Report cardVenezuela

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Obesity prevalence 2

Overweight/obesity by socio-economic group 4

Insufficient physical activity 5

Estimated per-capita fruit intake 11

Estimated per-capita processed meat intake 12

Estimated per-capita whole grains intake 13

Mental health - depression disorders 14

Mental health - anxiety disorders 15

Oesophageal cancer 16

Breast cancer 18

Colorectal cancer 19

Pancreatic cancer 21

Gallbladder cancer 23

Kidney cancer 25

Cancer of the uterus 27

Raised blood pressure 28

Raised cholesterol 31

Raised fasting blood glucose 34

Diabetes prevalence 36

Obesity prevalence

Adults, 2014-2017

 

Adults Men Women0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Obesity Overweight

%

Survey type: Measured

Age: 20+

Sample size: 3402

Area covered: National

References: Goodman, D., González-Rivas, J.P., Jaacks, L.M. et al. Dietary intake and cardiometabolic risk factors among

Venezuelan adults: a nationally representative analysis. BMC Nutr 6, 61 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-020-

00362-7

Notes: Estimates are weighted to be representative of Venezuelan adults over 20 years of age

Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

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Children, 1976-1982

 

Children Boys Girls0

5

10

15

20

Obesity Overweight

%

Survey type: Measured

Age: 15

Sample size: 187

Area covered: National

References: Bellizzi MC, Horgan GW, Guillaume M, Dietz WH. Prevalence of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity in Asian

and European countries. In: Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence. Editors: Chunming Chen, William H. Dietz. Nestle

Nutrition Workshop Series Pediatric Program. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2002

Notes: IOTF Cut off. Reference: Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight

and obesity worldwide: International survey. BMJ. 2000 May 6;320(7244):1240-3. NB. Combined child data estimated.

These estimates were calculated by weighting male and female survey results. Weighting based on World Bank

Population % total female 2019 (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL.FE.ZS - accessed 21.10.20)'

Cutoffs: IOTF

3

Overweight/obesity by socio-economic group

Adults, 2010

 

Extreme poverty Working class Middle class Upper middle class High class0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Obesity Overweight

%

Survey type: Measured

Age: 18+

Sample size: 2108

Area covered: Regional (Urban)

References: Bermúdez V, Pacheco M, Rojas J, et al. Epidemiologic Behavior of Obesity in the Maracaibo City Metabolic Syndrome

Prevalence Study. Maedler K, ed. PLoS ONE. 2012;7(4):e35392. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035392.

Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m².

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Insufficient physical activity

Adults, 2016

 

Dominica

UruguayChile

EcuadorCanada

GrenadaMexico

Venezuela

St Kitts & Nevis

JamaicaCuba

Guatemala

Paraguay

Trinidad & Tobago

Dominican Republic

St LuciaUnited States

Argentina

Barbados

Bahamas

Colombia

Suriname

Costa Rica

Brazil

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

% in

suffi

cien

t phy

sica

l act

ivity

References: Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled

analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-

109X(18)30357-7

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Men, 2016

 

Dominica

UruguayGrenada

St Kitts & Nevis

ChileEcuador

MexicoCanada

St LuciaTrinidad & Tobago

JamaicaBarbados

Venezuela

Bahamas

CubaUnited States

Dominican Republic

Guatemala

Argentina

Costa Rica

Paraguay

Suriname

Colombia

Brazil

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

% in

suffi

cien

t phy

sica

l act

ivity

References: Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled

analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-

109X(18)30357-7

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Women, 2016

 

UruguayChile

EcuadorDominica

CanadaMexico

Venezuela

GrenadaJamaica

Paraguay

Guatemala

St Kitts & Nevis

CubaDominican Republic

Argentina

United States

Trinidad & Tobago

Colombia

Suriname

St LuciaBrazil

Costa Rica

Barbados

Bahamas

0

10

20

30

40

50

% in

suffi

cien

t phy

sica

l act

ivity

References: Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled

analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-

109X(18)30357-7

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Children, 2010

 

United States

Canada

Antigua & B

arbuda

Belize

Suriname

Trinidad & Tobago

Barbados

Costa R

ica

St Kitts & Nevis

Argentina

Dom

inica

Honduras

Uruguay

Guyana

Baham

as

Guatem

ala

St Lucia

Grenada

Peru

Chile

Colom

bia

Bolivia

El Salvador

Brazil

St Vincent & G

ren.

