69. The decline in the burden of disease attributable to communicable diseases has been accompanied by a rise in that associated with noncommunicable diseases, most of which are chronic and require long-term treatment.
La baisse de ces pourcentages s &apos; est accompagnée d &apos; une augmentation des décès imputables aux maladies non transmissibles, dont la plupart sont des pathologies chroniques qui nécessitent des traitements à long terme.