Table 3.
Morbidity and mortality cost distribution (%) by cause of disease, ages 30–69 (smoking) and 15–69 (SHS), both genders, GCC countries, 2016
| Morbidity cost (%) | Mortality cost (%) | |||||||||||||
| BHR | KWT | OMN | QTR | KSA | UAE | ALL | BHR | KWT | OMN | QTR | KSA | UAE | ALL | |
| Smoking | ||||||||||||||
| A. Communicable diseases | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
| Respiratory infections and tuberculosis | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 5.9 |
| B. Non-communicable diseases | 98.4 | 98.0 | 98.3 | 97.8 | 96.9 | 98.0 | 97.5 | 95.4 | 94.7 | 93.9 | 93.8 | 90.9 | 94.9 | 92.8 |
| Neoplasms | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 18.2 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 20.9 | 12.7 | 17.6 | 14.2 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 18.9 | 20.5 | 22.2 | 19.0 | 24.3 | 16.9 | 21.1 | 65.3 | 81.8 | 77.9 | 65.7 | 73.6 | 59.4 | 70.4 |
| Chronic respiratory diseases | 38.6 | 36.9 | 30.5 | 35.7 | 31.2 | 47.9 | 37.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 15.3 | 6.0 |
| Digestive diseases | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Neurological disorders | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 35.2 | 34.1 | 35.5 | 36.4 | 34.2 | 27.7 | 32.7 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Sense organ diseases | 2.1 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | |||||||
| C. Injuries | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| SHS | ||||||||||||||
| A. Communicable diseases | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 9.2 |
| Respiratory infections and tuberculosis | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 9.2 |
| B. Non-communicable diseases | 99.6 | 99.4 | 99.1 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 93.6 | 88.2 | 88.0 | 90.1 | 89.6 | 94.8 | 90.8 |
| Neoplasms | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 61.5 | 79.5 | 79.0 | 66.0 | 78.0 | 66.3 | 74.1 |
| Chronic respiratory diseases | 27.4 | 30.3 | 22.1 | 23.5 | 16.0 | 28.5 | 22.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 16.2 | 6.0 |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 68.0 | 63.4 | 71.7 | 72.0 | 78.9 | 66.9 | 72.7 | 24.5 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 14.9 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 7.6 |
BHR, Bahrain; GCC, Gulf Cooperation Council; KSA, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; KWT, Kuwait; OMN, Oman; QTR, Qatar; SHS, secondhand smoke; UAE, United Arab Emirates.