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Table 3 NCD prevalence, percentage of ageing population and income level of some refugee home countries

From: Noncommunicable diseases among urban refugees and asylum-seekers in developing countries: a neglected health care need

Country

% raised blood pressure (aged 25+) (2008) (reg. average)[70]

% raised blood glucose (aged 25+) (2008) (reg. average)[70]

% obesity (aged 20+) (reg. average)[70]

% of population aged ≥ 60 years, 2009 (reg. average)[71]

Income level[72]

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Afghanistan

27.2(30.7)

27.9(29.1)

8.9(11.0)

9.5(11.6)

1.5(13.0)

3.3(24.5)

3.8(7.1)

low income

Iraq

30.1(30.7)

28.7(29.1)

12.7*(11.0)

12.5*(11.6)

22.3*(13.0)

36.2*(24.5)

4.7(6.9)

lower-middle income

Somalia

39.9*(30.7)

35.7*(29.1)

7.9(11.0)

7.7(11.6)

3.4(13.0)

7.1(24.5)

4.3(4.7)

low income

Sudan

39.9*(30.7)

33.5*(29.1)

8.6(11.0)

8.1(11.6)

24.0(13.0)*

2.0(24.5)

5.7(7.0)

lower-middle income

DRC

38.5(38.1)

33.33(35.5)

6.6(8.3)

7.8(9.2)

0.7(5.3)

3.0(11.1)

4.2(4.5)

low income

Rwanda

43.6*(38.1)

40.2*(35.5)

6.7(8.3)

6.1(9.2)

4.9(5.3)

4.0(11.1)

18.6*(4.5)

low income

Angola

39.6*(38.1)

33.8(35.5)

8.2(8.3)

8.7(9.2)

3.8(5.3)

10.2(11.1)

17.2*(7.0)

upper-middle income

Ethiopia

33.0(38.1)

28.3(35.5)

7.3(8.3)

7.0(9.2)

0.9(5.3)

1.6(11.1)

5.0*(4.7)

low income

Congo

40.3*(38.1)

36.1*(35.5)

7.8(8.3)

8.5(9.2)

2.8(5.3)

7.5(11.1)

19.3*(4.5)

lower-middle income

Cote d’Ivoire

41.6*(38.1)

35.7*(35.5)

9.2*(8.3)

9.7*(9.2)

3.9(5.3)

9.7(11.1)

19.3*(4.8)

lower-middle income

Myanmar

34.4*(25.4)

29.2*(24.2)

6.1(9.9)

7.1(9.8)

2.0(1.7)

6.1(3.7)

8.0 (8.5)

low income

  1. Note: Diabetes prevalence in this table was based on a fasting glucose blood sample and not self-reported prevalence.
  2. Reg. average: Regional average.
  3. *Values are greater than the regional average.
  4. DRC: Democratic Republic of the Congo.