Evidence Record
Kenya
East Africa
Heart Disease
51 / 100k
Plant-Based Score
80%
Life Expectancy
66.7 yr
Alzheimer's Prevalence
1.4%
Other Causes of Death (per 100k / yr)
Stroke 50
Cancer 117
Respiratory 60
Diabetes 13
Kidney Disease 13
Traditional Kenyan highland diet (legumes, dark leafy greens, root vegetables) shows very low CVD in communities maintaining this eating pattern.
Africa Heart Failure Registry · Sliwa et al., 2019
→ Traditional plant diet: very low CVD