Noncommunicable Disease Surveillance, Monitoring and Reporting
The main objective of the Surveillance, Monitoring and Reporting unit is to support the collection, analysis, and dissemination of country-level risk factor information to inform and improve public health policy.

Surveillance of noncommunicable diseases

Over 120

countries

have implemented the STEPwise Approach to Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factor Surveillance (STEPS)

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Over 100

countries

have implemented a Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)

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Over 30

countries

have implemented a Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS)

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Over 180

countries

have implemented a Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS)

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NCD data portal

The noncommunicable diseases data portal aims to raise awareness on progress in tackling NCDs and their risk factors and strengthen accountability for action by countries. It displays data to highlight current status of NCD mortality, morbidity and risk factor exposures, and track global and national progress against key targets, identify common challenges, and signpost useful resources.

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Other data resources

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NCD microdata repository

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Global Health Observatory – NCD data

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Featured publications

Noncommunicable diseases and mental health in small island developing states
Small island developing states (SIDS) are a set of islands and coastal states that share similar sustainable development challenges, as a result of their...
Invisible numbers: the true extent of noncommunicable diseases and what to do about them
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – chief among them, cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases...

Publications

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Global report on hypertension 2025: high stakes: turning evidence into action

The second Global report on hypertension highlights the urgent need to scale up detection, treatment, and control of hypertension, especially at the...

Noncommunicable diseases progress monitor 2025

The fifth in a series, the World Health Organization's 2025 Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Progress Monitor provides a snapshot of country progress toward...

Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: report on 2023 global survey

To assess national-level responses to NCDs, WHO has implemented NCD country capacity surveys periodically since 2001. This report is the latest in that...

Guidance on global monitoring for diabetes prevention and control: Framework, indicators and application

The Guidance on global monitoring for diabetes prevention and control by WHO provides a comprehensive framework to support countries in tracking and managing...

Global report on hypertension: the race against a silent killer

This report compiles data for the first time on the far-reaching consequences of uncontrolled hypertension, including heart attacks, strokes and premature...

Assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases: report of the 2021 global survey

To assess national-level responses to NCDs, WHO has implemented NCD country capacity surveys periodically since 2001. This report is the latest in that...