Individual and Joint Contributions of Seven Selected Risk Factors to the Burden of CVD by Region| Disease | Percentage of the regional disease burden | Population attributable fractions for individual risk factors (percentages) | Overall population attributable fraction (percent) |
| High-mortality developing countries |
| Stroke | 1.6 | High blood pressure (56), high cholesterol (18), high BMI (7), low fruit and vegetable intake (12), physical inactivity (6), tobacco (7), alcohol (2) | 65-71 |
| IHD | 3.0 | High blood pressure (44), high cholesterol (54), high BMI (11), low fruit and vegetable intake (33), physical inactivity (21), tobacco (8), alcohol (4) | 80-87 |
| Low-mortality developing countries |
| Stroke | 4.7 | High blood pressure (58), high cholesterol (13), high BMI (11), low fruit and vegetable intake (10), physical inactivity (5), tobacco (8), alcohol (7) | 67-74 |
| IHD | 3.2 | High blood pressure (45), high cholesterol (48), high BMI (22), low fruit and vegetable intake (31), physical inactivity (22), tobacco (8), alcohol (3) | 79-87 |
| Developed countries |
| Stroke | 6.0 | High blood pressure (72), high cholesterol (27), high BMI (23), low fruit and vegetable intake (12), physical inactivity (9), tobacco (22), alcohol (0) | 81-86 |
| IHD | 9.4 | High blood pressure (58), high cholesterol (63), high BMI (33), low fruit and vegetable intake (28), physical inactivity (22), tobacco (22), alcohol (- 0.2) | 89-93 |
| World |
| Stroke | 3.1 | High blood pressure (62), high cholesterol (18), high BMI (13), low fruit and vegetable intake (11), physical inactivity (7), tobacco (12), alcohol (4) | 70-76 |
| IHD | 4.0 | High blood pressure (49), high cholesterol (56), high BMI (21), low fruit and vegetable intake (31), physical inactivity (22), tobacco (12), alcohol (2) | 83-89 |
Source: Ezzati and others 2003.
Note: See notes to table 45.1 for a breakdown of the regional groupings.
