From: Developing effective chronic disease interventions in Africa: insights from Ghana and Cameroon
 | Ghana | Cameroon | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | Male | Female | Male | Female |
Prevalence of chronic diseases | ||||
Diabetes prevalence estimates* (no of people with DM aged 20-79 (thousands) (2003) | 185.0 | 149.0 | 23.9 | 34.5 |
IGT prevalence estimates* (no of people with IGT aged 20-79 (thousands) (2003) | 564.8 | 636.3 | 104.5 | 56.4 |
Hypertension prevalence** | 33.4 (u) 27 (r) | 28.9(u) 27 (r) | 25.6 | 23.1 |
Stroke deaths*** (age standardised mortality per 100 000 population) (2002) | 123 | 151 | 133 | 163 |
Prevalence of Risk Factors**** | ||||
Smoking prevalence | 6.4 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 1.0 |
Alcohol consumption (% life-time abstainers) | 51.8 | 61.3 | 11 | 18 |
Physical Activity (insufficient in last 7 days) | 7.8 | 13.2 | - | - |
Fruit and Vegetable Intake (insufficient intake) | 39.6 | 38.2 | - | - |
Overweight prevalence (women) | - | 17.2 | - | 20.6 |
Obesity prevalence (women) | Â | 8.1 | Â | 8.2 |