U.N. members vow to reduce diabetes , heart disease , cancer . World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan called the issue a `` slow-motion disaster , '' citing one study that put the cost of noncommunicable diseases to the global economy at $ 30 trillion by 2030 . 5 people died from noncommunicable diseases worldwide in that year . Such diseases are greater threats than transmissible diseases in nearly every region . 36 million of every 3 people die from noncommunicable diseases , United Nations head says .
U.N. members vow to reduce diabetes , heart disease , cancer . 5 people died from noncommunicable diseases worldwide in that year . Such diseases are greater threats than transmissible diseases in nearly every region . 36 million of every 3 people die from noncommunicable diseases , United Nations head says .