Ecuador

Venezuela

0

20

40

60

80

% in

suffi

cien

t phy

sica

l act

ivity

Age: 11-17

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en

Notes: % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less

than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.

Definitions: % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

8

Boys, 2010

 

United States

Antigua & B

arbuda

Canada

Belize

Barbados

Costa R

ica

Uruguay

Suriname

Argentina

St Kitts & Nevis

Trinidad & Tobago

Chile

Honduras

Guatem

ala

Baham

as

Guyana

Brazil

Grenada

Dom

inica

Bolivia

Colom

bia

El Salvador

Peru

St Lucia

St Vincent & G

ren.

Ecuador

Venezuela

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

% in

suffi

cien

t phy

sica

l act

ivity

Age: 11-17

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en

Notes: % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less

than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.

Definitions: % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

9

Girls, 2010

 

Canada

Belize

United States

Antigua & B

arbuda

Suriname

Dom

inica

Trinidad & Tobago

St Kitts & Nevis

St Lucia

Peru

Guyana

Barbados

Colom

bia

Grenada

Honduras

Argentina

Baham

as

Guatem

ala

Costa R

ica

St Vincent & G

ren.

Bolivia

El Salvador

Chile

Uruguay

Brazil

Ecuador

Venezuela

0

20

40

60

80

100

% in

suffi

cien

t phy

sica

l act

ivity

Age: 11-17

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893?lang=en

Notes: % of school going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less

than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.

Definitions: % Adolescents insufficiently active (age standardised estimate)

10

Estimated per-capita fruit intake

Adults, 2017

 

Nicaragua

Guyana

Guatem

ala

Haiti

Honduras

Chile

El Salvador

Bolivia

Paraguay

Trinidad & Tobago

Venezuela

Uruguay

Suriname

United States

Belize

Panama

Mexico

Barbados

Peru

Jamaica

St Vincent & G

ren.

Dom

inica

St Lucia

Argentina

Grenada

Canada

Brazil

Colom

bia

Costa R

ica

Antigua & B

arbuda

Cuba

Ecuador

Dom

inican Republic

Baham

as

0

50

100

150

200

250

g/da

y

Survey type: Measured

Age: 25+

References: Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/

Definitions: Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)

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Estimated per-capita processed meat intake

Adults, 2017

 

Haiti

Bolivia

Peru

Honduras

Nicaragua

Guyana

Belize

Jamaica

Guatem

ala

Cuba

El Salvador

Paraguay

St Vincent & G

ren.

Dom

inica

St Lucia

Grenada

Colom

bia

Dom

inican Republic

Suriname

Venezuela

Barbados

Costa R

ica

Antigua & B

arbuda

Baham

as

Panama

Brazil

Trinidad & Tobago

Argentina

Ecuador

Uruguay

Mexico

Chile

Canada

United States

0

5

10

15

20

g/da

y

Survey type: Measured

Age: 25+

References: Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/

Definitions: Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)

12

Estimated per-capita whole grains intake

Adults, 2017

 

Uruguay

Baham

as

Trinidad & Tobago

Argentina

Chile

Jamaica

Belize

Barbados

Dom

inica

St Vincent & G

ren.

St Lucia

Costa R

ica

Grenada

Haiti

Antigua & B

arbuda

Ecuador

United States

Bolivia

Canada

Cuba

Guyana

Dom

inican Republic

Colom

bia

Guatem

ala

Suriname

Peru

El Salvador

Paraguay

Honduras

Brazil

Nicaragua

Venezuela

Panama

Mexico

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

g/da

y

Survey type: Measured

Age: 25+

References: Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/

Definitions: Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)

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Mental health - depression disorders

Adults, 2015

 

Guatem

ala

Honduras

Mexico

Nicaragua

Venezuela

Haiti

Belize

Bolivia

El Salvador

Panama

Guyana

Ecuador

Argentina

Canada

Colom

bia

Costa R

ica

Dom

inican Republic

Grenada

Jamaica

Peru

Suriname

St Lucia

St Vincent & G

ren.

Chile

Uruguay

Antigua & B

arbuda

Baham

as

Paraguay

Trinidad & Tobago

Barbados

Cuba

Brazil

United States

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

% o

f pop

ulat

ion

References: Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and

Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-

NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Definitions: % of population with depression disorders

14

Mental health - anxiety disorders

Adults, 2015

 

Mexico

Guatem

ala

Honduras

Venezuela

Nicaragua

Panama

Costa R

ica

El Salvador

Canada

Bolivia

Haiti

Ecuador

Belize

Dom

inican Republic

Grenada

Guyana

Jamaica

Peru

Colom

bia

St Vincent & G

ren.

