90%
of all deaths in Europe and Central Asia are due to noncommunicable diseases
Europe & Central Asia is the region most affected by noncommunicable diseases, with cardiovascular disease being responsible for more than half of all deaths across the region.
Europe and Central Asia have the highest prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults aged 15 and older as well as the highest alcohol consumption levels in the world.
4.2M
people die in the region every year because of CVD
Europe & Central Asia have the highest proportion of smokers in the world
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World Heart Federation urges governments to prioritize hypertension treatment at fourth UN High-level Meeting on NCDs
GENEVA, 06 August 2025: Governments must scale up treatment for hypertension, which is one of the major risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD), to 500 million more people by 2030 to tackle the global CVD crisis and save millions of lives, according to the World Heart Federation (WHF). The move is one of five key […]
UN High-Level Meeting
World Drug Day: A new frontier for heart health advocacy
The World Heart Federation is proud to observe World Drug Day for the first time, joining the international community in raising awareness about the impact of psychoactive drug use on cardiovascular health. Extensive evidence shows that various psychoactive drugs can severely affect the heart, triggering acute events, such as myocardial infarctions and strokes, and/or contributing […]
No More Smoke and Mirrors: Exposing Industry Tactics to Protect Heart Health
The World Heart Federation is proud to celebrate World No Tobacco Day with the global cardiovascular and tobacco control communities, under the theme Unmasking the Appeal: Exposing Industry Tactics on Tobacco and Nicotine Products. Tobacco remains a major – yet entirely preventable – risk factor for cardiovascular disease, responsible for approximately 15% of all cardiovascular-related […]
Advancing Cardiovascular Health on the Global Stage
The World Heart Federation (WHF) proudly represented the global cardiovascular community at the Seventy-Eighth World Health Assembly (WHA78), which concluded on 27 May 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. Throughout the Health Assembly, WHF delivered a series of high-impact statements across a range of agenda items to ensure that cardiovascular health remains central to global health priorities, […]
