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