Turkmenistan
Leading cause: Heart Disease · 44% plant-based · 68.2 yr life expectancy · UHC 81/100
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 · 410 / 100k
Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.
Heart disease (410/100k) leads and is the highest in this dataset, reflecting a very meat- and fat-heavy diet (plant score 44), high salt and smoking, and an opaque, under-resourced health system. Cardiovascular mortality here is extreme and largely preventable.
Healthcare System
Sources: WHO UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) & WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Latest available year.
What Could Improve
- Drastically reduce animal fat, salt, and processed meat, the clearest lever on the world-leading CVD rate.
- Build genuine hypertension detection and treatment into primary care.
Explore the evidence: Heart Disease
WHO Global Health Estimates · 2022 · age-standardized country data
→ 410 CVD deaths per 100k · 44% plant-based diet