Suriname

St Lucia

Antigua & B

arbuda

Barbados

Cuba

Trinidad & Tobago

Baham

as

Argentina

United States

Uruguay

Chile

Paraguay

Brazil

0

2

4

6

8

% o

f pop

ulat

ion

References: Prevalence data from Global Burden of Disease study 2015 (http://ghdx.healthdata.org) published in: Depression and

Other Common Mental Disorders: Global Health Estimates. Geneva:World Health Organization; 2017. Licence: CC BY-

NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Definitions: % of population with anxiety disorders

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Oesophageal cancer

Men, 2018

 

Nicaragua

Guyana

Suriname

Mexico

Belize

Honduras

Guatem

ala

El Salvador

Peru

Ecuador

Barbados

Costa R

ica

Trinidad & Tobago

Bolivia

Panama

Haiti

Colom

bia

St Lucia

Dom

inican Republic

Chile

Venezuela

Jamaica

Baham

as

Argentina

Canada

United States

Uruguay

Paraguay

Brazil

Cuba

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, oesophagus, adults ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

16

Women, 2018

 

Belize

St Lucia

Suriname

Nicaragua

Trinidad & Tobago

Baham

as

Barbados

Mexico

Panama

Guyana

Ecuador

Venezuela

Bolivia

Costa R

ica

El Salvador

Guatem

ala

Colom

bia

Peru

Honduras

Jamaica

Dom

inican Republic

United States

Cuba

Paraguay

Canada

Brazil

Argentina

Chile

Uruguay

Haiti

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, oesophagus, adults ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

17

Breast cancer

Women, 2018

 

Haiti

Guatem

ala

Bolivia

Honduras

Ecuador

Nicaragua

Belize

Mexico

El Salvador

Peru

Chile

Panama

Colom

bia

Cuba

Guyana

Costa R

ica

Paraguay

St Lucia

Venezuela

Suriname

Jamaica

Dom

inican Republic

Brazil

Baham

as

Uruguay

Trinidad & Tobago

Barbados

Argentina

Canada

United States

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, breast, females, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

18

Colorectal cancer

Men, 2018

 

Guyana

Guatem

ala

Bolivia

El Salvador

Honduras

Belize

Haiti

Nicaragua

Ecuador

Mexico

St Lucia

Dom

inican Republic

Peru

Venezuela

Paraguay

Cuba

Colom

bia

Costa R

ica

Panama

Suriname

Brazil

Jamaica

Trinidad & Tobago

Chile

Baham

as

United States

Argentina

Canada

Uruguay

Barbados

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, colorectum, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

19

Women, 2018

 

Guyana

Bolivia

Guatem

ala

Honduras

El Salvador

Mexico

Belize

Ecuador

Haiti

Nicaragua

Peru

Paraguay

Venezuela

Suriname

Dom

inican Republic

Panama

Colom

bia

Costa R

ica

St Lucia

Trinidad & Tobago

Chile

Brazil

Cuba

Baham

as

Argentina

United States

Canada

Uruguay

Jamaica

Barbados

0

10

20

30

40

50

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, colorectum, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

20

Pancreatic cancer

Men, 2018

 

Belize

Guatem

ala

Baham

as

Bolivia

Ecuador

Jamaica

El Salvador

Guyana

Mexico

St Lucia

Nicaragua

Panama

Suriname

Colom

bia

Costa R

ica

Haiti

Cuba

Venezuela

Dom

inican Republic

Peru

Brazil

Paraguay

Honduras

Chile

Trinidad & Tobago

Canada

Barbados

Argentina

United States

Uruguay

0

5

10

15

20

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, pancreas, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

21

Women, 2018

 

Baham

as

St Lucia

Guatem

ala

Guyana

Bolivia

Panama

Haiti

El Salvador

Jamaica

Ecuador

Nicaragua

Mexico

Costa R

ica

Dom

inican Republic

Colom

bia

Cuba

Honduras

Belize

Venezuela

Brazil

Trinidad & Tobago

Peru

Paraguay

Suriname

Chile

Barbados

Canada

Argentina

United States

Uruguay

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, pancreas, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

22

Gallbladder cancer

Men, 2018

 

