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).
