Table 1. Cardiovascular disease indicators for Sudan.
| Indicators | Male | Female | Total | Year |
| Status of national CVD epidemic | ||||
| Premature CVD mortality (age 30–70 years) (% of deaths) | – | – | 10 | 2012 |
| Total CVD mortality (% of deaths) | 32.9 | 32.9 | 33 (31.8)* | 2017 |
| Total RHD mortality (% of deaths) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 (0.5)* | 2017 |
| Percentage of DALYs attributable to CVD (%) | 12.7 | 11.7 | 12.3 (14.7)* | 2017 |
| Percentage of AF and arterial flutter (%) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 (0.5)* | 2017 |
| Prevalence of RHD (%) | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 (0.5)* | 2017 |
| Tobacco and alcohol | ||||
| Prevalence of adult tobacco use (15+ years old) (%) | 27.9 (36.1)* | 0.8 (6.8)* | – | 2018 |
| Prevalence of youth (13–15-year-olds) tobacco use (%) | 9.5 | 4.3 | 2009 | |
| Estimated direct (e.g. healthcare related) cost of tobacco use in your population (in current US$) | 5.91 | 2018 | ||
| Proportion of premature CVD mortality attributable to tobacco (%) | – | – | 1 (10)* | 2012 |
| Recorded alcohol consumption per capita (15+ years) (in litres of pure alcohol) (three-year average) | 0 | 2015–17 | ||
| Raised blood pressure and cholesterol | ||||
| Percentage of population with raised blood pressure (SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg) (%) | 31 (24.1)* | 32.1 (20.1)* | – | 2018 |
| Percentage of population with raised total cholesterol (≥ 5.0 mmol/l) (%) | 8.8 | 19.5 | 13.6 (38.9)* | 2018 |
| Percentage of DALYs attributable to hypertension (%) | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 (8.7)* | 2017 |
| Mortality caused by hypertensive heart disease (% of deaths) | 1.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 (1.7)* | 2017 |
| Physical activity | ||||
| Percentage of adolescents (ages 11–17) who are insufficiently active (< 60 min of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily) (%) | 91.2 | 92.3 | 91.9 (80.7)* | 2010 |
| Percentage of adults (age-standardised estimate) who are insufficiently active (< 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or < 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week) (%) | 11.4 | 17.3 | 14.1 (27.5)* | 2018 |
| Overweight and obesity | ||||
| Percentage of adults who are overweight (BMI ≥ 25– < 30 kg/m2) (%) | 22.6 | 35.6 | 28.2 (38.9)* | 2018 |
| Prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) (%) | 6.7 | 14.9 | 10.3 (13.1)* | 2018 |
| Diabetes | ||||
| Percentage of defined population with fasting glucose ≥ 126 mg/dl (7.0 mmol/l) or on medication for raised blood glucose (age standardised) (%) | 5.1 (9)* | 7 (8)* | – | 2018 |
| Prevalence of diabetes (ages 20–79) (%) | – | – | 15.7 (8.6)** | 2017 |
*WHO Global data.4
**IDF Diabetes Atlas.5