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Non-communicable diseases are the main cause of death in Ecuador1. What is the main idea of the reading?

The main achievement was the advanced version of the National Strategic Plan for the Integrated Management of Chronic Non-Communicable Disease and its Risk Factors.

2. What are the secondary ideas?

The first cause of death in Ecuador is by hypertensive and cerebrovascular diseases.

Cancer appears as the second cause of death in the country it took 6,333 lives in 2011.

Diabetes Mellitus is the third cause of death.

The fourth cause of cancer in Ecuador is linked to dementia and Alzheimer in 2011 these illnesses caused 3,894 deaths.

According to the Epistemology Office of the Ministry of Health, in Ecuador chronic non-communicable diseases such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension have shown sustained increase since 1994.