The Correlation between Gender Inequalities and Their Health Related Factors in World Countries: A Global Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
The NCD death rates, prevalence of current tobacco smoking, high blood pressure and body mass index greater than 25, alcohol consumption rate, and cancer death rate by WHO regions and gender.
WHO regions
NCD mortality
Smoking
Raised blood pressure
BMI > 25
Cancers
Alcohol
Male
Female
value
Total
Male
Female
value
Total
Male
Female
value
Total
Male
Female
value
Total
Africa
41.73
42.40
0.993
817.90
17.16
3.07
0.001
10.12
42.03
39.03
0.007
40.50
24.35
35.21
0.001
30.00
106.58
5.82
America
125.24
126.79
0.993
575.18
18.09
10.93
0.006
14.53
42.75
36.75
0.001
39.66
59.43
64.22
0.031
61.95
149.39
8.40
Eastern Mediterranean
71.18
56.12
0.783
667.92
27.78
4.97
0.001
17.80
36.83
32.55
0.028
35.03
58.72
64.73
0.249
61.61
99.00
0.99
Europe
106.41
110.19
0.919
624.79
33.24
19.60
0.001
26.42
47.66
43.13
0.001
45.33
58.04
48.16
0.001
53.17
166.12
11.23
South East Asia
793.92
622.90
0.811
762.80
34.30
3.86
0.001
19.08
38.12
34.78
0.078
36.40
16.44
24.86
0.202
20.76
108.56
2.34
Western Pacific
238.91
206.16
0.894
729.73
38.58
13.37
0.001
25.98
39.23
32.82
0.001
34.24
52.67
54.29
0.844
53.48
122.87
4.74
Total
144.21
130.63
0.82
693.36
27.82
11.08
<0.001
19.61
42.47
37.80
<0.001
39.78
47.69
49.41
0.216
48.63
131.90
6.84
Data are presented as the rate and the comparisons were done using -test.
