Table 1.
Prevalence of Risk Factors for Hypertension in Selected Countries from the WHO STEPwise Surveys (2003-2009)
| Country | Tobacco smoking* | Alcohol intake** | Inadequate physical activity | Insufficient fruit/vegetable intake | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria (2003) | 15.1 | - | 37.1 | 87.1 | 16.6 |
| Cameroon (2003) | 8.2 | - | 26.6 | - | 22.3 |
| Congo (2004) | 11.1 | - | - | - | 8.6 |
| Seychelles (2004) | 22.2 | 87.3 | 42.2 | 78.8 | 25.1 |
| Eritrea (2004) | 8.7 | 28.3 | 33.7 | 97.6 | 4.0 |
| Côte d'Ivoire (2005) | 14.4 | 34.0 | 24.3 | 83.5 | 8.5 |
| DRC(2005) | 7.6 | - | 23.1 | 86.5 | 8.2 |
| Madagascar (2005) | 19.6 | 31.7 | 46.5 | 72.6 | 2.2 |
| Mozambique (2005) | 18.7 | 45.2 | 85.3 | 95.0 | 7.5 |
| Ethiopia (2006) | 4.6 | 45.7 | 42.1 | 98.9 | 7.1 |
| Mauritania (2006) | 19.0 | - | 10.3 | 94.3 | 24.7 |
| Botswana (2006) | 19.7 | 18.7 | 43.4 | 96.6 | 15.6 |
| Benin (2007) | 3.8 | 36.9 | 66.2 | 94.7 | 21.6 |
| Cape Verde (2007) | 9.9 | 40.3 | 60.3 | 86.1 | 10.5 |
| Mali (2007) | 15.8 | 3.8 | 23.4 | 80.2 | 17.9 |
| Niger (2007) | 5.0 | 0.2 | 56.1 | 96.3 | 3.2 |
| Swaziland (2007) | 7.1 | 11.8 | 53.3 | 87.4 | 24.3 |
| Benin (2008) | 8.8 | 48.8 | 80.8 | 78.5 | 9.4 |
| Chad (2008) | 11.2 | 17.0 | 41.1 | 84.8 | 13.7 |
| Sao Tome (2009) | 5.5 | 84.5 | 65.9 | 83.3 | 11.7 |
*
Current smoker
**
Current user i.e. has consumed an alcoholic drink in the last seven days before the survey