Venezuela Health

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Major Cause of Death Major Risk Factors of Death Cancer Analysis Tables (Appendix)

Causes of death across Venezuela are changing because of Population Increase, Life Expectancy rise and Living Standard.On this below article we provide graphical representation of major causes of death in Venezuela.

Highlights of Venezuela BMI and Diet Compositions

Comprehensive data on food supply and consumption is published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Data was analyzed by The Global Graph and is published in these below Highlights, Graphs and Tables (Data Quality & definitions)

As per United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), average person in Venezuela gets their caloric supply from :

Carbohydrates : 74.09%74.09%
Fat : 34.45%34.45%
Animal protein : 7.08%7.08%
Plant protein : 6.48%6.48%

22.09% increase in caloric supply : Currently Venezuela gets 2631/kilocalories per person per day worth of caloric supply when compared to 2155/kilocalories per person per day in Year 1961
Cereals & Grains, Oils & Fats and Sugar are three major diet compositions in Venezuela
Maize, Wheat and Rice are three major Cereal preferences in Venezuela
National and World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations on vegetable intake is to range between 200-250g per day and in Venezuela average intake is 142.74 grams
Oranges & Mandarines, Plantains and Pineapples are three major Fruit Types Intake in Venezuela
National and World Health Organization (WHO) typically set a guideline of 200g Fruit Intake per day and in Venezuela average Fruit intake is 223.78grams
In Venezuela, average male height is in the increasing trend and female height is in increasing trend
62.60% of population is suffering from obesity and this trend is continously increasing from last few years
Average Male BMI in Venezuela is in the range of obese and Average Female BMI is in range of obese (BMI = Body Mass Index - The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as 'underweight'; 18.5 to 25 as 'normal/healthy'; 25.0 to 30.0 as 'obese')

Breakdown of the average per capita intake of cereals by specific cereal-based commodity types, measured in kilocalories per person per day. This figure measures the primary equivalent of all food products derived from a given commodity (e.g. "wheat" represents the primary equivalent of its derived products). Data refers to cereal food supply at the consumer level but does not account for consumer wastage in

Cereal Preferences in Venezuela
Rank	Cereals	kcal/capita/day
1	Maize	368
2	Wheat	365
3	Rice	224
4	Oats	12
5	Rye	0

This below table shows the Diet Compositions (Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day) in Venezuela

Diet Compositions in Venezuela
Rank	Type	kilocalories per person per day
1	Cereals & Grains	969
2	Oils & Fats	434
3	Sugar	388
4	Meat	271
5	Dairy & Eggs	166
6	Fruits & Vegetables	139
7	Starchy Roots	92
8	Alcoholic Beverages	91
9	Pulses	54
10	Other	27

Major Cause of Death

Cardiovascular diseases was a major cause of death in Venezuela with 47175 registered deaths (in year 2016) i.e. 30% of total deaths. Overall Cardiovascular diseases, Cancers and Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease were the highest types of death causes in Venezuela.

Major Cause of Death in Venezuela

We see the maximum number of deaths is seen in age group 70+ with 66766 deaths (year 2016).
43.86% kids below age 5 years die because of Neonatal disorders.
Cancers, Road accidents and Homicide are the major cause of death in kids aged 5 - 14 years.
Homicide, Road accidents and Cancers are the major cause of death in people aged 14 - 49 years.
Cardiovascular diseases, Cancers and Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases are the major cause of death in people aged over 50 years.
Overall, it's observed that 32% of people aging over 50 years die because of Cardiovascular diseases.

Read more about Cardiovascular diseases

Major Cause of Deaths in Venezuela (and it's count)

Number of Deaths in Venezuela - Age wise (only due to Major diseases)

Major Risk Factors of Death

Three Major factors of death in Venezuela are High blood pressure, High body-mass index (obesity) and High blood sugar. Every year around 426 people die due to High blood pressure.
Low birth weight and Child wasting are the major risk factor of kids death aging under 5 years.
Outdoor air pollution and Iron deficiency are the major risk factors of death of people aging between 5 to 14 years.
Alcohol use, High body-mass index (obesity) and High blood pressure are the death risk factors of people aging between 15 to 49 years.
High body-mass index (obesity), High blood pressure and High blood sugar are the major death risk factors of people aging between 50 to 69 years.
High blood pressure is the major death risk factors for people aging more than 70 years.

