Country-level sociodemographic characteristics and risk factor prevalence of countries in Asia
| Countries | Life expectancy at birth* (years) | GNI per capita† (US$) | Prevalence of diabetes‡ (%) | Prevalence of BP§≥140/90 mm Hg (%) | Prevalence of BMI¶≥30 kg/m2 (%) |
| Afghanistan | 63.2 | 520 | 11.9 | 30.6 | 5.5 |
| Bangladesh | 74.3 | 1750 | 9.8 | 24.7 | 3.6 |
| Bhutan | 73.1 | 2970 | 11.8 | 28.1 | 6.4 |
| Brunei | 74.3 | 29 390 | 9.4 | 18.9 | 14.1 |
| Cambodia | 70.1 | 1380 | 7.1 | 26.1 | 3.9 |
| China | 77.4 | 9600 | 8.8 | 19.2 | 6.2 |
| India | 70.8 | 2010 | 8.7 | 25.8 | 3.9 |
| Indonesia | 71.3 | 3850 | 7.7 | 23.8 | 6.9 |
| Iran | 77.3 | 5300 | 12.1 | 19.7 | 25.8 |
| Japan | 84.3 | 41 150 | 6.7 | 17.6 | 4.3 |
| Laos | 68.5 | 2450 | 7.7 | 24.8 | 5.3 |
| Malaysia | 74.7 | 10 650 | 11.1 | 22.9 | 15.6 |
| Maldives | 79.6 | 9210 | 10.9 | 24.4 | 8.6 |
| Mongolia | 68.1 | 3630 | 11.7 | 29 | 20.6 |
| Myanmar | 69.1 | 1370 | 7.4 | 24.6 | 5.8 |
| Nepal | 70.9 | 970 | 10.6 | 29.4 | 4.1 |
| North Korea | 72.6 | No data | 5.9 | 18.2 | 6.8 |
| Pakistan | 65.6 | 1480 | 12.4 | 30.5 | 8.6 |
| Philippines | 70.4 | 3710 | 7.2 | 22.6 | 6.4 |
| Singapore | 83.2 | 57 900 | 7.9 | 14.6 | 6.1 |
| South Korea | 83.3 | 32 730 | 8 | 11 | 4.7 |
| Sri Lanka | 76.9 | 4040 | 7.4 | 22.4 | 5.2 |
| Taiwan | 80.9** | 26,594** | 6.6†† | 24.1‡‡ | 8.2§§ |
| Thailand | 77.7 | 6600 | 8.5 | 22.3 | 10 |
| Timor-Leste | 69.6 | 1800 | 5.5 | 27.6 | 3.8 |
| Viet Nam | 73.7 | 2385 | 5.3 | 23.4 | 2.1 |
*Based on data from the 2019 WHO World Health Data Platform.
†Based on data from The World Bank (2019 GNI per capita).
‡Diabetes was defined as fasting glucose ≥7.0 mmol/L (126 mg/dL), using glucose-lowering agents, and/or the presence of a history of diagnosis of diabetes (based on data from the 2014 WHO World Health Data Platform).
§Based on data from the 2015 WHO World Health Data Platform.
¶Based on data from the 2016 WHO World Health Data Platform.
**National Statistics Republic of China (Taiwan).
††International Diabetes Federation.
‡‡Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare.
§§World Obesity Federation.
BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; GNI, gross national income.