The Rising Burden of Diabetes and Hypertension in Southeast Asian and African Regions: Need for Effective Strategies for Prevention and Control in Primary Health Care Settings

Table 3

Trends in age-standardized mean SBP in selected Africa region between 1980 and 2008 for male and female population [6].

Selected Africa region	Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
	Female				Male
Year	1980	1990	2000	2008	1980	1990	2000	2008
Algeria	130.8	131	130.5	129.9	132.4	130.4	129.2	130
Angola	130.1	129.9	129.9	130.1	135.2	133.6	132.4	133.6
Cameroon	125.9	125.9	125.6	127.3	132.8	130.1	128.8	131.3
Cote d’Ivoire	130.3	130.5	130.7	131.5	136.5	133.2	132.7	134.6
DR Congo	129.7	129.3	128.1	129.4	134.0	131.6	130.4	132.7
Ethiopia	116.6	120.1	123.3	126.6	123.1	124.5	126.4	129.6
Ghana	125.7	127.6	129	128.3	130.5	129	129.1	129.5
Kenya	123.7	124.9	127.3	129.9	128.2	127.7	128.9	132.1
Mozambique	127.8	130.0	132.6	135.4	133.4	132.5	134	137.5
Nigeria	131	131.8	133.9	135.5	134.5	130.1	130	132.8
South Africa	133.2	132.3	130	131	135.4	133.6	131.3	133.8
Uganda	126.3	129.2	132.0	134.5	130.7	130.7	132.4	135.6
United Republic of Tanzania	122.6	125.6	127.9	130.8	126.4	126.4	128.2	131.6
Zimbabwe	128.7	130.4	130.8	132	130.8	130.3	130.2	131.9