EMERGING EVIDENCE THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE

Overview

EMERGING EVIDENCE THAT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE

THE BURDEN OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of disease burden in the world. CVD burden continues its decades-long rise for almost all countries outside high-income countries, and alarmingly, the age-standardized rate of CVD has begun to rise in some locations where it was previously declining in high-income countries.5

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES ACCOUNT FOR:

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CVDs: cardiovascular diseases; CHD: coronary heart disease; UI: uncertainty interval ; DALYs: disability-adjusted life years; YLLs: years of life lost; YLDs: years lived with disability; UAE: United Arab Emirates ; MENA: Middle East and North Africa.

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