Key CVD And PA Statistics

Question 1

How many die each year from CVD?

Answer 1

• 17.5million
• 31% global deaths
• 80% of all CVD deaths due to heart attacks 7.4m and strokes 6.7m
  (WHO, 2014)

Question 2

Leading death causes in the world?

Answer 2

-Ischemia and heart disease (7.4m)
-Stroke (6.7m)
(WHO, 2014)

Question 3

Comparison of leading death causes over a decade

Answer 3

-Ischemia and heart disease ⬆️ from 6m to near 8m
-Stroke ⬆️ from under 6m to 6.5m
(WHO, 2014)

Question 4

Top 10 death causes in low income and high income countries compared

Answer 4

-stroke & ischemia and heart disease the top death causes in high income countries
-stroke & ischemia and heart disease are 4th and 5th death causes in low income countries
(WHO, 2014)

Question 5

CVD deaths in males and females

Answer 5

• Males at greater risk of Ischaemic heart diseases (46%)

- Females at greater risk of cerebrovascular diseases (37%)

Question 6

CVD deaths in the U.K.

Answer 6

Greater CVD death rate in Scotland and Wales

Bhatnager et al., 2015

Question 7

Economic burden of CVD

Answer 7

• Global cost of CVD est to be $1,044bn by 2030

- In UK CVD costs more than £15bn pear year (BHF, 2016)