Maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and ageing
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Ageing - Risk factors
Many chronic diseases in older age share common risk factors. These include excessive use of alcohol and tobacco, unhealthy diets, high body mass index and insufficient physical activity.
This page displays information on risk factors in older age disaggregated by age and sex at the national, regional and global levels.
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