The WHO has identified Malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS as the sixth, eighth and ninth biggest killer diseases in low-income countries. With TB also featuring as the seventh most common cause of death in low-medium income countries.
NCDs disproportionately affect people in low and middle income countries, where more than three quarters of global NCD deaths (31.4 million) occur. Although NCDs feature across the board from low to middle, to high income countries. The main types of NCDs are: