Crude adjusted estimates (%) 2008, for noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors, country profile 2011
Prevalence estimates for 2008 are given for the following behavioural and metabolic risk factors.
Indicator |
Current daily tobacco smoking |
Physical inactivity |
Raised blood pressure |
Raised blood glucose | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Afghanistan | ||||||||||||
Bahrain | 31.4 | 6.2 | 21.2 | 38.3 | 35.3 | 37.1 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 11 | |||
Djibouti | ||||||||||||
Egypt | 35 | 0.5 | 17.8 | 35.5 | 34.5 | 35 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.5 | |||
Islamic Republic of Iran | 19.4 | 1.1 | 10.4 | 25.2 | 46.5 | 35.7 | 35.8 | 31.7 | 33.7 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 8.3 |
Iraq | 25.3 | 2 | 13.7 | 59.1 | 51.3 | 55.2 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | |||
Jordan | 48.8 | 4.1 | 27.1 | 31.4 | 25.9 | 28.8 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.4 | |||
Kuwait | 34.6 | 2.6 | 22.6 | 58 | 71.3 | 63 | 31.5 | 24.7 | 29 | 12.7 | 10.4 | 11.9 |
Lebanon | 44 | 30 | 36.8 | 52.4 | 42 | 47 | 42.9 | 35.6 | 39 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 11.5 |
Libya | 45.5 | 0.2 | 23.8 | 35.4 | 53.6 | 44.2 | 45.9 | 39 | 42.6 | 12 | 11.3 | 11.8 |
Morocco | 28.7 | 0.2 | 14 | 40.7 | 41.7 | 41.2 | 9.8 | 10 | 9.9 | |||
Oman | 6.6 | 0.2 | 4 | 36.6 | 31.3 | 34.5 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 | |||
Pakistan | 25.4 | 3.8 | 15 | 30.6 | 46.6 | 38.4 | 36 | 34.5 | 35.3 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 11.7 |
Qatar | 36 | 27.6 | 33.8 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 9.5 | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | 8.5 | 2.7 | 6 | 60.7 | 74.9 | 66.8 | 35.2 | 30 | 33 | 18 | 17.7 | 17.9 |
Somalia | ||||||||||||
Sudan | 24.5 | 2 | 13.2 | |||||||||
Syria | 44.3 | 8 | 26.5 | |||||||||
Tunisia | 56.5 | 6.8 | 31.6 | 30 | 39 | 34.6 | 39 | 38 | 38.5 | 11 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
United Arab Emirates | 15.4 | 1.2 | 11.3 | 54.6 | 67.5 | 58.3 | 29.9 | 20.7 | 27.5 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.2 |
Yemen | 28.5 | 7.6 | 18 |
Indicator | Overweight | Obesity | Raised cholesterol | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
Country | |||||||||
Afghanistan | |||||||||
Bahrain | 70.9 | 70.3 | 70.6 | 29.5 | 38 | 32.9 | |||
Djibouti | |||||||||
Egypt | 60.4 | 75.3 | 67.9 | 21.4 | 44.5 | 33 | 33.3 | 43.7 | 38.6 |
Islamic Republic of Iran | 46 | 56.8 | 51.4 | 12.4 | 26.5 | 19.4 | 48.4 | 54.7 | 51.7 |
Iraq | 59.5 | 65 | 62.3 | 20.6 | 33.4 | 27 | 42.3 | 41.3 | 41.8 |
Jordan | 62.3 | 66 | 64 | 24 | 36.4 | 30 | 46.3 | 46.4 | 46.4 |
Kuwait | 78.4 | 79.5 | 78.8 | 37.5 | 49.8 | 42 | 55.8 | 50.7 | 54 |
Lebanon | 66 | 57.9 | 61.8 | 25.8 | 29 | 27.4 | |||
Libya | 57.8 | 66.2 | 61.9 | 19.9 | 36.4 | 27.8 | 33.3 | 33.6 | 33.4 |
Morocco | 41.4 | 51.7 | 46.8 | 10.5 | 21.9 | 16.4 | 34.4 | 37 | 35.7 |
Oman | 56.9 | 54.2 | 55.8 | 18.9 | 23.8 | 20.9 | |||
Pakistan | 19 | 27 | 23 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 29.9 | 30.4 | 30 |
Qatar | 73 | 70.2 | 72.3 | 31.3 | 38.1 | 33.2 | |||
Saudi Arabia | 69 | 68.8 | 69 | 28.6 | 39 | 33 | 35.4 | 38.2 | 36.6 |
Somalia | |||||||||
Sudan | |||||||||
Syria | 58.7 | 63.6 | 61.2 | 20.7 | 33.5 | 27 | |||
Tunisia | 45 | 62.3 | 53.7 | 12.8 | 31.7 | 22.3 | 36.6 | 42.2 | 39.4 |
United Arab Emirates | 71.3 | 71.2 | 71.3 | 30 | 39.9 | 32.7 | |||
Yemen |
Definition of indicators
- Current daily tobacco smoking: the percentage of the population aged 15 or older who smoke tobacco on a daily basis.
