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Cardiovascular and metabolic health in Venezuela

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

In Venezuela, 28.8% of all deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases (2019). Hypertension affects 39.4% of adults aged 30–79 (95% CI: 33.0–46.4; 2019), and only 32.7% of people with hypertension have it under control (2019). Diabetes affects 10.7% of adults (95% CI: 7.4–14.6; 2022). The probability of dying between ages 30 and 70 from a noncommunicable disease is 18.7% (2021).

IndicatorValueYearRank in the Americas (highest to lowest)
Deaths from cardiovascular disease
% of all deaths · NCDMORTPERCENT · GHE110		 28.8 2019Rank 8 of 31
Hypertension (30–79 years)
% · age-standardized · NCD_HYP_PREVALENCE_A		 39.4
CI 33.0–46.4		 2019Rank 16 of 31
Controlled hypertension
% of hypertensives · age-std. · NCD_HYP_CONTROL_A		 32.7
CI 22.0–44.7		 2019Rank 11 of 31
Diabetes (≥18 years)
% · age-standardized · NCD_DIABETES_PREVALENCE_AGESTD		 10.7
CI 7.4–14.6		 2022Rank 28 of 31
NCD mortality
per 100,000 · age-std. · WHS2_131		 569
CI 368–756		 2021Rank 3 of 31
Premature NCD death (30–70 years)
% probability · NCDMORT3070		 18.7
CI 13.2–24.2		 2021Rank 7 of 31
Deaths from cancer
% of all deaths · NCDMORTPERCENT · GHE061		 19.5 2019Rank 8 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