Some facts we should be aware of.........

World Statistics
(WHO)

1000 000 000 people are overweight in the world. (It is growing up very fast)

Without action, 388 000 000 people will die in the next 10 years because of chronic diseases.

One quarter of all chronic disease deaths occur in people under 60 years of age.

Each year at least..

4.9 million people die as a result of tobacco use

2.6 million die as a result of being overweight or obese

4.4 million people die as a result of raised total cholesterol level.

7.1 million people die as a result of raised Blood pressure.


Why is it so?

Due to-

Unhealthy Diet and Life style

Physical inactivity

tobacco / Alcohol use


Deaths in 2005

From Chronic Diseases 35 000 000

HIV/AIDS 2 830 000

T.B. 1 607 000

Malaria 883 000

Cardio Vascular Diseases 17 528 000

Cancer 7 586 000

Chronic Respiratory Diseases 4 057 000

Diabetes 1 125 000


Half Truth!

“Everyone has to die of something”

Certainly everyone has to die of something, but death doesnot need to be a slow, painful or premature.

Most chronic diseases do not result in sudden death. Rather they are likely to cause people to become progressively ill and debilitated especially if their illness is not managed correctly.

Death is inevitable, but a life of protected ill-health is not.

Chronic diseases prevention and control helps people to live longer and healthier lives.

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