1.4M
personnes meurent chaque année de maladies cardiovasculaires dans la région
Les maladies cardiovasculaires sont la première cause de décès dans la région du Moyen-Orient et de l'Afrique du Nord. Elles sont responsables de plus d'un tiers des décès, soit 1,4 million de personnes chaque année.
Les décès attribués aux maladies cardiovasculaires représentent 40 % du total des décès à Oman et 10 % en Somalie.
Le nombre total de décès dus aux maladies cardiovasculaires a augmenté de 48 % au cours des 30 dernières années.
Le fardeau de l'obésité dans la région a plus que doublé entre 2000 et 2019
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