Table 1 Percentage of deaths caused by non communicable diseases in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
From: Multi-morbidity of non communicable diseases and equity in WHO Eastern Mediterranean countries
Countries | Non communicable diseases (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVD | Cancer | Respiratory | Diabetes | Other NCDs | Total NCDS | |
Afghanistan | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 29 |
Bahrain | 32 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 79 |
Djibouti | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 42 |
Egypt | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 82 |
Iran | 45 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 72 |
Iraq | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 44 |
Jordan | 40 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 74 |
Kuwait | 46 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 76 |
Lebanon | 45 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 84 |
Libya | 43 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 78 |
Morocco | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 75 |
Oman | 49 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 83 |
Pakistan | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 46 |
Qatar | 23 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 69 |
Saudi Arabia | 42 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 71 |
Somalia | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 27 |
Sudan | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 44 |
Syria | 44 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 77 |
Tunisia | 38 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 72 |
UAE | 38 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 67 |
Yemen | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 45 |
% of total deaths | 28.5 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 11.6 | 53.1 |
Total deaths in EMR= 4,198,000 | Â | |||||
1195 | 315 | 159 | 71 | 489 | 2229 | |
% of NCDs | 55% | 14% | 9% | 5% | 17% | 100% |