Comorbidities Saint Vincent and the

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Raised blood pressure 2

Raised cholesterol 5

Raised fasting blood glucose 8

Diabetes prevalence 10

1 Raised blood pressure

Adults, 2015

25

20

15

10 % raised blood pressure

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References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

2 Men, 2015

30

25

20

15

10 % raised blood pressure

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References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

3 Women, 2015

25

20

15

10 % raised blood pressure

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0 United States Canada Peru Venezuela Ecuador Bolivia Costa Rica Chile Bahamas Uruguay Colombia Cuba El Salvador Mexico Panama Argentina Dominican Republic Jamaica Dominica Brazil Nicaragua Suriname Honduras Antigua & Barbuda Guatemala St Vincent & Gren. Belize Paraguay Guyana Grenada Barbados St Kitts & Nevis Haiti Trinidad & Tobago St Lucia

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).

4 Raised cholesterol

Adults, 2008

50

40

30

20 % raised cholesterol

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References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885

Definitions: % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

5 Men, 2008

50

40

30

20 % raised cholesterol

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References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885

Definitions: % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

6 Women, 2008

50

40

30

20 % raised cholesterol

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References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885

Definitions: % Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).

7 Raised fasting blood glucose

Men, 2014

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10

8

6

% raised fasting blood glucose 4

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References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

8 Women, 2014

14

12

10

8

6

4 % raised fasting blood glucose

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0 Canada Bolivia Peru Cuba Ecuador Brazil Paraguay United States Colombia Dominica Honduras Dominican Republic Haiti Costa Rica Grenada Guatemala Panama Guyana Uruguay Nicaragua El Salvador Jamaica St Vincent & Gren. Antigua & Barbuda Argentina Venezuela Belize Chile Trinidad & Tobago Barbados Mexico Suriname Bahamas St Kitts & Nevis St Lucia

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en

Definitions: Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).

9 Diabetes prevalence

Adults, 2019 18

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14

12

10

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6 % diabetes prevalence

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Age: 20-79

References: Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org

Definitions: Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).

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