5.7M
people die from CVD every year in the Western Pacific
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Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the Western Pacific, accounting for nearly 40% of all deaths.
The region is also home to the world’s largest burden of rheumatic heart disease, which remains a major health issue in low- and middle-income countries in the Western Pacific Region, as well as among Indigenous communities in Australia and New Zealand.
people die from CVD every year in the Western Pacific
CVD is the number one cause of death in the region
people die from rheumatic heart disease every year in the region
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