Facts & Figures

• Diseases of the heart and circulatory system (cardiovascular disease or CVD) are the main cause of death in Europe: accounting for over 4.35 million deaths each year.¹
• Nearly half (49%) of all deaths in Europe are from CVD (55% of deaths in women and 43% deaths in Men).¹ 
• Just under half of all deaths from CVD are from CHD (Coronary Heart Disease) and nearly a third are from stroke.¹
• In Europe around one in six men (17%) and over one in seven women (16%) die from coronary heart disease.¹
• Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is one of the biggest killers in Ireland, accounting for 36% of all deaths.²

References:

1)European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics, 2005 Edition, European Heart Network.
2)Central Statistics Office; Births, Deaths and Marriages, Principal Statistics, 2005.