NCD Burden
NCD burden is measured in terms of NCD related morbidity and mortality.
Table 1: Number of deaths occurred among all ages due to major NCDs in government hospitals in Sri Lanka - 2019
Major NCD | No. of Patients |
Cardiovascular Diseases | |
Cancer | |
Chronic Respiratory Diseases | |
Diabetes Mellitus |
Table 2: Number of hospitalizations occurred among all ages due to major NCDs in government hospitals in Sri Lanka – 2019
Major NCD | No. of Deaths |
Cardiovascular Diseases | |
Cancer | |
Chronic Respiratory Diseases | |
Diabetes Mellitus |
Risk Factor Surveillance
Behavioral or Intermediate Risk Factor | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Fasting blood glucose >126 mg/dl | 48,853 (12.75) |
41,372 (10.57) |
33,845 (10.79) |
60,998 (11.1) |
62,465 (11.0) |
59,739 (17.2) |
NA |
Raised blood pressure (systolic ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic ≥90 mmHg) | 91,805 (23.96) |
89,862 (22.97) |
74,387 (23.71) |
110,549 (20.17) |
96,757 (16.9) |
109,018 |
58692 |
Overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2) |
100,618 (26.26) |
99,873 (25.53) |
78,695 (25.09) |
136,137 (24.84) |
150,098 (26.3) |
175,021 (30.1) |
101712 (29.10) |
Obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) |
29,043 (7.58) |
32,300 (8.26) |
24,955 (7.96) |
41,440 (7.56) |
47,888 (8.4) |
67,526 (11.6) |
38992 |
Current tobacco smoker | 25,557 (6.67) |
26,826 (6.86) |
21,356 (6.80) |
30,986 (5.65) |
33,277 (5.8) |
37,004 (5.9) |
22580 (6.50) |
Current alcohol consumers | 28,775 (7.51) |
29,836 (7.63) |
25,339 (8.08) |
41,829 (7.63) |
44,200 (7.7) |
53,153 (8.5) |
32982 (9.40) |
Tobacco chewers | 53,604 (13.99) |
53,651 (13.71) |
45,230 (14.42) |
66,265 (12.09) |
71,777 (12.6) |
75,484 (12.0) |
47880 (13.70) |
With 10-year CVD risk > 30% | 1,724 (0.45) |
2,268 (0.58) |
908 (0.29) |
1,794 (0.33) |
1,563 (0.27) |
2,150 (0.4) |
2150 (0.40) |