The WHO Global Action Plan on Non-Communicable Diseases set a voluntary target popularly called '25 by 25'. This target commits member states to achieve what, by the year 2025?

• A 25% absolute reduction in total deaths from all causes compared with 1990 levels
• B Reduction of tobacco prevalence to below 25% in all member states
• C Screening coverage of 25% of the adult population for the four major NCDs
• D 25% relative reduction in premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases compared with 2010 levels ✓

Explanation

The overarching '25 by 25' goal is a 25 percent relative reduction in premature mortality (deaths before age 70) from the four main NCD groups, using 2010 as the baseline year. It is a relative, not absolute, reduction, and it concerns mortality rather than screening coverage. Reducing tobacco prevalence by 30 percent was a separate numbered target within the same nine-target framework.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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