comprising multiple markers
Currently in research
Review study – Electronic
skin patches3
Covering diabetes management,
CVD, patient monitoring, etc.
Wearable wrist watch
tracking vital signs4
Oximeter, pulse rate, ECG,
temperature, blood pressure, etc.
Currently in investigational use
Wearable patch tracking
vital signs5
ECG, rate heart, respiratory rate,
AI powered risk analysis, alert
notifications
Currently in pre-commercialization stage
Have not covered plethora of marketed products present in the domain of glucometers, oximeters & fitbits.Touched the
products which are offering futuristic approach to preventive healthcare management
7
Products for
monitoring &
early diagnosis
of indications
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10. 8
Final
outcomes 1. Ischemic heart
disease
2. Stroke
3. COPD
6.Trachea, Bronchus
& lung cancer
9. Diabetes mellitus
(Type II diabetes)
10. Kidney diseases
The framework once implemented and operational, has potential to yield following long term and
short term outcomes –
• Decrease in care gap
• Better health outcomes
• Decrease in healthcare cost expenditure
• Increase in HR productivity
These outcomes would be associated with defined metrics to measure the post plan benefit
assessment in quantifiable manner
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11. Disclaimer
All views expressed in this article are my own and do not represent
the opinion of any entity whatsoever with which I have been, am
now, or will be affiliated.
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12. Thank you!
I look forward to hear about your ideas/ comments on the thoughts shared
in this article.
Fee free to reach out to me via linkedIn or @Harish.Deepika@gmail.com
- Deepika Harish
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