Table 2 Data from the WHO Global Health Observatory167
From: Dementia in the MENA region uncharted challenges and emerging insights a literature review
Country | % Prevalence of Hypertension among adults aged 30–79 years, age-standardized estimate (2019) [95% CI] | % Prevalence of overweight among adults (18+ years; BMI greater than or equal to 25), age-standardized estimate (2022) [95% CI] | % Prevalence of current tobacco use, age-standardized estimate (2022) [95% CI] | % Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults (18+ years), age-standardized estimate (as of 2022) [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria | 36.2 [30.4–42.4] | 57.6 [53.8–61.3] | 21.2 [15.8–26.6] | 29 [19.0–39.9] |
Bahrain | 38.7 [28.6–49.4] | 68.7 [61.7–75.1] | 15 [9.3–20.8] | 38.6 [19.4–60.7] |
Egypt | 38.2 [33.3–43.7] | 73.4 [70.4–76.2] | 24.7 [18.8–30.7] | 33.8 [23.6–45.3] |
Iran | 26.2 [23.6–28.9] | 60.4 [58.6–62.2] | 13.3 [9.7–16.9] | 46.3 [37.8–54.4] |
Iraq | 48.1 [40.7–55.7] | 73.2 [69.4–77.0] | 19.2 [10.3–28.1] | 52.0 [38.5–65.5] |
Jordan | 37.7 [33.2–42.3] | 69.9 [67.4–72.2] | 35.6 [28.2–43.0] | 28.2 [19.3–38.2] |
Kuwait | 40.5 [33.5–47.6] | 77.8 [74.1–81.2] | 19.9 [11.9–28] | 63.3 [45.3–79.7] |
Lebanon | 38.1 [32.2–44.3] | 65 [61.2–68.8] | 34.3 [24.4–44.1] | 58.6 [46.0–70.8] |
Libya | 42.7 [34.2–51.3] | 67.6 [62.1–73.1] | NA | 45.6 [36.5–54.5] |
Morocco | 35.3 [29.5–41.6] | 54.9 [51.3–58.6] | 13 [9.4–16.6] | 24.5 [15.3–35.2] |
Oman | 45.6 [38.6–52.7] | 66.2 [62.2–70.0] | 8.4 [6.3–10.6] | 40.9 [30.0–52.9] |
Qatar | 40.9 [31.9–49.9] | 76.6 [71.1–81.7] | 12.5 [8.2–16.7] | 53.5 [34.8–71.9] |
Saudi Arabia | 34.0 [27.1–41.5] | 71.8 [67.5–75.8] | 14.9 [10.9–18.8] | 51.5 [40.9–61.8] |
South Sudan | 34.2 [24.1–45.4] | 24.2 [18.7–30.1] | NA | 16.3 [4.8–34.2] |
Sudan | 40.8 [33.5–48.4] | 38.9 [34.9–42.8] | NA | 19.1 [11.1–29.3] |
Palestine | 39.1 [31.1–47.5] | 68.8 [66.5–71.1] | NA | 29.7 [21.9–38.8] |
Syria | 41.1 [32.1–50.8] | 71.1 [64.3–77.8] | NA | 37.8 [17.5–60.6] |
Tunisia | 34.7 [27.7–41.9] | 57.4 [51.3–63.5] | 20.5 [15.3–25.7] | 33.4 [15.9–54.6] |
UAE | 41.4 [34.8–48.4] | 71.3 [67.5–74.9] | 9 [5.7–12.3] | 66.1 [54.6–76.8] |
Yemen | 29.3 [21.5–38.3] | 37.3 [31.8–43.2] | 21.4 [10.3–32.4] | 29.2 [11.7–50.9] |
