Poor dietary habits and high blood pressure have replaced child and maternal malnutrition, unsafe water, sanitation and lack of hand washing as leading risks for death globally, a significant study has revealed. After looking at 79 risk factors for death in 188 countries between 1990 and 2013, the team from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington and University of Melbourne found that there has been a profound change in risk factors for death. ‘There is great potential to improve health by avoiding certain risks like smoking and poor diet as well as tackling environmental risks like air pollution,’ said IHME director Dr Christopher Murray.

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