 High cholesterol accounts for roughly 2.6 million deaths and 7.5 million die because of high blood pressure.Risk factors such as a person's background; lifestyle and environment are known to increase the likelihood of certain non-communicable diseases.They include age, gender, genetics, exposure to air pollution, and behaviors such as smoking, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity which can lead to hypertension and obesity, in turn leading to increased risk of many NCDs.