Table 2:
List of countries according to the cluster.
| Cluster | n (%) | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 (14.4) | Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan |
| 2 | 33 (22.6) | Algeria, Bahrain, Barbados, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Guyana, Iran(Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic) |
| 3 | 31 (21.2) | Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Rep., Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| 4 | 15 (10.3) | Bangladesh, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam |
| 5 | 38 (26) | Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, CentralAfricanRepublic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, DP Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 6 | 8 (5.5) | Estonia, Fiji, Jamaica, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mexico, Romania, Trinidad and Tobago |
Cluster definitions based on variable characteristics are as follows:
- Cluster 1: the cluster wherein ischaemic heart disease and stroke are the most frequent causes of death
- Cluster 2: the cluster with the highest rates of inactivity and obesity
- Cluster 3: the cluster wherein high cholesterol, alcohol consumption, and trachea bronchus lung cancers are most frequent
- Cluster 4: the cluster wherein deaths due to COPD are most frequent
- Cluster 5: deaths due to HIV-AIDS and infectious diseases are seen frequently
- Cluster 6: the cluster with the most frequent use of tobacco and most frequent mortality from diabetes and hypertensive heart disease.