Table 2.
Prevalence of major risk factors in selected countriesa.
| Risk factors | Year | Canada | France | Germany | Italy | Japan | UK | US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||||
| Daily cigarette smoking, 15+ years, age standardized (%) | 2013 | 13.7 | 22.3 | 25.9 | 24.5 | 28.6 | 21.1 | 16.1 |
| Raised blood pressure (SBP ≧ 140 or DBP ≧ 90), 18+ years, age standardized (%) | 2015 | 15.6 | 27.7 | 24.3 | 25.2 | 22.5 | 17.9 | 15.3 |
| Obesity (BMI ≧ 30), 18+ years, age standardized (%) | 2016 | 29.5 | 22.0 | 24.2 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 26.9 | 35.5 |
| Mean body mass index trends, age standardized (kg/m²) | 2016 | 27.3 | 25.9 | 27.3 | 26.5 | 23.6 | 27.3 | 28.8 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Daily cigarette smoking, 15+ years, age standardized (%) | 2013 | 9.7 | 18.1 | 20.4 | 18.1 | 8.4 | 19.5 | 12.6 |
| Raised blood pressure (SBP ≧ 140 or DBP ≧ 90), 18+ years, age standardized (%) | 2015 | 10.8 | 16.4 | 15.5 | 17.1 | 12.6 | 12.4 | 10.5 |
| Obesity (BMI ≧ 30), 18+ years, age standardized (%) | 2016 | 29.3 | 21.1 | 20.4 | 19.5 | 3.7 | 28.6 | 37.0 |
| Mean body mass index trends, age standardized (kg/m²) | 2016 | 26.6 | 24.2 | 25.8 | 24.7 | 21.8 | 27.0 | 28.9 |
Bold values are focusing on Japan.
aWHO: Global Health Observatory data repository: noncommunicale diseases, risk factors (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A867?lang=en).