Belize

Guyana

Haiti

Dom

inican Republic

Jamaica

Panama

Guatem

ala

Suriname

Honduras

St Lucia

Venezuela

Paraguay

Barbados

Cuba

Trinidad & Tobago

Costa R

ica

El Salvador

Mexico

Brazil

Nicaragua

United States

Colom

bia

Canada

Argentina

Baham

as

Ecuador

Peru

Uruguay

Chile

Bolivia

0

5

10

15

20

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, gallbladder, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

23

Women, 2018

 

Guyana

Suriname

St Lucia

Haiti

Trinidad & Tobago

Belize

Dom

inican Republic

Guatem

ala

Venezuela

Barbados

Panama

Baham

as

Cuba

United States

Brazil

Jamaica

Costa R

ica

Paraguay

Canada

Argentina

Uruguay

Mexico

Nicaragua

Ecuador

Colom

bia

Honduras

El Salvador

Peru

Chile

Bolivia

0

5

10

15

20

25

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, gallbladder, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

24

Kidney cancer

Men, 2018

 

St Lucia

Dom

inican Republic

Haiti

Guatem

ala

Belize

Guyana

Jamaica

Honduras

Nicaragua

El Salvador

Suriname

Baham

as

Bolivia

Trinidad & Tobago

Colom

bia

Ecuador

Paraguay

Mexico

Panama

Costa R

ica

Cuba

Brazil

Venezuela

Peru

Barbados

Chile

Argentina

Canada

United States

Uruguay

0

5

10

15

20

25

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, kidney, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per 100,000

25

Women, 2018

 

Belize

Suriname

Haiti

Dom

inican Republic

Jamaica

Nicaragua

Guatem

ala

El Salvador

Guyana

Honduras

Paraguay

St Lucia

Baham

as

Trinidad & Tobago

Colom

bia

Ecuador

Costa R

ica

Barbados

Bolivia

Mexico

Panama

Brazil

Cuba

Peru

Venezuela

Chile

Argentina

Canada

United States

Uruguay

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, kidney, adults, ages 20+. ASR (World) per 100,000

26

Cancer of the uterus

Women, 2018

 

Canada

United States

Baham

as

Mexico

Costa R

ica

Brazil

Chile

Uruguay

Colom

bia

St Lucia

Cuba

Trinidad & Tobago

Barbados

Argentina

Dom

inican Republic

Haiti

Ecuador

El Salvador

Panama

Honduras

Guatem

ala

Nicaragua

Peru

Venezuela

Suriname

Belize

Jamaica

Paraguay

Guyana

Bolivia

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Inci

denc

e pe

r 100

,000

Age: 20+

References: Global Cancer Observatory, Cancer incidence rates http://gco.iarc.fr/ (last accessed 30th June 2020)

Definitions: Estimated age-standardized incidence rates (World) in 2018, cervix uteri, females, ages 20+. ASR (World) per

100,000

27

Raised blood pressure

Adults, 2015

 

United States

Canada

Peru

Bolivia

Ecuador

Venezuela

Costa R

ica

El Salvador

Cuba

Colom

bia

Mexico

Panama

Uruguay

Nicaragua

Baham

as

Chile

Guatem

ala

Honduras

Dom

inican Republic

Jamaica

Suriname

Dom

inica

Argentina

Belize

Guyana

Brazil

St Vincent & G

ren.

Antigua & B

arbuda

Grenada

Barbados

Haiti

Paraguay

St Kitts & Nevis

Trinidad & Tobago

St Lucia

0

5

10

15

20

25

% ra

ised

blo

od p

ress

ure

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

28

Men, 2015

 

United States

Canada

Peru

Bolivia

Ecuador

El Salvador

Cuba

Costa R

ica

Colom

bia

Venezuela

Nicaragua

Guatem

ala

Mexico

Panama

Honduras

Dom

inican Republic

Belize

Guyana

Jamaica

Suriname

Uruguay

Baham

as

Haiti

Chile

Dom

inica

St Vincent & G

ren.

Antigua & B

arbuda

Brazil

Grenada

Barbados

Argentina

Trinidad & Tobago

Paraguay

St Kitts & Nevis

St Lucia

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

% ra

ised

blo

od p

ress

ure

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

29

Women, 2015

 

United States

Canada

Peru

Venezuela

Ecuador

Bolivia

Costa R

ica

Chile

Baham

as

Uruguay

Colom

bia

Cuba

El Salvador

Mexico

Panama

Argentina

Dom

inican Republic

Jamaica

Dom

inica

Brazil

Nicaragua

Suriname

Honduras

Antigua & B

arbuda

Guatem

ala

St Vincent & G

ren.

