 This study found that noncommunicable diseases, NCDs, accounted for 47 percent of all deaths in Papua New Guinea, with 20 percent of deaths attributed to emerging NCDs such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, and diabetes, and 27 percent of deaths due to endemic NCDs such as digestive neoplasms, respiratory neoplasms, and other neoplasms. The risk of dying from emerging NCDs was significantly lower among people under age 44 years old compared to those aged 75 years or older, while people living in urban areas were twice as likely to die from emerging NCDs than those in rural areas. In addition, only children aged 0 to 4 years had a significant lower risk of dying from endemic NCDs compared to the population aged 75 years or older. These findings suggest that public health interventions are urgently needed, prioritizing urban populations in those aged over 44 years old to reduce premature mortality from NCDs. This article was authored by Bang Winn Fam, Ronnie Jory, Nora Aburi, and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.