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Table 2 Prevalence numbers and rates for 2016, and percentage change in prevalence numbers between 1990 and 2016 for migraine and TTH in EMR countries

From: The burden of headache disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2016: findings from the Global Burden of Disease study 2016

Country

Migraine

TTH

SDI

All-age counts in 2016

Age standardised Rate in 100,000 in 2016

Percentage change in counts between 1990 and 2016

All-age counts in 2016

Age standardised Rate in 100,000 in 2016

Percentage change in counts between 1990 and 2016

Low-income countries

 Somalia

989744 (924459-1051398)

10984 (10341-11597)

69.7 (64.7-75.8)

2277745 (2009536-2584784)

25025 (22285-27957)

59.5 (54.1-65)

0.27

 Afghanistan

4841208 (4533619-5141654)

16769 (15763-17791)

192 (182.2-202.2)

9939058 (8934823-11103449)

34213 (30999-37711)

182.4 (174.1-191.7)

0.28

 Djibouti

94816 (88900-100544)

10768 (10140-11410)

73.6 (67.8-79.5)

207419 (183060-234817)

23528 (20954-26280)

55.1 (48.8-62.1)

0.42

 Yemen

4113092 (3847322-4385146)

16742 (15743-17824)

164.4 (156.5-172)

8070505 (7225304-9038084)

32528 (29477-36127)

145.6 (136-155.7)

0.45

Middle-income countries

 Palestine

714895 (666691-761373)

16702 (15676-17723)

155.1 (147.5-163.5)

1399904 (1254072-1570053)

32495 (29398-36006)

149.6 (141.4-158.3)

0.45

 Iraq

5534181 (5162542-5886763)

16732 (15705-17746)

130.7 (123.5-137.6)

10732501 (9576752-11948005)

32295 (29042-35696)

123 (115.3-131)

0.47

 Sudan

6119599 (5731877-6502575)

16681 (15652-17738)

117 (110.3-123.3)

11733161 (10534241-13096213)

31818 (28800-35254)

103 (96.9-109.5)

0.52

 Pakistan

30772692 (29418094-32056038)

17159 (16417-17864)

93.6 (89.3-97.5)

56439842 (51246017-62527542)

30802 (28063-34000)

76.2 (69.2-82.7)

0.52

 Morocco

5883012 (5509597-6260127)

16641 (15631-17691)

56.5 (51.3-61.9)

10851241 (9726403-12093488)

30786 (27659-34234)

44.2 (38.1-50.7)

0.62

 Syria

2864674 (2678877-3057047)

16498 (15470-17620)

68.3 (63.1-73.7)

5310861 (4745133-5968312)

30493 (27353-33932)

54.2 (48.5-60.1)

0.64

 Egypt

14623084 (13720844-15493197)

16445 (15461-17417)

78 (72.5-83.6)

26934828 (24165685-30075283)

30282 (27288-33558)

67.6 (61.3-73.2)

0.65

 Jordan

1203358 (1124971-1284958)

16300 (15292-17342)

168.9 (159.7-178.1)

2196597 (1951993-2462165)

29747 (26728-33050)

147.7 (136.6-160.1)

0.69

 Tunisia

1898520 (1796756-2006354)

15909 (15061-16789)

57 (52.6-61.6)

3545921 (3184205-3944544)

29888 (26900-33130)

44.3 (37.6-51)

0.70

 Iran

13616955 (12927168-14325355)

15671 (14948-16443)

82.5 (77.3-87.8)

26496199 (23627819-29527389)

30592 (27572-33761)

61.2 (51-71.6)

0.77

 Libya

1054747 (988490-1121886)

16310 (15336-17311)

68.8 (62.6-74.5)

1837414 (1632454-2055257)

28642 (25687-31936)

54.3 (47-61.9)

0.81

 Lebanon

1017537 (954285-1084062)

16244 (15220-17299)

139.9 (132.7-146.9)

1795208 (1607600-2009884)

28617 (25722-31958)

128.3 (120.1-136.4)

0.81

High-income countries

 Oman

773924 (720555-827174)

14671 (13764-15561)

210.4 (199.4-221.3)

1476286 (1287874-1688025)

27845 (24857-31048)

178.2 (158.8-197.6)

0.72

 Bahrain

240046 (223355-256642)

15150 (14217-16094)

208 (198.9-217.5)

443334 (390844-499432)

28153 (25333-31417)

193.6 (181.6-206.9)

0.74

 United Arab Emirates

1566357 (1464258-1672209)

13535 (12800-14302)

484.5 (467.3-501.2)

3050507 (2687218-3465766)

26615 (23875-29831)

446.8 (422.7-474.8)

0.77

 Qatar

395766 (367481-425083)

14080 (13198-14994)

430.4 (414.3-445.9)

702549 (610417-805880)

24949 (22401-28113)

421.2 (397-447)

0.79

 Saudi Arabia

5797325 (5544243-6045186)

17145 (16433-17856)

132 (128.6-135.7)

8683665 (7709945-9724810)

26066 (23368-29054)

96.6 (88.2-105.3)

0.80

 Kuwait

712246 (664472-759904)

15598 (14641-16564)

118 (111.1-125.1)

1250436 (1101203-1414499)

27658 (24743-30881)

106 (96-117.3)

0.83

EMR and global

 EMR

104827778 (99615391-110043848)

16443 (15648-17252)

99.3a

195375180 (175945826-216959618)

30520 (27700-33730)

83.0a

N/A

 Global

1044771478 (999534692-1087968951)

13847 (13255-14418)

48.0a

1890670389 (1707786493-2097761629)

25130 (22741-27895)

37.0a

0.70

  1. TTH tension-type headache, EMR eastern Mediterranean region
  2. a Uncertainty interval is not available