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. 2019 May 17;2(1):20–29. doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2018-000014

Table 3.

Prevalence of cardiovascular disease by nationality in publicly funded primary health settings

NCD Nationality 18–29 years 30–39 years 40–49 years 50–59 years ≥60 years N Crude rate (/1000) Age-adjusted
rate (/1000) *
Cardiovascular disease Coronary heart disease and its complications Qatari 0.16 0.68 4.96 18.33 65.15 1284 11.92 15.07
Non-Qatari Northern Africa 0.2 1 5.37 22.57 55.72 590 8.24 14.19
Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0.24 2.35 5.98 44.97 26 2.65 9.16
Latin America and the Caribbean 0 0 0 0 (66.67) 2 5.22 (11.59)
Northern America 0 0 6.91 18.71 69.16 39 16.09 15.99
Eastern and Central Asia 0 0 11.36 (0) (47.62) 2 4.23 (10.37)
South-Eastern Asia 0 0.24 2.22 4.41 24.43 57 1.57 5.35
Southern Asia 0.04 0.94 6.61 26.63 81.05 1447 11.3 19.35
Western Asia (excluding Qatar) 0.11 0.55 5.77 22.56 74.28 700 11.73 17.37
Eastern Europe 0 0 0 0 (105.26) 4 5.9 (18.29)
Northern Europe 0 0 1.46 6.77 15.08 7 2.97 3.87
Southern Europe 0 0 0 8.47 (46.51) 3 3.58 (9.3)
Western Europe 0 0 5.68 0 (88.89) 5 8.83 (16.49)
Australasia 0 0 0 28.3 (46.51) 5 12.85 (12.16)
Non-Qatari (total) 0.08 0.74 5.37 22.14 70.34 2887 9.21 16.59
Thrombotic/haemorrhagic stroke Qatari 0.05 0.13 0.73 1.26 5.45 112 1.04 1.3
Non-Qatari Northern Africa 0 0.11 0.71 0.99 3.08 38 0.53 0.83
Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0.24 1.18 0 7.94 6 0.61 1.65
Latin America and the Caribbean 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0)
Northern America 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eastern and Central Asia 0 0 0 (0) (0) 0 0 (0)
South-Eastern Asia 0 0 0.61 0.29 1.53 8 0.22 0.42
Southern Asia 0.11 0.16 0.41 1.74 3.4 84 0.66 0.98
Western Asia (excluding Qatar) 0.06 0.05 0.47 1.2 3.9 40 0.67 0.97
Eastern Europe 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0)
Northern Europe 0 0 0 2.26 0 1 0.42 0.33
Southern Europe 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0)
Western Europe 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0)
Australasia 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0)
Non-Qatari (total) 0.06 0.11 0.52 1.28 3.38 177 0.56 0.91
Peripheral vascular disease Qatari 0.05 0.04 0.11 0.27 1.09 24 0.22 0.27
Non-Qatari Northern Africa 0.07 0.19 0.39 0.66 0.21 19 0.27 0.27
Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latin America and the Caribbean 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0)
Northern America 0 0 0 1.7 0 1 0.41 0.25
Eastern and Central Asia 0 0 0 (0) (0) 0 0 (0)
South-Eastern Asia 0 0.06 0 0 3.05 3 0.08 0.54
Southern Asia 0 0 0.24 0.39 0.88 22 0.17 0.25
Western Asia (excluding Qatar) 0.06 0.05 0.19 0.15 1.87 17 0.28 0.41
Eastern Europe 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0)
Northern Europe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Europe 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0)
Western Europe 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0)
Australasia 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0)
Non-Qatari (total) 0.03 0.06 0.22 0.38 1.04 62 0.2 0.29

*Figures (rates) enclosed within parentheses were based (or one of its components) on <50 unweighted observations.