The Lancet
Metrics for diplomats: is mortality from non-communicable diseases increasing or decreasing?
Article
03 Jul 2025
Negotiations are ongoing in New York to agree the latest UN political declaration on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health.1 With 5 years left to deliver the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, diplomats will be developing a roadmap to get the world as close as possible to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 3.4.1, which is to reduce premature mortality (between the a...