Table 2.

Prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors in South Asian Countries

Country (years, references)	Sample	Percentage with three or more risk factorsa	Mean number of servings consumed on average per day
			Fruit	Vegetable
Bangladesh (2010) [43]	9275 adults aged 25 years and above	28.3	1.7	2.3
Pakistan (2014–15) [44]	7710 adults aged 18–69 years	40.0	0.6	1.2
Bhutan (2014) [45]	2822 adults aged 18–69 years	13.5	0.7	3.8
Maldives (2011) [46]	1780 adults aged 15–64 years	39.5	1.0	1.0
Nepal (2013) [47]	4143 adults aged 15–69 years	15.1	0.5	1.4
Sri Lanka (2015) [48]	5188 adults aged 18–69 years	18.3	1.3	3.0

^aSmoking, lack of physical activity, obesity, fruits and vegetables, blood pressure