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Cardiovascular and metabolic health in Nicaragua

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

In Nicaragua, 19.2% of all deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases (2021). Hypertension affects 35.8% of adults aged 30–79 (95% CI: 26.0–46.4; 2019), and only 34.7% of people with hypertension have it under control (2019). Diabetes affects 14.4% of adults (95% CI: 6.7–24.7; 2022). The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from a noncommunicable disease is 12.6% (2021).

IndicatorValueYearRank in the Americas (highest to lowest)
Deaths from cardiovascular disease
% of all deaths · NCDMORTPERCENT · GHE110		 19.2 2021Rank 29 of 31
Hypertension (30–79 years)
% · age-standardized · NCD_HYP_PREVALENCE_A		 35.8
CI 26.0–46.4		 2019Rank 21 of 31
Controlled hypertension
% of hypertensives · age-std. · NCD_HYP_CONTROL_A		 34.7
CI 16.8–55.1		 2019Rank 5 of 31
Diabetes (≥18 years)
% · age-standardized · NCD_DIABETES_PREVALENCE_AGESTD		 14.4
CI 6.7–24.7		 2022Rank 16 of 31
NCD mortality
per 100,000 · age-std. · WHS2_131		 307
CI 192–485		 2021Rank 30 of 31
Premature NCD death (30–70 years)
% probability · NCDMORT3070		 12.6
CI 8.8–18.4		 2021Rank 23 of 31
Deaths from cancer
% of all deaths · NCDMORTPERCENT · GHE061		 9.1 2021Rank 30 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