Tajikistan
Leading cause: Heart Disease · 56% plant-based · 71.1 yr life expectancy · UHC 72/100
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 · 322 / 100k
Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.
Heart disease (322/100k) leads and is among the world's highest, on the lowest health spending in Central Asia (~$90/person). A diet of bread, oil, and fatty meat with little fresh produce drives the burden.
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 refined grains and raise vegetable and legume intake.
- Expand affordable hypertension screening, the key to the very high stroke and heart-disease rates.
Explore the evidence: Heart Disease
WHO Global Health Estimates · 2022 · age-standardized country data
→ 322 CVD deaths per 100k · 56% plant-based diet