The world health statistics 2012 report, released by the World Health Organisation on Thursday, focuses on the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) across the world.
The report says that one in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure, which is directly responsible for a majority of deaths from strokes and heart disease. The report also points out that one in 10 adults globally has diabetes.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/who-report-highlights-burden-non-communicable-diseases
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/non-communicable-diseases
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/who
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hypertension-blood-pressure
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vegetables
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
