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Cardiovascular and metabolic health in Argentina

According to World Health Organization estimates, these are the main cardiovascular and metabolic indicators for Argentina, compared with the 34 countries and territories of the Americas with a sports medicine society (FIMS/COPAMEDE).

In Argentina, 25.6% of all deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases (2021). Hypertension affects 47.5% of adults aged 30–79 (95% CI: 41.6–53.3; 2019), and only 14.8% of people with hypertension have it under control (2019). Diabetes affects 10.6% of adults (95% CI: 6.9–15.1; 2022). The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from a noncommunicable disease is 13.4% (2021).

IndicatorValueYearRank in the Americas (highest to lowest)
Deaths from cardiovascular disease
% of all deaths · NCDMORTPERCENT · GHE110
25.6 2021Rank 17 of 31
Hypertension (30–79 years)
% · age-standardized · NCD_HYP_PREVALENCE_A
47.5
CI 41.6–53.3
2019Rank 3 of 31
Controlled hypertension
% of hypertensives · age-std. · NCD_HYP_CONTROL_A
14.8
CI 9.3–21.7
2019Rank 29 of 31
Diabetes (≥18 years)
% · age-standardized · NCD_DIABETES_PREVALENCE_AGESTD
10.6
CI 6.9–15.1
2022Rank 29 of 31
NCD mortality
per 100,000 · age-std. · WHS2_131
397
CI 308–516
2021Rank 23 of 31
Premature NCD death (30–70 years)
% probability · NCDMORT3070
13.4
CI 11.1–15.6
2021Rank 20 of 31
Deaths from cancer
% of all deaths · NCDMORTPERCENT · GHE061
14.8 2021Rank 16 of 31
Regular physical activity is one of the most effective interventions to prevent and control hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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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