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Common, preventable risk factors underlie most noncommunicable diseases. Most noncommunicable diseases are the result of four particular behaviours (tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, and the harmful use of alcohol) that lead to four key metabolic/physiological changes (raised blood pressure, overweight/obesity, raised blood glucose and raised cholesterol).
Related indicators
NCD risk factors: Blood pressure
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Prevalence of hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years -
Prevalence of previous diagnosis of hypertension among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension
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Prevalence of treatment (taking medicine) for hypertension among adults aged 30-79 with hypertension
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Prevalence of controlled hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years with hypertension
NCD risk factors: Cholesterol
NCD risk factors: Harmful use of alcohol
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Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol) (SDG Indicator 3.5.2)
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Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol) with 95%CI
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Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol)
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Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption with 95%CI, projections to 2025
NCD risk factors: Insufficient physical activity
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Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (age-standardized estimate) (%)
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Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (crude estimate) (%)
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Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among school going adolescents aged 11-17 years (crude estimate) (%)
NCD risk factors: BMI
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Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI >= 25 (crude estimate) (%)
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Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI >= 25 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
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Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 (crude estimate) (%)
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Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI >= 30 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
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Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (crude estimate) (%)
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Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (age-standardized estimate) (%)
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Prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
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Prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%)
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Prevalence of thinness among children and adolescents, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) (%)
NCD risk factors: Tobacco use
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Non-age-standardized estimates of daily tobacco use, tobacco smoking and cigarette smoking (Tobacco control: Monitor)
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Non-age-standardized estimates of current tobacco use, tobacco smoking and cigarette smoking (Tobacco control: Monitor)
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Age-standardized estimates of daily tobacco use, tobacco smoking and cigarette smoking (Tobacco control: Monitor)
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Age-standardized estimates of current tobacco use, tobacco smoking and cigarette smoking (Tobacco control: Monitor)