Cardiovascular disease - standardised mortality

deaths per 100,000, using European standard population

 

CHD

stroke

country group

CHD 200 +

 

 

 

Ukraine ‘92

257

179

Commonwealth Ind. States

Russian Fed ‘95

255

231

Commonwealth Ind. States

Estonia ‘96

205

141

Baltic

 

 

 

 

150-199

 

 

 

Latvia ‘96

199

180

Baltic

Lithuania ‘96

188

101

Baltic

Slovakia ‘95

187

47

Central + East

Rom ‘96

176

208

Central + East

Hun ‘97

163

112

Central + East

 

 

 

 

100-149

 

 

 

Czech Rep. ‘96

149

82

Central + East

Bulgaria ‘94

132

184

Central + East

Ireland  ‘95

125

46

West

UK ‘97

100

45

West

 

 

 

 

75-99

 

 

 

Finland ‘95

93

50

Nordic

Poland ‘96

79

72

Central + East

Norway ‘95

77

38

Nordic

Denmark ‘96

76

41

Nordic

 

 

 

 

50-74

 

 

 

Austria ‘97

74

40

West

Germany ‘97

72

37

West

Sweden ‘96

68

34

Nordic

Israel ‘96

65

47

South

Netherlands ‘95

63

37

West

Iceland ‘95

57

23

Nordic

Greece ‘96

50

56

South

 

 

 

 

less than 50

 

 

 

Belgium ‘92

46

37

West

Portugal ‘96

44

89

South

Italy ‘93

42

40

South

Luxembourg ‘97

42

37

West

Switzerland ‘94

41

34

West

Spain ‘95

34

32

South

France ‘95

22

23

West

Data from WHO (1999) at www.who.ch

ICD codes (9th and 10th revision) - CHD 410-414, 120-125, stroke 430-438, 160-169,

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