[Deaths from noncommunicable diseases attributable to behavioral risk factors in Italy and Italian regions, 2016].

Objectives: to estimate the number of deaths from noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCD) attributable to behavioural risk factors (tobacco smoking, unhealthy nutrition, physical inactivity, overweight, and excessive alcohol use) in 2016 for Italy and for the Italian regions.

Design: descriptive study.

Setting And Participants: mortality data were obtained by the Italian National Institute of Statistics.