Azerbaijan
Leading cause: Heart Disease · 49% plant-based · 73 yr life expectancy · UHC 67/100
What People Eat
Cardiovascular and dietary profile drawn from WHO Global Health Estimates. Plant-based score reflects the share of whole plant foods (grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts) in the typical national diet.
Disease Burden
Leading cause of death: Heart Disease · 314 / 100k
Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.
Heart disease (314/100k) leads and is very high, driven by a diet of bread, fatty meat, and oil, high salt and smoking, and heavy out-of-pocket health costs that delay care. Oil wealth has not translated into strong coverage.
Healthcare System
Sources: WHO UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) & WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Latest available year.
What Could Improve
- Reduce animal fat and salt and raise vegetable intake to cut the severe CVD burden.
- Expand affordable hypertension detection and reduce out-of-pocket barriers to care.
Explore the evidence: Heart Disease
WHO Global Health Estimates · 2022 · age-standardized country data
→ 314 CVD deaths per 100k · 49% plant-based diet