Health in Barbuda

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Health in Barbuda refers to the overall health of the population of the island of Barbuda. Barbuda has the highest rates of allergies, heart disease, and mental illness throughout the entire nation.[1] Health in Barbuda is the responsibility of Barbuda's Public Health Department.

Statistics (2011)[edit]

Chronic illnesses by type prevalence[1]
AIDS (%) Allergies (%) Anemia (%) Arthritis (%) Asthma (%) Cancer (%) Diabetes (%) Glaucoma (%) Heart disease (%) HIV (%) Hypertension (%) Kidney diseases (%) Lupus (%) Mental illness (%) Sickle cell (%) Stroke (%) Other illnesses (%)
0.00% 10.75% 0.44% 6.26% 6.58% 0.32% 6.45% 1.58% 0.95% 0.00% 8.41% 0.19% 0.00% 0.57% 0.51% 0.25% 68.41%

56.25% of the population is covered by a health insurance scheme, the highest amount in the nation.

Disability by type prevalence[2]
Disability of any type (%) Seeing (%) Hearing (%) Walking or climbing steps (%) Remembering or concentrating (%) Self care (%) Upper body (%) Communicating (%)
4.86% 1.95% 0.19% 1.89% 1.01% 0.69% 46.43% 0.57%
Unmet Basic Needs[3]
UBN for water (%) UBN for sanitation (%) UBN for refuse collection (%)
1.07% 3.32% 0.94%

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-10. Retrieved 2022-02-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)