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Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study
Tehrani-Banihashemi, Arash Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar Bcheraoui, Charbel El Charara, Raghid Khalil, Ibrahim Afshin, Ashkan Collison, Michael Daoud, Farah Krohn, Kristopher J. Chew, Adrienne
Tehrani-Banihashemi, Arash
Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar
Bcheraoui, Charbel El
Charara, Raghid
Khalil, Ibrahim
Afshin, Ashkan
Collison, Michael
Daoud, Farah
Krohn, Kristopher J.
Chew, Adrienne
Author
Tehrani-Banihashemi, Arash
Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar
Bcheraoui, Charbel El
Charara, Raghid
Khalil, Ibrahim
Afshin, Ashkan
Collison, Michael
Daoud, Farah
Krohn, Kristopher J.
Chew, Adrienne
Cornaby, Leslie
Foreman, Kyle J.
Frostad, Joseph J.
Kassebaum, Nicholas J.
Kemmer, Laura
Kutz, Michael
Liu, Patrick
Mirarefin, Mojde
Nguyen, Grant
Wang, Haidong
Zipkin, Ben
Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu
Abouzeid, Marian
Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E.
Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad
Ahmed, Muktar Beshir
Aksut, Baran
Alam, Khurshid
Szoeke, Cassandra
Moradi-Lakeh, Maziar
Bcheraoui, Charbel El
Charara, Raghid
Khalil, Ibrahim
Afshin, Ashkan
Collison, Michael
Daoud, Farah
Krohn, Kristopher J.
Chew, Adrienne
Cornaby, Leslie
Foreman, Kyle J.
Frostad, Joseph J.
Kassebaum, Nicholas J.
Kemmer, Laura
Kutz, Michael
Liu, Patrick
Mirarefin, Mojde
Nguyen, Grant
Wang, Haidong
Zipkin, Ben
Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu
Abouzeid, Marian
Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen M. E.
Kiadaliri, Aliasghar Ahmad
Ahmed, Muktar Beshir
Aksut, Baran
Alam, Khurshid
Szoeke, Cassandra
Abstract
Objectives To report the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) during 1990–2015. Methods 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. Results 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. Conclusions 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.
Keywords
Cardiovascular disease, Burden of disease, Eastern Mediterranean Region
Date
2018
Type
Journal article
Journal
International Journal of Public Health
Book
Volume
63
Issue
Page Range
137-149
Article Number
ACU Department
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Open Access Status
Open access
License
CC BY 4.0
File Access
Open