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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. An estimated 17.9 million people died from CVDs in 2019, representing 32% of all global deaths. Of these deaths, 85% were due to heart attack and stroke. Over three quarters of CVD deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries. Out of the 17 million premature deaths ...
Rheumatic heart disease is the most commonly acquired heart disease in people under age 25. Rheumatic heart disease and claims over 288 348 lives each year - the large majority in low- or middle-income countries. The disease results from damage to heart valves caused by one or several episodes of rheumatic fever, an autoimmune inflammatory ...
Key facts. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death and disability in the WHO European Region. An estimated 4.2 million people in Europe died from CVDs in 2019, representing more than 2 in 5 (42.5%) of all deaths. This is the highest proportion of all the WHO regions. Over 8 in 10 (82%) CVD deaths in Europe in 2019 were ...
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, are not passed from person to person. They are of long duration and generally slow progression. The four main types of noncommunicable diseases are cardiovascular diseases (like heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and chronic lung disease, are collectively responsible for 74% of all deaths worldwide. More than three-quarters of all NCD deaths, and 86% of the 17 million people who died prematurely, or before reaching 70 years of age, occur in low- and middle-income ...
Good NCD prevention, treatment and care can have significant co-benefits, with improvements in education, equality and the environment, with reducing poverty, and in boosting economic growth. NCDs are noncommunicable diseases, which include some of the world’s biggest killers: cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke), cancer ...
The longer the blood flow is blocked, the greater the damage to the heart; heart failure, which occurs when the heart cannot pump enough blood and oxygen to other vital body organs; and; irregular heart beat which can lead to a sudden death. Hypertension can also burst or block arteries that supply blood and oxygen to the brain, causing a stroke.
Raised cholesterol levels increase the risks of heart disease and stroke. Globally, a third of ischaemic heart disease is attributable to high cholesterol. Overall, raised cholesterol is estimated to cause 2.6 million deaths (4.5% of total) and 29.7 million DALYS, or 2% of total DALYS. Raised total cholesterol is a major cause of disease burden ...
Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29 per cent increase since 2000, according to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization published in Environment International today. In a first global analysis of the loss of life and health associated with working long hours, WHO and ILO estimate ...
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. CVDs are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels and include coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, rheumatic heart disease and other conditions. More than four out of five CVD deaths are due to heart ...