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Cardiovascular and metabolic health in Haiti

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

In Haiti, 30.4% of all deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases (2019). Hypertension affects 42.9% of adults aged 30–79 (95% CI: 36.6–49.4; 2019), and only 8.1% of people with hypertension have it under control (2019). Diabetes affects 23.7% of adults (95% CI: 14.8–33.9; 2022). The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from a noncommunicable disease is 31.6% (2021).

IndicatorValueYearRank in the Americas (highest to lowest)
Deaths from cardiovascular disease
% of all deaths · NCDMORTPERCENT · GHE110
30.4 2019Rank 5 of 31
Hypertension (30–79 years)
% · age-standardized · NCD_HYP_PREVALENCE_A
42.9
CI 36.6–49.4
2019Rank 8 of 31
Controlled hypertension
% of hypertensives · age-std. · NCD_HYP_CONTROL_A
8.1
CI 4.0–13.8
2019Rank 31 of 31
Diabetes (≥18 years)
% · age-standardized · NCD_DIABETES_PREVALENCE_AGESTD
23.7
CI 14.8–33.9
2022Rank 3 of 31
NCD mortality
per 100,000 · age-std. · WHS2_131
823
CI 449–1,457
2021Rank 1 of 31
Premature NCD death (30–70 years)
% probability · NCDMORT3070
31.6
CI 19.1–47.6
2021Rank 1 of 31
Deaths from cancer
% of all deaths · NCDMORTPERCENT · GHE061
9.5 2019Rank 28 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