Report card: Venezuela
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Report card Venezuela 1 Contents Page 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 % Infants exclusively breastfed 0-5 months 16 Oesophageal cancer 17 Breast cancer 19 Colorectal cancer 20 Pancreatic cancer 22 Gallbladder cancer 24 Kidney cancer 26 Cancer of the uterus 28 Raised blood pressure 29 Raised cholesterol 32 Raised fasting blood glucose 35 Diabetes prevalence 37
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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
% Infants exclusively breastfed 0-5 months 16
Oesophageal cancer 17
Breast cancer 19
Colorectal cancer 20
Pancreatic cancer 22
Gallbladder cancer 24
Kidney cancer 26
Cancer of the uterus 28
Raised blood pressure 29
Raised cholesterol 32
Raised fasting blood glucose 35
Diabetes prevalence 37
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.
2
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, 2016
United States
Canada
Antigua & B
arbuda
Belize
Suriname
Barbados
Costa R
ica
Trinidad & Tobago
Uruguay
St Kitts & Nevis
Mexico
Paraguay
Brazil
Honduras
Colom
bia
Guyana
Dom
inica
Grenada
St Lucia
Baham
as
Peru
Argentina
Bolivia
St Vincent & G
ren.
El Salvador
Ecuador
Guatem
ala
Chile
Venezuela
0
20
40
60
80
% in
suffi
cien
t phy
sica
l act
ivity
Survey type: Self-reported
Age: 11-17
References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,
https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
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, 2016
United States
Canada
Antigua & B
arbuda
Uruguay
Costa R
ica
Belize
Barbados
Brazil
Suriname
St Kitts & Nevis
Mexico
Trinidad & Tobago
Paraguay
Argentina
Honduras
Baham
as
Colom
bia
Guyana
Grenada
Dom
inica
Bolivia
Peru
El Salvador
St Lucia
Ecuador
St Vincent & G
ren.
Chile
Guatem
ala
Venezuela
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
% in
suffi
cien
t phy
sica
l act
ivity
Survey type: Self-reported
Age: 11-17
References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,
https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
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, 2016
United States
Canada
Belize
Antigua & B
arbuda
Suriname
Trinidad & Tobago
St Lucia
Dom
inica
St Kitts & Nevis
Guyana
Peru
Barbados
Grenada
Colom
bia
Honduras
Mexico
Baham
as
Costa R
ica
Paraguay
St Vincent & G
ren.
Bolivia
Brazil
Guatem
ala
Uruguay
El Salvador
Argentina
Ecuador
Chile
Venezuela
0
20
40
60
80
% in
suffi
cien
t phy
sica
l act
ivity
Survey type: Self-reported
Age: 11-17
References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation,
https://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A893ADO?lang=en (last accessed 16.03.21)
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)
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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)
13
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
15
% Infants exclusively breastfed 0-5 months
Children, 1998-2019
St Lucia
Dom
inican Republic
Venezuela
Suriname
Barbados
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
Panama
Jamaica
Costa R
ica
United States
Mexico
Paraguay
Honduras
Nicaragua
Argentina
Belize
Colom
bia
Brazil
Ecuador
Haiti
Cuba
El Salvador
Guatem
ala
Bolivia
Uruguay
Peru
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
%
Area covered: National
References: Venezuela Encuesta Nacional de Poblacion y Vivienda
Notes: See UNICEF website for further survey information. Available at : https://data.unicef.org/resources/dataset/infant-young-
child-feeding/ (last accessed 28.9.21) Citation: United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and
Monitoring (2021). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York,
September 2021.
Definitions: % exclusively breastfed 0-5 months
16
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
17
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
18
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
19
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
20
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
21
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
22
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
23
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
24
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
25
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
26
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
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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
28
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).
29
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).
30
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).
32
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).
33
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
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
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
% 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).
35
Women, 2014
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
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
% 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, 2021
Ecuador
Peru
Honduras
Argentina
Bolivia
El Salvador
Paraguay
Cuba
Canada
St Vincent & G
ren.
Panama
Colom
bia
Baham
as
Brazil
Costa R
ica
Haiti
Uruguay
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Dom
inican Republic
United States
Chile
Jamaica
Antigua & B
arbuda
Dom
inica
Guyana
St Lucia
Grenada
Suriname
Trinidad & Tobago
Guatem
ala
Barbados
Belize
St Kitts & Nevis
Mexico
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
% d
iabe
tes
prev
alen
ce
Age: 20-79
Area covered: National
References: Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels,
Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definitions: Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %
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