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South-East Asia

Cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly one third of all deaths in South-East Asia, killing 4 million people every year.

In addition to high blood pressure and unhealthy diet, air pollution is one of the key risk factors for CVD in the region, accounting for nearly 17% of all deaths and 28% of CVD-related deaths.

4M

people are killed every year by CVD in South-East Asia

Deaths from noncommunicable diseases have risen by 58% in the last 30 years

Air pollution is responsible for nearly 1 in 3 CVD-related deaths in the region

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Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Chagas Disease

Chagas Disease

Cholesterol

Cholesterol

COVID-19

COVID-19

Diabetes

Diabetes

Healthy Diet

Healthy Diet

Heart Failure

Heart Failure

Hypertension

Hypertension

Obesity

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Rheumatic Heart Disease

Tobacco

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Women & CVD

Women & CVD

The most common heart attack symptom, in both men and women, is some type of chest pain, pressure or discomfort. But chest pain is not always the most noticeable symptom, especially in women, who are more likely to experience it as pressure or tightness in the chest. They may even have no chest pain at […]