Ministry takes aim at public ignorance as Malaysians’ life expectancy plateaus

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Ignorance over the effects of high blood cholesterol is driving escalating cases of heart diseases and other non-communicable diseases , the Ministry of Health said today.

High blood cholesterol is one of the leading causes of heart disease, and subsequently heart attack and stroke, and yet many Malaysians feel they are not affected by it, he said.This comes as coronary heart disease remains the principal cause of death here, with as many as 37 Malaysians dying of it each day in 2017 — a 54 per cent increase from 10 years ago.

The average life expectancy of Malaysians has reportedly remained at 75 years while other nations’ residents live longer, he said. Dzulkefly also highlighted Putrajaya’s move to offer free healthcare scheme for the bottom 40 per cent households called Peka B40, which will address the prevalence of NCDs among the low-income households.

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