In Antigua & Barbuda, 22.6% of all deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases (2021). Hypertension affects 42.6% of adults aged 30–79 (95% CI: 31.8–54.2; 2019), and only 23.2% of people with hypertension have it under control (2019). Diabetes affects 20.4% of adults (95% CI: 10.3–33.2; 2022). The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from a noncommunicable disease is 12.1% (2021).

Indicator	Value	Year	Rank in the Americas (highest to lowest)
Deaths from cardiovascular disease % of all deaths · NCDMORTPERCENT · GHE110	22.6	2021	Rank 21 of 31
Hypertension (30–79 years) % · age-standardized · NCD_HYP_PREVALENCE_A	42.6 CI 31.8–54.2	2019	Rank 9 of 31
Controlled hypertension % of hypertensives · age-std. · NCD_HYP_CONTROL_A	23.2 CI 9.1–42.0	2019	Rank 18 of 31
Diabetes (≥18 years) % · age-standardized · NCD_DIABETES_PREVALENCE_AGESTD	20.4 CI 10.3–33.2	2022	Rank 7 of 31
NCD mortality per 100,000 · age-std. · WHS2_131	390 CI 307–500	2021	Rank 24 of 31
Premature NCD death (30–70 years) % probability · NCDMORT3070	12.1 CI 9.9–14.5	2021	Rank 25 of 31
Deaths from cancer % of all deaths · NCDMORTPERCENT · GHE061	19.8	2021	Rank 7 of 31

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World Health Organization. Global Health Observatory data repository (indicators NCDMORTPERCENT, NCD_HYP_PREVALENCE_A, NCD_HYP_CONTROL_A, NCD_DIABETES_PREVALENCE_AGESTD, WHS2_131, NCDMORT3070). Geneva: WHO; accessed 28/09/2026. Processing: Panamanian Society of Sports Medicine (SPMD). SIE-SPMD: Cardiovascular and metabolic panel of the Americas [Internet]. Panama: SPMD; 2026. Available at: https://medsportpanama.com/sie-spmd/cardiovascular/
Research and Statistics Sector (SIE-SPMD) · Director: Dr. Mauricio Beitia Kraemer

Cardiovascular and metabolic health in Antigua & Barbuda