GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Reg 2018 , ' Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015 : findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study ' , International Journal of Public Health , vol. 63 , no. Supplement 1 , pp. 137-149 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1012-3
Title: | Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015 : findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study |
Author: | GBD 2015 Eastern Mediterranean Reg |
Contributor organization: | Department of Neurosciences Neurologian yksikkö Clinicum HUS Neurocenter |
Date: | 2018-05 |
Language: | eng |
Number of pages: | 13 |
Belongs to series: | International Journal of Public Health |
ISSN: | 1661-8556 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1012-3 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10138/237150 |
Abstract: | To report the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) during 1990-2015. We used the 2015 Global Burden of Disease study for estimates of mortality and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of different CVD in 22 countries of EMR. A total of 1.4 million CVD deaths (95% UI: 1.3-1.5) occurred in 2015 in the EMR, with the highest number of deaths in Pakistan (465,116) and the lowest number of deaths in Qatar (723). The age-standardized DALY rate per 100,000 decreased from 10,080 in 1990 to 8606 in 2015 (14.6% decrease). Afghanistan had the highest age-standardized DALY rate of CVD in both 1990 and 2015. Kuwait and Qatar had the lowest age-standardized DALY rates of CVD in 1990 and 2015, respectively. High blood pressure, high total cholesterol, and high body mass index were the leading risk factors for CVD. The age-standardized DALY rates in the EMR are considerably higher than the global average. These findings call for a comprehensive approach to prevent and control the burden of CVD in the region. |
Subject: |
Cardiovascular disease
Burden of disease Eastern Mediterranean Region PERSONAL HEALTH-CARE INCOME COUNTRIES MIDDLE-INCOME SAUDI-ARABIA MORTALITY HYPERTENSION PREDICTORS AFFORDABILITY AVAILABILITY MEDICINES 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health |
Peer reviewed: | Yes |
Rights: | cc_by |
Usage restriction: | openAccess |
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