Cardiovascular related deaths down in Sweden:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Cardiovascular disease mortality rates have fallen significantly in Sweden, according to epidemiological data published by the Department of Health and Social Affairs. A new report, Causes of Death in 1997, indicates that deaths from acute myocardial infarction experienced the greatest fall, with 7.5% fewer men and 10.2% fewer women dying from the condition. Cardiovascular disease continues to be the commonest cause of death in Sweden, however, at 48% of male and 49% of female deaths in 1997.