Gheskio Sounds the Alarm on Increasing Heart Disease in Youth

Nearly one quarter of young Haitians under 30 are already hypertensive, revealed Dr. Vanessa Rouzier of the Gheskio Centers during the Panel Magik broadcast on November 13, 2025.

Gheskio Sounds the Alarm on Increasing Heart Disease in Youth

Centres GHESKIO

Cardiovascular diseases are now the leading cause of death in Haiti, surpassing infectious diseases such as cholera or malaria. Hypertension ranks first: around 30% of study participants have high blood pressure. Among those under 30, 23% are hypertensive—an alarming figure, 2 to 8 times higher than that observed in African-American populations. This high prevalence among young people poses a significant long-term risk of cardiovascular complications.

“We are talking about the first and only cohort study carried out in

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