Comorbidities

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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

5

0 Bahamas Dominican St Vincent & Gren. Antigua & Barbuda St Kitts & Nevis Trinidad & Tobago St Lucia

References: Global Health Observatory data repository, 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

5

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

3 Women, 2015

25

20

15

10 % raised blood pressure

5

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

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

10

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

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

10

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

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

16

14

12

10

8

6

% raised fasting blood glucose 4

2

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

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

2

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

16

14

12

10

8

6 % diabetes prevalence

4

2

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

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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