2 Amendments of Edite ESTRELA related to 2011/0401(COD)
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part III – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part III – point 1.1 – paragraph 3
Chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, diabetes, rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, neurological and mental health disorders, overweight and obesity and various functional limitations are major causes of disability, ill-health and premature death, and present considerable social and economic costs.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part III – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
Annex I – part III – point 1.1 – paragraph 4
In the Union, CVD annually accounts for more than 2 million deaths and costs the economy more than EUR 192 billion while cancer accounts for a quarter of all deaths and is the number one cause of death in people aged 45-64. Over 120 million citizens suffer from rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions in the Union and 27 million people in the Union suffer from diabetes andwhile the total cost of brain disorders (including, but not limited to those affecting mental health) has been estimated at EUR 800 billion and the total cost of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases at EUR 240 billion. Environmental, life-style and socio- economic factors are relevant in several of these conditions with up to one third of the global disease burden estimated to be related to these.