High Blood Pressure And Cholesterol Among Sri lankan Population Are On The Increase ,-WHO Report

According to a latest survey carried out by the World Health Organization(WHO) 26.1 percent of Sri Lankan Population belonging to the age group 18-69 is suffering from High Blood Pressure and 23.7 percent  from Cholesterol.

The survey which carried out in 2015 has revealed that the obesity overweight rates consuming of liquor and physical inactivity among the above mentioned  age group are on the increase and daily consumption of fruits and vegetables and Tobacco is on the decrease.

Accordingly the overweight rate among males and females belonging to the above age group  is 25 snd 34 percent respectively.Around 73  percent of the population not consuming  daily requirement of fruits and vegetables  it has been  revealed .

Around 73.6 percent of the above age group not engaged in vigorous physical exercises the report has mentioned .,

However  as the risk factors which caused  non communicable diseases are on the increase  like inaccurate food  pattern and  consuming of sugar more than the required level daily still the majority of hospital deaths occurred. Due to non communicable diseases the WHO survey report has revealed.


The report was handed over to the Minister of Health ,Nutrition and Indeginous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senatatne by the Director  General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala yesterday(29) at the launching ceremony  of the report held at Hotel Kingsbury in Colombo.