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Table 2 Prevalence of Non-Communicable diseases before and after the year 2000 in some Sub-Saharan African countries

From: Zero malaria: a mirage or reality for populations of sub-Saharan Africa in health transition

Country

Disease prevalence (%)

References

Diabetes

Hypertension

Obesity

Before 2000

Post 2000

Before 2000

Post 2000

Before 2000

Post 2000

Benin

    

2.1

9.87

[18]

Burkina Faso

    

1.0

5.6

[18]

Cote d'Ivoire

 < 2.0

6.83

  

3.0

10.95

[18, 19]

Ghana

 < 2.0

6.5

16.2

23.7

3.4

11.04

[18,19,20]

Guinea

    

4.4

7.94

[21]

Mali

 < 2.0

7.37

  

1.2

8.84

[22]

Niger

    

1.2

5.84

[18]

Nigeria

2.2

6.15

9.3

23.85

2.2

14.3

[23,24,25,26,27,28,29]

Senegal

 < 2.0

7.41

10.4

24.70

3.7

8.82

[30,31,32]

Sierra Leone

2.0d

0e

6.87

23.4d

14.7e

44

5.0

8.93

[32,33,34]

Togo

 < 2.0

7.14

   

8.54

[35, 36]

Central African Republic

    

1.1

7.64

[35, 36]

Cameroon

2.0

6.71

16.9

24.71

 

11.78

[35, 37]

Tanzania

0.87

6.08

9.1a 12b

27.15

1.9

8.69

[38,39,40]

Ethiopia

3.70

6.50

 

20.6

 

4.62

[36, 41,42,43]

Uganda

 < 2

4.57

  

1.2

5.46

[36]

South Africa

2- 4.99

11.15

14.6

26.71

 

28.49

[36]

Kenya

 < 2

5.99

  

2.4

7.29

[36]

Mauritania

1.88

8.93

    

[36, 44]

  1. a: men, b: women, d: urban setting, e: rural setting
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