This document discusses the prevalence of hypertension in the Gulf region and globally. It notes that hypertension currently affects around 25% of the population in the Gulf and 40% worldwide. If trends continue, it is estimated that the number of people with hypertension will double by 2050 to over 90 million in the Gulf alone. Other cardiovascular risk factors like diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia are also increasing worldwide and contributing to the growing burden of non-communicable diseases. Urgent action is needed through increased awareness, prevention and management efforts to address this major health challenge.

1. Regional Epidemiology
Of Hypertension
In The Gulf
Jafar Al-Said, MB. CHB. MD. FASN. FACP.
Chair of Internal Medicine.
Nephrology and Internal Medicine Consultant.
Bahrain Specialist Hospital.
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2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Prevalence of HTN in the Gulf region.
• Global Prevalence of HTN.
• Expected Population Growth for the coming decades.
• Health impact of other CV risk factors.
• Impact of HTN by WHO for the coming decades.
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3. HTN PREVALENCE IN THE GULF
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4. 800%
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5. UAE
9,206,000
HTN 19.1%
Yaman
23,852,000
HTN
25.1%
Bahrain
1,318,000
HTN 28%
Kuwait
3,250,000
HTN
20%
KSA
28,288,000
HTN 25.2%
Is. Rep.I
ran
76,424,000
HTN 24.3%
Iraq
32,778,000
HTN
24.4%
3,314,000
HTN 25.4%
WHO 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
TOTAL POPULATION
180,481,000
HTN 24% 45,120,250
Qatar
2,051,000
HTN 25%
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6. ARE WE READY
TO TREAT
45,120, 250 X 2 = ???
HTN PATIENT IN 2050
90,240,500
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7. GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF
HYPERTENSION
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8. WHO REGIONAL OFFICES HTN PREVALENCE
45%
35%
41%
41% 36%
38%
HTN GLOBAL
PREVALENCE
39%
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10. POPULATION GROWTH
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12. Global HTN PATEINTS
39% = 2,822,891,760
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13. WORLD POPULATION ESTIMATES FROM 1800 TO 2100, BASED ON "HIGH",
"MEDIUM" AND "LOW"
UNITED NATIONS PROJECTIONS IN 2010
[[FILE:WORLD-POPULATION-1800-2100.SVG|THUMB|WORLD-POPULATION-1800-
2100]]
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15. GLOBAL PREVALENCE OF HTN IN 2100
40% of the Global population:
High UN estimated HTN
16 billion 6.4 billion
Low UN estimated
10 billion 4 billion
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16. DIABETES STATISTICS
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17. DIABETES PREVALENCE 2013
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18. GLOBAL DIABETES PATIENTS
Year 2000 2030
DM 171,000,000
366,000,000
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20. DM Population in the Gulf Region 2000-2030
2000 2030
4,630,000 13,772, 000
37,000
2,103,000
668,000
104,000 113,000 38,000
890,000
350,000 327,000
0
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
Bahrain Islamic
Republic of
Iran
Iraq Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi
Arabia
United
Arab
Emirates
Yemen
Chart Title
2000 2030
Global DM Prevalence
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21. OBESITY
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24. HYPERLIPIDEMIA
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Global 39%
Males 37%
Females 40%

26. CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
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28. CAUSES OF INCREASED
HYPERTENSION %
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37. 80% of death from CVD occur in lower and middle income
countries.
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38. Mortality rates of cardiovascular diseases in
high-income and low-income Countries (age
standardized, 2008
Causes of death
2008, [Online
Database].
Geneva, WHO
2013.
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ARE WE READY ????

40. CONCUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
• HTN effect about 25% of the Gulf Population.
• It is effecting 40% of the population around the world.
• HTN out weight all the other cardiovascular risk factors.
• Major efforts should be spent in awareness, prevention and eventually
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