{"id":824,"date":"2012-05-15T16:39:32","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T16:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.commonwealthhealth.org\/?page_id=824"},"modified":"2013-07-26T10:38:41","modified_gmt":"2013-07-26T10:38:41","slug":"prevalence-of-risk-factors-for-ncds-in-adults","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.commonwealthhealth.org\/facts-and-figures\/facts-and-figures-2012\/prevalence-of-risk-factors-for-ncds-in-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Prevalence of risk factors for NCDs in adults"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\nDaily smoking<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nPhysical inactivity<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRaised blood Pressure<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRaised blood glucose<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nOverweight<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nObesity<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nRaised cholesterol<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n(% of adult population)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n(% of adult population)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n(% of adult population)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n(% of adult population)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n(% of adult population)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n(% of adult population)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n(% of adult population)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2008<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2008<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Antigua and Barbuda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n16.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n36.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n9.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n63.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n57.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Bahamas<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bangladesh<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n21.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n8.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barbados<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n48.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n43.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n69.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n34.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belize<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n31.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n9.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n69.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n33.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Botswana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n32.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n31.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brunei Darussalam<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cameroon<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n39.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n36.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n8.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n35.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Canada<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n13.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n35.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n33.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n63.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n56.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cyprus<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n56.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n58.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n25.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dominica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n25.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n46.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n18.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n56.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n24.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n37.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fiji<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n8.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n38.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n13.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n65<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n52.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Gambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n16.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n21.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n41.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n9.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n19.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ghana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n16.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n36.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n8.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n28.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n17.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grenada<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guyana<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
India<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n13.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n32.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n27.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jamaica<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n12.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n47.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n39.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n55.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n24.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenya<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n9.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n37<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n18.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiribati<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n67.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n49.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n33.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n22.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n80.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n46<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n34.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lesotho<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n37.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malawi<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n9.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n43.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n20.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n23.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malaysia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n21.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n60.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n34.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n44.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maldives<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n22.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n38.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n35.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n12.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malta<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n21.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n72.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n43.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n64.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n28.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n61.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mauritius<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n13<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n38.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n50.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n18.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mozambique<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n44.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n21.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n25<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Namibia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n56.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n43.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n31.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n9.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nauru<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n47.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n49.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n39.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n12.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n92.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n71.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n44.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Zealand<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n20.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n48.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n36.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n65.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n28.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n57.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nigeria<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n42.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n8.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n16.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pakistan<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n38.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n35.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n11.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n23<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papua New Guinea<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n16.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n13.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n48.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n16.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n36.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rwanda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n19.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Kitts and Nevis<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n46.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n75.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Lucia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n17.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n52.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n21.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St Vincent and the Grenadines<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Samoa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n36.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n49.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n21.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n84.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n54.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n33.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seychelles<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n12.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n23.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n44.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n12.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n56.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n23.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n57.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sierra Leone<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n23.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n16.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n44<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Singapore<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n36.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n60<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solomon Islands<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n28.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n42.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n65.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n32.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Africa<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n14<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n51.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n42.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n65.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n31.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n34<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sri Lanka<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n39.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n8.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n21.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swaziland<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n66.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n45.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n19.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tonga<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n41.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n17.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n87<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n57.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n48.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trinidad and Tobago<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n13.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n38.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n63.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n29.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuvalu<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n32<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uganda<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n19.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n4.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Kingdom<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n17.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n66.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n43.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n8.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n64.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n65.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
United Republic of Tanzania<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.9<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n39.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n22.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n22.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vanuatu<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n12.3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n41.8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n62.4<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n27.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zambia<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n10.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15.5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n40.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n6.1<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n15.7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3.6<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n26.2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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