- Physical inactivity: the percentage of the population aged 15 or older engaging in less than 30 minutes of moderate activity per week or less than 20 minutes of vigorous activity three times per week, or .
- Raised blood pressure: the percentage of the population aged 25 or older having systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg or on medication to lower blood pressure.
- Raised blood glucose: the percentage of the population aged 25 or older having a fasting plasma glucose value ≥ 7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dl) or on medication for raised blood glucose.
- Overweight: the percentage of the population aged 20 or older having a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m2.
- Obesity: the percentage of the population aged 20 or older having a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2.
- Raised cholesterol: the percentage of the population aged 25 or older having a total cholesterol value ≥ 5.0 mmol/L (190 mg/dl).
Top five cancers in the Region, Globacan 2008
Countries |
Ranking by incidence | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
First |
Second |
Third |
Fourth |
Fifth |
Afghanistan |
Breast |
Stomach |
Oesophagus |
Lung |
Colorectal |
Bahrain |
Breast |
Lung |
Prostate |
Colorectal |
Bladder |
Djibouti |
Breast |
Cervix uteri |
Prostate |
Kaposi |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Egypt |
Breast |
Bladder |
Liver |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Prostate |
Islamic Republic of Iran |
Breast |
Stomach |
Prostate |
Colorectal |
Bladder |
Iraq |
Breast |
Lung |
Bladder |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Leukaemia |
Jordan |
Breast |
Colorectal |
Prostate |
Lung |
Corpus uteri |
Kuwait |
Breast |
Colorectal |
Prostate |
Lung |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Lebanon |
Breast |
Prostate |
Lung |
Bladder |
Colorectal |
Libya |
Breast |
Lung |
Colorectal |
Prostate |
Corpus uteri |
Morocco |
Breast |
Cervix uteri |
Lung |
Prostate |
Colorectal |
Oman |
Breast |
Prostate |
Colorectal |
Lung |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Pakistan |
Breast |
Cervix uteri |
Lip/oral cavity |
Lung |
Stomach |
Qatar |
Breast |
Prostate |
Lung |
Colorectal |
Bladder |
Saudi Arabia |
Breast |
Colorectal |
Prostate |
Lung |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Somalia |
breast |
Cervix uteri |
Oesophagus |
Prostate |
Colorectal |
Sudan |
Breast |
Prostate |
Cervix uteri |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Ovary |
Syrian Arab Republic |
Breast |
Colorectal |
Lung |
Prostate |
Bladder |
Tunisia |
Breast |
Lung |
Prostate |
Colorectal |
Bladder |
United Arab Emirates |
Breast |
Prostate |
Colorectal |
Cervix uteri |
Lung |
Yemen |
Breast |
Liver |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
Oesophagus |
Stomach disease |
Source: GLOBOCAN 2008 http://globocan.iarc.fr/
Age group: Cancer prevalence data are available for the adult population (ages 15 and over), for both sexes
Regional country profiles, 2011
Country | Raised cholesterolfasting blood cholesterol ≥5.2 mmol/l. | Elevatedblood pressure(SBP≥ 140mmhg and or DBP≥90mmhg) | Fasting blood sugar ≥7 mmol/l. | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
Afghanistan | |||||||||
Bahrain | 41.2 | 40.2 | 40.6 | 43 | 33.7 | 38.2 | 11.8 | 15 | 13.5 |
Djibouti | |||||||||
