A latest study published on Monday in the journal Circulation revealed that soft drinks and other sugary beverages are responsible for causing up to 184,000 deaths per year across the world.

Researchers during the study found out that global risk of death due to diabetes, diseases and cancers are linked to the consumption of sugary drinks.

They estimated that approximately 133,000 people every year die of diabetes due to the consumption of 'sugar-sweetened beverages'. Around 45,000 people died worldwide from cardiovascular diseases arising from sugary drink consumption and 6,450 people died from cancers linked to the beverages, researchers estimated.

Study author Dariush Mozaffarian from Tufts University in Boston said, "Many countries in the world have a significant number of deaths occurring from a single dietary factor, sugar-sweetened beverages. It should be a global priority to substantially reduce or eliminate sugar-sweetened beverages from the diet".

According to a fact-sheet released by Harvard University, drinking just one can of soft drink a day can lead to significant health problems.

As per experts, people who consume one to two cans per day have a 26% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes as compared to people who rarely consume soft drink.

It has been found that due to each can consumed per day surprising numbers of children are becoming obese increased by 60% in next 1.5 years.

Researchers said the general quantity of sugar available in a nation correlated with the country's frequency of diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

The report also found that 76% of deaths related to soda and other sugary drinks' consumption occurred in low to middle income countries.