European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2019
An erratum to this article was published (Eur Heart J, 14 Dec 2020 ↗)
Authors' conclusion
A seemingly inexorable rise in the prevalence of obesity and diabetes currently provides the greatest challenge to achieving further reductions in CVD burden across ESC member countries.
Study context
- Population
- European Society of Cardiology (ESC) member countries
- Participants
- 56 member countries
- Exposure
- Middle-income vs high-income ESC member countries
- Outcome
- Median age-standardized prevalence of major risk factors
Methodological detailsESC Atlas, 56 ESC member countries, data from World Health Organization (WHO), IHME, World Bank and annual survey of National Cardiac Societies
- ESC Atlas
- 56 ESC member countries
- Data from WHO, IHME, World Bank and annual survey of National Cardiac Societies
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
| Group | Hypertension | Diabetes | Smoking, males | Smoking, females |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle-income | 23.8% (IQR 22.5-23.1%) | 7.7% (IQR 7.1-10.1%) | 43.8% (IQR 37.4-48.0%) | 8.7% (IQR 3.0-10.8) |
| High-income | 15.7% (IQR 14.5-21.1%) | 5.6% (IQR 4.8-7.0%) | 26.0% (IQR 20.9-31.7%) | 16.7% (IQR 13.9-19.7%) |
Hypertension
Middle-income23.8% (IQR 22.5-23.1%)
High-income15.7% (IQR 14.5-21.1%)
Diabetes
Middle-income7.7% (IQR 7.1-10.1%)
High-income5.6% (IQR 4.8-7.0%)
Smoking, males
Middle-income43.8% (IQR 37.4-48.0%)
High-income26.0% (IQR 20.9-31.7%)
Smoking, females
Middle-income8.7% (IQR 3.0-10.8)
High-income16.7% (IQR 13.9-19.7%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
DALYs per 100 000 people due to CVD
Proportion of potential years of life lost due to CVD
Females
Males
Cardiological resources and procedures
- Middle-income countries severely under-resourced in cardiological person-power and technological infrastructure, with severe procedural deficit in coronary intervention, device implantation and cardiac surgery
Original publication
European Society of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2019. Eur Heart J. Published 10 December 2019. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it