Egypt | 37 | 36.4 | 36.8 | 38.7 | 40.8 | 39.7 | 20.7 | 13.3 | 17.2 |
Islamic Republic of Iran | 38 | 45 | 42 | 23 | 24.6 | 23.7 | 9.4 | 10 | 9.7 |
Iraq | 42.3 | 41.3 | 41.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | |||
Jordan | 46.3 | 46.4 | 46.4 | 31.4 | 25.9 | 28.8 | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
Kuwait | 55.8 | 50.7 | 54 | 31.5 | 24.7 | 29 | 12.7 | 10.4 | 11.9 |
Lebanon | 18 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
Libya | 19 | 22.7 | 20.9 | 45.8 | 35.6 | 40.6 | 17.6 | 15 | 16.4 |
Morocco | 34.4 | 37 | 35.7 | 40.7 | 41.7 | 41.2 | 9.8 | 10 | 9.9 |
Oman | 36.6 | 31.3 | 34.5 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 | |||
Pakistan | 29.9 | 30.4 | 30 | 36 | 34.5 | 35.3 | 10.6 | 12.9 | 11.7 |
Occupied Palestinian territory | 35.8 | 37.3 | 36.5 | 36 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 8.5 |
Qatar | 19 | 24.6 | 21.9 | 28 | 37.7 | 32.9 | 17.6 | 15.9 | 16.7 |
Saudi Arabia | 18.7 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 24 | 18.3 | 21.1 | 19.2 | 16.6 | 17.9 |
Somalia | |||||||||
Sudan | 19.6 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 24.8 | 22.7 | 23.8 | 22.2 | 17.8 | 19.2 |
Syrian Arab Republic | |||||||||
Tunisia | 36.6 | 42.2 | 39.4 | 39 | 38 | 38.5 | 11 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
United Arab Emirates | 29.9 | 20.7 | 27.5 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.2 | |||
Yemen |
Country | Overweight(BMI over ≥25.0 | obesity(BMI≥30.0 ) | Daily tobacco smoking | Physical inactivity | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | |
Afghanistan | ||||||||||||
Bahrain | 67 | 71.4 | 69 | 32.3 | 40.3 | 36.3 | 30.6 | 5.7 | 18 | 47.4 | 66.3 | 57.1 |
Djibouti | ||||||||||||
Egypt | 58.8 | 66.2 | 62.2 | 22.4 | 41.6 | 31.3 | 44.3 | 0.3 | 23.5 | 23.3 | 42 | 32 |
Islamic Republic of Iran | 39 | 49 | 44 | 10 | 20.5 | 15 | 20.4 | 1 | 10.8 | 28.3 | 50 | 39 |
Iraq | 59.5 | 65 | 62.3 | 20.6 | 33.4 | 27 | 25.3 | 2 | 13.7 | 59.1 | 51.3 | 55.2 |
Jordan | 62.3 | 66 | 64 | 24 | 36.4 | 30 | 48.8 | 4.1 | 27.1 | |||
Kuwait | 73.6 | 77 | 75.4 | 37.5 | 49.8 | 42 | 37.8 | 3 | 20.6 | 47.8 | 63.2 | 55.4 |
Lebanon | 73 | 59.5 | 65.4 | 28.7 | 26.5 | 27.4 | 46.8 | 31.6 | 38.5 | 52.4 | 40.3 | 45.8 |
Libya | 57.5 | 69.8 | 63.5 | 21.4 | 40 | 30.5 | 47.6 | 0.1 | 23.8 | 36 | 51.7 | 43.9 |
Morocco | 41.4 | 51.7 | 46.8 | 10.5 | 21.9 | 16.4 | 28.7 | 0.2 | 14 | |||
Oman | 56.9 | 54.2 | 55.8 | 18.9 | 23.8 | 20.9 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 4 | |||
Pakistan | 19 | 27 | 23 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 25.4 | 3.8 | 15 | 30.6 | 46.6 | 38.4 |
Occupied Palestinian territory | 55.2 | 60.7 | 57.8 | 23.3 | 30.8 | 26.8 | 36.2 | 2.2 | 19.3 | 33.8 | 59.2 | 46.5 |
Qatar | 71.8 | 68.3 | 70 | 39.5 | 43.2 | 41.4 | 29 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 37.4 | 54.2 | 45.9 |
Saudi Arabia | 69 | 68.8 | 69 | 28.6 | 43.3 | 36 | 24.7 | 1.4 | 12.9 | 34.4 | 33.2 | 33.8 |
Somalia | ||||||||||||
Sudan | 41.4 | 62.5 | 54 | 11.7 | 30.7 | 23 | 24.7 | 2.9 | 12 | 76 | 94.8 | 86.8 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 58.7 | 63.6 | 61.2 | 20.7 | 33.5 | 27 | 44.3 | 8 | 26.5 | |||
Tunisia | 45 | 62.3 | 53.7 | 12.8 | 31.7 | 22.3 | 56.5 | 6.8 | 31.6 | 30 | 39 | 34.6 |
United Arab Emirates | 71.3 | 71.2 | 71.3 | 30 | 39.9 | 32.7 | 15.4 | 1.2 | 11.3 | 54.6 | 67.5 | 58.3 |
Yemen | 28.5 | 7.6 | 18 |