Cancer Analysis

0.75% of Venezuela population was suffering from cancer i.e. 178435 people (average of years 2011-2016). Highest number of cancer patients deaths were recorded due to Prostate cancer (Count : 2821) and Stomach cancer was also concerning with 2451 deaths in a year. In last few years it has been observed that, people suffering from Esophageal cancer have 3% of survival chance.Venezuela was really successful in diagnosing Testicular cancer where 97% of people were cured.Highest number of cancer patients i.e. 81661 people were of age group 50-69 year olds.In 2016, 46676 were suffering from Prostate cancer out of which 2821 people were dead. This means 6.04% death rate of people suffering from Prostate cancer. This below data represents major cancer types in Venezuela and number of deaths due to particular cancer types :

Highlights of Cancer in Venezuela :

0.75 % of Venezuela population is suffering from cancer
Highest number of deaths were registered due to Prostate cancer
Testicular cancer was most cured cancer in Venezuela
Prostate cancer got lowest survival rate

Major Risk Factors of Death (count) in Venezuela

Tables (Appendix)

**Major Cause of Deaths in Venezuela (and it's count)**
Cause of Death	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Dementia	6605	4.15%
Cardiovascular diseases	47175	29.63%
Kidney disease	7694	4.83%
Respiratory disease	5301	3.33%
Liver disease	3903	2.45%
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease	17439	10.95%
Digestive disease	3096	1.94%
Hepatitis	169	0.11%
Cancers	27868	17.5%
Parkinson's disease	464	0.29%
Fire	238	0.15%
Malaria	20	0.01%
Drowning	810	0.51%
Homicide	12500	7.85%
HIV/AIDS	2088	1.31%
Drug disorder	217	0.14%
Tuberculosis	729	0.46%
Road incidents	7533	4.73%
Maternal deaths	394	0.25%
Neonatal deaths	4354	2.73%
Alcohol disorder	114	0.07%
Natural disasters	0	0%
Diarrheal diseases	1164	0.73%
Neonatal deaths	4354	2.73%
Lower respiratory infections	4765.19795673	2.99%
Respiratory disease	5301	3.33%
Dementia	6605	4.15%
Road incidents	7533	4.73%
Kidney disease	7694	4.83%
Homicide	12500	7.85%
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease	17439	10.95%
Cancers	27868	17.5%
Cardiovascular diseases	47175	29.63%

**Venezuela - Cause of Death in Age : Under 5 years**
Cause Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Homicide	104	1.05%
Congenital birth defects	208	2.1%
Lower respiratory infections	211	2.13%
Neonatal infections	0	0%
Diarrheal diseases	1	0.01%
Nutritional deficiencies	447	4.5%
Protein-energy malnutrition	0	0%
Cancers	4354	43.86%
Road accidents	155	1.56%
Diabetes, blood and endocrine disease	8	0.08%
Homicide	34	0.34%
Drowning	89	0.9%
Digestive diseases	2	0.02%
Cardiovascular disease	25	0.25%
HIV/AIDS	165	1.66%
Kidney disease	6	0.06%
Fire	70	0.71%
Liver disease	107	1.08%
Tuberculosis	10	0.1%
Hepatitis	30	0.3%
Malaria	57	0.57%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure)	1910	19.24%
Measles	995	10.02%
Drug use disorders	0	0%
Natural disasters	940	9.47%

**Venezuela - Cause of Death in Age : 5 - 14 years**
Cause Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Suicide	34	2.54%
Homicide	193	14.39%
Nutritional deficiencies	20	1.49%
Protein-energy malnutrition	18	1.34%
Natural disasters	0	0%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure)	1	0.07%
Diarrheal diseases	24	1.79%
Road accidents	295	22%
Tuberculosis	7	0.52%
HIV/AIDS	20	1.49%
Drowning	93	6.94%
Malaria	1	0.07%
Fire	14	1.04%
Cancers	306	22.82%
Hepatitis	5	0.37%
Digestive diseases	31	2.31%
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases	78	5.82%
Liver disease	13	0.97%
Respiratory disease	18	1.34%
Kidney disease	33	2.46%
Cardiovascular disease	44	3.28%
Lower respiratory infections	93	6.94%

**Venezuela - Cause of Death in Age : 15 - 49 years**
Cause Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Suicide	2338	6.7%
Homicide	10866	31.13%
Nutritional deficiencies	59	0.17%
Protein-energy malnutrition	51	0.15%
Natural disasters	0	0%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure)	6	0.02%
Diarrheal diseases	108	0.31%
Road accidents	5443	15.59%
Tuberculosis	204	0.58%
HIV/AIDS	1518	4.35%
Drowning	492	1.41%
Malaria	11	0.03%
Fire	99	0.28%
Cancers	4456	12.77%
Hepatitis	47	0.13%
Digestive diseases	483	1.38%
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases	1790	5.13%
Liver disease	824	2.36%
Respiratory disease	297	0.85%
Kidney disease	871	2.5%
Cardiovascular disease	4028	11.54%
Drug disorder	161	0.46%
Alcohol disorder	52	0.15%
Parkinson's disease	5	0.01%
Dementia	11	0.03%
Lower respiratory infections	684	1.96%

