Ediriweera, Dileepa Senajith Increase in premature mortality due to non-communicable diseases in Sri Lanka during the first decade of the twenty-first century. [electronic resource] - BMC public health 05 2018 - 584 p. digital Publication Type: Historical Article; Journal Article ISSN: 1471-2458 Standard No.: 10.1186/s12889-018-5503-9 doi Subjects--Topical Terms: AdultAgedCardiovascular Diseases--mortalityChronic DiseaseDiabetes Mellitus--mortalityFemaleHistory, 21st CenturyHumansMaleMiddle AgedMortality, Premature--trendsNeoplasms--mortalityNoncommunicable Diseases--mortalityRespiratory Tract Diseases--mortalitySri Lanka--epidemiology