Table II.

Prevalence of different risk factors for non-communicable diseases and breast cancer in the female populations of the BRICS countries in 2016

Risk factor	World average (%)	Brazil (%)	Russia (%)	India (%)	China (%)	South Africa (%)
Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) prevalence in adult females (18+ yr) (%)	13#	26	31	5	7	39
Prevalence of physical inactivity in adult females (18+ yr) (%)	28#	53	19	43	12	48
Total consumption of pure alcohol per female aged 15+ yr in the year (l)	6.4#	2	6	2	3	3
Prevalence of current tobacco smoking in adult females (15+ yr) (%)	6	10	20	2	2	8

^#For both males and females. BMI, body mass index. Source: Ref. 29