1.4M
personas mueren cada año de ECV en la región
Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son la primera causa de muerte en la región de Oriente Medio y Norte de África, responsables de más de un tercio de todos los fallecimientos, es decir, 1,4 millones de personas al año.
Las muertes atribuidas a enfermedades cardiovasculares oscilan entre el 40% del total de muertes en Omán y el 10% en Somalia.
El número total de muertes por ECV ha aumentado un 48% en los últimos 30 años
La carga de obesidad en la región aumentó más del doble entre 2000 y 2019
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