WHO:

CVDs are the number 1 cause of death globally: more people die annually from CVDs than from any
other cause.
An estimated 17.7 million people died from CVDs in 2015, representing 31% of all global deaths. Of
these deaths, an estimated 7.4 million were due to coronary heart disease and 6.7 million were due
to stroke .
Over three quarters of CVD deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries.
Out of the 17 million premature deaths (under the age of 70) due to noncommunicable diseases in
2015, 82% are in low- and middle-income countries, and 37% are caused by CVDs.
Worldwide, raised blood pressure is estimated to cause 7.5 million deaths, about 12.8% of the total
of all deaths. This accounts for 57 million disability adjusted life years (DALYS) or 3.7% of total
DALYS.
The top five countries with the highest rates of heart disease deaths are: Russia, Bulgaria, Romania,
Hungary, Argentina

ASIA (source: American Heart Association, 2015)

Among Asians, 6.1% have heart disease, 3.7% have CHD, 21.0% have hypertension, and 1.9%
have had a stroke.
In 2011, 17,050 deaths among Asians and Pacific Islanders were due to CVD; 7,828 due to CHD;
and 2,476 due to myocardial infarction.
21.0% of Asians have high blood pressure, which led to 1,667 deaths among Asians in 2011.
Asians and Pacific Islanders are at third-highest risk for a heart disease-related death, at 22.5
percent.
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Philippines:

Diseases of the Heart had been consistently the number one cause of death for several years
now. The 2013 number of deaths from this condition is 6,159 deaths (5.4%) higher than what
was reported in 2012 which had 112,581 deaths. This years number of deaths from Diseases of
the heart comprised 22.3 percent of total deaths. More males than females die from this cause.
Out of 118,740 cases reported, 66,612 or 56 percent were males and 52,128 or 44 percent were
females.
Thus, the death sex ratio for Diseases of the Heart was 1.28 or 129 males in every 100 females.
more data at: http://global-disease-burden.healthgrove.com/l/41394/Cardiovascular-Diseases-
in-Philippines
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AR (2015):