Only 16% live over 50 years in Fiji

Data collected by the Ministry of Health reveals that only sixteen percent of people in Fiji live over 50 years.

National Advisor on Non-Communicable Disease Control, Doctor Isimeli Tukana revealed this in a workshop where senior health officials from various hospitals and health centres are told about ways to combat Non-Communicable diseases.

According to Doctor Tukuna, more people in Fiji are dying at an earlier age due to life style diseases.