Belize

Paraguay

Guyana

Grenada

Barbados

St Kitts & Nevis

Haiti

Trinidad & Tobago

St Lucia

0

5

10

15

20

25

% ra

ised

blo

od p

ress

ure

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

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Raised cholesterol

Adults, 2008

 

Haiti

Guyana

Guatem

ala

Nicaragua

Honduras

Jamaica

Cuba

Dom

inican Republic

Belize

Grenada

El Salvador

Suriname

Bolivia

St Vincent & G

ren.

St Lucia

Dom

inica

Paraguay

Venezuela

Peru

Trinidad & Tobago

Ecuador

Costa R

ica

St Kitts & Nevis

Uruguay

Colom

bia

Barbados

Panama

Antigua & B

arbuda

Brazil

Chile

Argentina

Mexico

Baham

as

Canada

United States

0

10

20

30

40

50

% ra

ised

cho

lest

erol

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885

Definitions: % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

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Men, 2008

 

Haiti

Guyana

St Vincent & G

ren.

Guatem

ala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Jamaica

Cuba

Dom

inican Republic

Grenada

Belize

El Salvador

Dom

inica

Suriname

Venezuela

Bolivia

St Lucia

Paraguay

Trinidad & Tobago

Costa R

ica

Peru

Ecuador

St Kitts & Nevis

Barbados

Panama

Antigua & B

arbuda

Colom

bia

Uruguay

Brazil

Mexico

Chile

Baham

as

Argentina

United States

Canada

0

10

20

30

40

50

% ra

ised

cho

lest

erol

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885

Definitions: % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

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Women, 2008

 

Haiti

Guyana

Guatem

ala

Nicaragua

Honduras

Jamaica

Cuba

Dom

inican Republic

Belize

Grenada

Bolivia

El Salvador

Suriname

St Vincent & G

ren.

Peru

Paraguay

St Lucia

Uruguay

Trinidad & Tobago

Ecuador

Venezuela

Colom

bia

Dom

inica

Brazil

St Kitts & Nevis

Costa R

ica

Barbados

Panama

Antigua & B

arbuda

Chile

Argentina

Canada

Mexico

Baham

as

United States

0

10

20

30

40

50

% ra

ised

cho

lest

erol

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885

Definitions: % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

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Raised fasting blood glucose

Men, 2014-2019

 

Canada

United States

Peru

Paraguay

Ecuador

Brazil

Colom

bia

Haiti

Bolivia

Costa R

ica

Venezuela

Argentina

Cuba

Panama

Uruguay

Honduras

Guatem

ala

El Salvador

Chile

Nicaragua

Dom

inican Republic

Mexico

St Vincent & G

ren.

Guyana

Antigua & B

arbuda

Trinidad & Tobago

Grenada

Suriname

Dom

inica

Baham

as

Barbados

Jamaica

St Lucia

Belize

St Kitts & Nevis

Age 18-69

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

% ra

ised

fast

ing

bloo

d gl

ucos

e

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

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Women, 2014-2019

 

Canada

Bolivia

Peru

Cuba

Ecuador

Brazil

Paraguay

United States

Colom

bia

Dom

inica

Honduras

Dom

inican Republic

Haiti

Costa R

ica

Grenada

Guatem

ala

Panama

Guyana

Uruguay

Nicaragua

El Salvador

Jamaica

St Vincent & G

ren.

Antigua & B

arbuda

Argentina

Venezuela

Belize

Chile

Trinidad & Tobago

Barbados

Mexico

Suriname

Baham

as

St Kitts & Nevis

St Lucia

Age 18-69

0

20

40

60

80

% ra

ised

fast

ing

bloo

d gl

ucos

e

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,

http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

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Diabetes prevalence

Adults, 2017

 

Argentina

Ecuador

Peru

Venezuela

Haiti

Bolivia

Uruguay

Honduras

Canada

Colom

bia

Brazil

Dom

inican Republic

Cuba

Paraguay

Panama

Chile

Costa R

ica

El Salvador

Guatem

ala

Grenada

United States

Trinidad & Tobago

Jamaica

Nicaragua

Dom

inica

Guyana

St Lucia

St Vincent & G

ren.

Suriname

St Kitts & Nevis

Mexico

Antigua & B

arbuda

Baham

as

Barbados

Belize

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

% d

iabe

tes

prev

alen

ce

References: Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels,

Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org

Definitions: Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

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