Cardiovascular and metabolic health in St. Vincent & GrenadinesAccording to World Health Organization estimates, these are the main cardiovascular and metabolic indicators for St. Vincent & Grenadines, compared with the 34 countries and territories of the Americas with a sports medicine society (FIMS/COPAMEDE).
In St. Vincent & Grenadines, 36.9% of all deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases (2021). Hypertension affects 39.3% of adults aged 30–79 (95% CI: 31.9–47.0; 2019), and only 20.5% of people with hypertension have it under control (2019). Diabetes affects 14.4% of adults (95% CI: 8.5–21.8; 2022). The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from a noncommunicable disease is 23.6% (2021).
| Indicator | Value | Year | Rank in the Americas (highest to lowest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths from cardiovascular disease % of all deaths · NCDMORTPERCENT · GHE110 |
36.9 | 2021 | Rank 1 of 31 |
| Hypertension (30–79 years) % · age-standardized · NCD_HYP_PREVALENCE_A |
39.3 CI 31.9–47.0 |
2019 | Rank 17 of 31 |
| Controlled hypertension % of hypertensives · age-std. · NCD_HYP_CONTROL_A |
20.5 CI 10.6–33.0 |
2019 | Rank 25 of 31 |
| Diabetes (≥18 years) % · age-standardized · NCD_DIABETES_PREVALENCE_AGESTD |
14.4 CI 8.5–21.8 |
2022 | Rank 15 of 31 |
| NCD mortality per 100,000 · age-std. · WHS2_131 |
538 CI 424–692 |
2021 | Rank 5 of 31 |
| Premature NCD death (30–70 years) % probability · NCDMORT3070 |
23.6 CI 19.2–28.0 |
2021 | Rank 2 of 31 |
| Deaths from cancer % of all deaths · NCDMORTPERCENT · GHE061 |
20.7 | 2021 | Rank 5 of 31 |
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