This fact sheet presents data from Armenia’s 2016 STEPS survey on noncommunicable disease (NCD) risk factors in adults aged 18–69, covering smoking, alcohol, diet, physical activity, overweight/obesity, blood pressure, cholesterol, and salt intake.
Highlights:
- 27.9% currently smoke (mostly men)
- 34.4% drank alcohol in past 30 days; 5.9% binge drank
- 76% consumed <5 servings of fruits/vegetables daily
- 21.3% were physically inactive
- 47.7% overweight; 19.5% obese
- 37.8% had raised BP; 73.2% untreated
- 5.7% had high glucose; 23.5% had high cholesterol
- Average salt intake: 9.8g/day
- Only 7% had no NCD risk factors; 35.7% had 3+
