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According to World Health Organization (WHO):
- 17 million people in the world die each year from CVD
- in 1998, 7.3 million people in the world died from CAD
- it is predicted that 11.1 million people will die of CAD in the year 2020.
According to the British Heart Foundation:
- 4 million people in Europe die each year from CVD
- nearly 2 million people in Europe die each year from CAD
- CAD is the most common cause of death in Europe
- 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men die from CAD.
According to the American Heart Foundation:
- CVD caused 958,775 deaths in the USA in 1999
- CAD caused 529,695 deaths in the USA in 1999
- CAD is the single biggest killer in the USA
- CAD is responsible for 1 in every 5 deaths.
CVD compared with other diseases
compared with the 958,775 deaths caused by CVD in the USA in 1999:
- cancer caused 549,838 deaths
- accidents caused 97,860 deaths
- HIV/AIDS caused 14,802 deaths
Impact on society
The impact of CVD on families and on society is significant. The medical care of people with CVD is expensive and prolonged; these costs divert family and society resources to medical care. CVD affects people at the peak of their productive lives – disrupting families, devastating family finances and undermining national workforces.
