Coronary disease & ACSCohort study
Trends in acute myocardial infarction mortality in the European Union, 2012–2020
- Population-based registry study
- joinpoint regression
Authors' conclusion
Over the last decade, the age-adjusted AMI-related mortality has been continuously declining in most of the in EU-27 member states. However, some disparities still exist between western and eastern European countries.
Study context
- Population
- European Union (EU-27) member states, EUROSTAT cause-of-death data, 2012–2020
- Participants
- 1,793,314 acute myocardial infarction (AMI) deaths
- Outcome
- Age-adjusted AMI-related mortality trend (AAPC)
- Follow-up
- 2012 to 2020
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Age-adjusted AMI-related mortality, EU-27
Continuous linear decrease, average annual percent change (AAPC) (95% CI −5.1 to −4.0), P < 0.001
−4.6%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Proportion of AMI-related deaths per 1000 total deaths · 2012 to 2020
- Declined from 5.0% to 3.5%, entire population (also in males and females separately)
- P for trend < 0.001
Age-adjusted mortality rate by region, sex and age
- Plateau in some Eastern European countries; more pronounced in females and in subjects aged ≥65 years
Original publication
Trends in acute myocardial infarction mortality in the European Union, 2012–2020. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 28 June 2023. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwad214
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it