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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

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).

Age group: Cancer prevalence data are available for the adult population (ages 15 and over), for both sexes

Country	Raised cholesterolfasting blood cholesterol ≥5.2 mmol/l.			Elevatedblood pressure(SBP≥ 140mmhg and or DBP≥90mmhg)			Fasting blood sugar ≥7 mmol/l.
Country	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
Country	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

Crude adjusted estimates (%) 2008, for noncommunicable diseases and their risk factors, country profile 2011