Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study



Mokdad, Ali H, Tehrani-Banihashemi, Arash, Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar, El Bcheraoui, Charbel, Charara, Raghid, Khalil, Ibrahim, Afshin, Ashkan, Collison, Michael, Daoud, Farah, Krohn, Kristopher J
et al (show 149 more authors) (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, 63 (Suppl ). pp. 137-149.

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Abstract

<h4>Objectives</h4>To report the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) during 1990-2015.<h4>Methods</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>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.<h4>Conclusions</h4>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.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cardiovascular disease, Burden of disease, Eastern Mediterranean Region
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 13 May 2019 09:42
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:46
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-017-1012-3
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-017-1012-3
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3041018