**Venezuela - Cause of Death in Age : 50 - 69 years**
Cause Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Suicide	453	0.98%
Homicide	1125	2.43%
Nutritional deficiencies	78	0.17%
Protein-energy malnutrition	71	0.15%
Natural disasters	0	0%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure)	4	0.01%
Diarrheal diseases	164	0.35%
Road accidents	1206	2.61%
Tuberculosis	251	0.54%
HIV/AIDS	479	1.04%
Drowning	95	0.21%
Malaria	4	0.01%
Fire	42	0.09%
Cancers	11738	25.38%
Hepatitis	68	0.15%
Digestive diseases	899	1.94%
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases	6800	14.7%
Liver disease	2057	4.45%
Respiratory disease	1333	2.88%
Kidney disease	3156	6.82%
Cardiovascular diseases	14701	31.79%
Dementia	501	1.08%
Parkinson's disease	60	0.13%
Drug disorder	28	0.06%
Alcohol disorder	49	0.11%
Lower respiratory infections	883	1.91%

**Venezuela - Cause of Death in Age : 70 + years**
Cause Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Suicide	149	0.22%
Homicide	212	0.31%
Nutritional deficiencies	278	0.4%
Protein-energy malnutrition	265	0.38%
Natural disasters	0	0%
Heat-related deaths (hot or cold exposure)	3	0%
Diarrheal diseases	421	0.61%
Road accidents	433	0.63%
Tuberculosis	259	0.38%
HIV/AIDS	38	0.06%
Drowning	41	0.06%
Malaria	2	0%
Fire	58	0.08%
Cancers	11203	16.26%
Hepatitis	43	0.06%
Digestive diseases	1614	2.34%
Diabetes, blood, and endocrine diseases	8663	12.57%
Liver disease	999	1.45%
Respiratory disease	3633	5.27%
Kidney disease	3604	5.23%
Cardiovascular disease	28345	41.14%
Parkinson's disease	399	0.58%
Dementia	6093	8.84%
Drug use disorders	28	0.04%
Alcohol use disorders	13	0.02%
Lower respiratory infections	2110	3.06%

**Major Risk Factors of Death (count) in Venezuela**
Major Risk Factors	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Unsafe water source	426	0.26%
Poor sanitation	196	0.12%
No access to handwashing facility	334	0.21%
Household air pollution	199	0.12%
Outdoor air pollution	8559	5.29%
Non-exclusive breastfeeding	253	0.16%
Discontinued breastfeeding	23	0.01%
Child wasting	961	0.59%
Child stunting	72	0.04%
Low birth weight	2449	1.51%
Secondhand smoke	2343	1.45%
Alcohol use	15049	9.3%
Drug use	1406	0.87%
Diet low in fruits	4341	2.68%
Diet low in vegetables	5566	3.44%
Unsafe sex	3814	2.36%
Low physical activity	3372	2.08%
High blood sugar	24118	14.9%
High cholesterol	13183	8.15%
High body-mass index (obesity)	25879	15.99%
High blood pressure	33122	20.47%
Smoking	15270	9.44%
Iron deficiency	16	0.01%
Zinc deficiency	19	0.01%
Vitamin-A deficiency	5	0%
Low bone mineral density	848	0.52%

**Venezuela - Risk of Death in Age : Under 5 years**
Risk Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Discontinued breastfeeding	23	0.52%
Non-exclusive breastfeeding	253	5.73%
Child stunting	72	1.63%
Low birth weight	2449	55.47%
Drug use	0	0%
No access to handwashing facility	99	2.24%
Secondhand smoke	90	2.04%
Poor sanitation	75	1.7%
Unsafe water source	163	3.69%
Household air pollution	7	0.16%
Outdoor air pollution	213	4.82%
High body-mass index (obesity)	3	0.07%
High blood pressure	1	0.02%
High blood sugar	6	0.14%
Child wasting	961	21.77%
Iron deficiency	0	0%

**Venezuela - Risk of Death in Age : 5 - 14 years**
Risk Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Drug use	0	0%
Alcohol use	8	8.79%
No access to handwashing facility	7	7.69%
Unsafe water source	9	9.89%
Unsafe sex	4	4.4%
Iron deficiency	14	15.38%
Secondhand smoke	8	8.79%
Household air pollution	1	1.1%
Outdoor air pollution	20	21.98%
High body-mass index (obesity)	2	2.2%
High blood sugar	11	12.09%
High blood pressure	2	2.2%
Poor sanitation	4	4.4%
Iron deficiency	1	1.1%

