5.7M
personas mueren cada año por ECV en el Pacífico Occidental
Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son la primera causa de muerte en el Pacífico Occidental, y representan casi el 40% de todos los fallecimientos.
La región también alberga la mayor carga mundial de cardiopatías reumáticas, que siguen siendo un importante problema sanitario en los países de renta baja y media de la Región del Pacífico Occidental, así como entre las comunidades indígenas de Australia y Nueva Zelanda.
personas mueren cada año por ECV en el Pacífico Occidental
Las ECV son la primera causa de muerte en la región
personas mueren cada año por cardiopatía reumática en la región
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