About 20 million people die of heart disease globally, each year
Cardiovascular disease, ischemic heart disease and stroke account for 31% of all deaths each year in New Zealand. As much as all cancers, combined.
Mortality rates per 100,000 of population:
New Zealand: 138
Australia: 104
USA: 156 (for >35 years of age: men 205, women 109)
UK: 98
Global average: 117
