Abstract Body: Introduction: Noncommunicable diseases (NCD) represent a significant global health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, most SSA countries lack reliable data despite the need for surveillance of NCD trends to inform targeted preventive strategies.
Objective: To analyze trends over two decades in the incidence of NCD (cancers, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, and chronic kidney diseases) among adults in Senegal
Methods: Data were sourced from the WHO Health Inequality Data Repository data. Using the Cox-Stuart test for trend, we compared trends of age-standardized incidence of NCD (cancers, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes, and chronic kidney diseases) among adults aged 30-79 in Senegal from 2000 to 2019.
Results: From 2000 to 2019, there was a non-significant increase in NCD incidence among adults in Senegal (p-value 0.08). The age-standardized incidence rate per 100,000 population increased steadily from 351,478 cases to 358,419 cases per 100,000 population from 2000 to 2019 (Figure 1). Incidence rates in females were consistently higher than in males. Rates in females increased from 190,856 cases to 194,619 cases per 100,000 population between 2000 and 2019 (p-value 0.33) as compared to 160,622 cases to 163,799 cases per 100,000 population in males (p-value 0.33). There were differences in the trends by sex among NCD subtypes (Figure 2). Incidence rates were higher in females for neoplasm (p-value 0.08), chronic respiratory diseases (p-value 0.08), and diabetes and chronic kidney diseases (p-value 0.08), while cardiovascular disease incidence was higher in males (p-value 0.08).
Conclusion: There was a non-significant increase in age-standardized NCD incidence among adults in Senegal. Reliable epidemiological data, as well as targeted interventions focusing on risk factors, early detection, and access to quality health care, are crucial to improving health outcomes in Senegal.