**Venezuela - Risk of Death in Age : 15 - 49 years**
Risk Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Iron deficiency	14	0.06%
Low bone mineral density	75	0.34%
Drug use	609	2.76%
Alcohol use	5617	25.45%
No access to handwashing facility	40	0.18%
Unsafe water source	40	0.18%
Poor sanitation	18	0.08%
Smoking	1755	7.95%
Secondhand smoke	217	0.98%
Low physical activity	208	0.94%
Diet low in fruits	763	3.46%
Diet low in vegetables	787	3.57%
Unsafe sex	2144	9.71%
High body-mass index (obesity)	3125	14.16%
Household air pollution	25	0.11%
Outdoor air pollution	1032	4.68%
High total cholesterol	1652	7.48%
High blood pressure	2386	10.81%
High blood sugar	1566	7.09%

**Venezuela - Risk of Death in Age : 50 - 69 years**
Risk Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Iron deficiency	1	0%
Low bone mineral density	212	0.35%
Drug use	672	1.1%
Alcohol use	5359	8.81%
No access to handwashing facility	55	0.09%
Poor sanitation	28	0.05%
Unsafe sex	1241	2.04%
Smoking	7051	11.59%
Secondhand smoke	786	1.29%
Unsafe water source	60	0.1%
Diet low in vegetables	2148	3.53%
Diet low in fruits	1792	2.95%
Low physical activity	975	1.6%
Outdoor air pollution	3194	5.25%
Household air pollution	72	0.12%
High body-mass index (obesity)	11518	18.93%
High blood sugar	9178	15.09%
High total cholesterol	5144	8.46%
High blood pressure	11344	18.65%

**Venezuela - Risk of Death in Age : 70+ years**
Risk Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Iron deficiency	0	0%
Low bone mineral density	561	0.75%
Drug use	124	0.17%
Alcohol use	4065	5.46%
Smoking	6464	8.69%
Secondhand smoke	1242	1.67%
Household air pollution	94	0.13%
Outdoor air pollution	4100	5.51%
No access to handwashing facility	134	0.18%
Poor sanitation	71	0.1%
Unsafe water source	154	0.21%
Unsafe sex	424	0.57%
Low physical activity	2190	2.94%
Diet low in vegetables	2630	3.53%
Diet low in fruits	1787	2.4%
High cholesterol	6387	8.58%
High blood pressure	19389	26.06%
High blood sugar	13358	17.95%
High body-mass index (obesity)	11233	15.1%

**Venezuela - Number of Deaths by Cancer Type**
Cancer Type	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Liver cancer	Patients : 1129 \| Deaths : 371	32.86%
Breast cancer	Patients : 35508 \| Deaths : 2236	6.3%
Larynx cancer	Patients : 2555 \| Deaths : 485	18.98%
Kidney cancer	Patients : 6175 \| Deaths : 573	9.28%
Thyroid cancer	Patients : 3387 \| Deaths : 130	3.84%
Ovarian cancer	Patients : 3280 \| Deaths : 575	17.53%
Stomach cancer	Patients : 7084 \| Deaths : 2451	34.6%
Uterine cancer	Patients : 8514 \| Deaths : 340	3.99%
Bladder cancer	Patients : 3544 \| Deaths : 402	11.34%
Cervical cancer	Patients : 17463 \| Deaths : 1791	10.26%
Prostate cancer	Patients : 46676 \| Deaths : 2821	6.04%
Testicular cancer	Patients : 1971 \| Deaths : 65	3.3%
Pancreatic cancer	Patients : 1145 \| Deaths : 843	73.62%
Esophageal cancer	Patients : 434 \| Deaths : 419	96.54%
Nasopharynx cancer	Patients : 514 \| Deaths : 98	19.07%
Colon & rectum cancer	Patients : 18013 \| Deaths : 2179	12.1%
Non-melanoma skin cancer	Patients : 3815 \| Deaths : 376	9.86%
Lip & oral cancer	Patients : 2574 \| Deaths : 323	12.55%
Brain & nervous system cancer	Patients : 1490 \| Deaths : 592	39.73%
Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer	Patients : 5235 \| Deaths : 405	7.74%
Gallbladder & biliary tract cancer	Patients : 315 \| Deaths : 144	45.71%

**Venezuela - Number of Deaths due to Cancer - Age Wise**
Age	Number of Deaths	% of Total Deaths
Under-5s	2170	1.22%
5-14 year olds	2137	1.2%
15-49 year olds	38658	21.67%
50-69 year olds	81661	45.77%
70+ year olds	53809	30.16%

Source :
http://www.gapminder.org/data/documentation/gd004/
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWDRS/Resources/477365-1327525347307/8392086-1327528510568/WDR09_bookweb_1.pdf