5.7M
personas mueren cada año por ECV en el Pacífico Occidental
Las enfermedades cardiovasculares son la primera causa de muerte en el Pacífico Occidental, y representan casi el 40% de todos los fallecimientos.
La región también alberga la mayor carga mundial de cardiopatías reumáticas, que siguen siendo un importante problema sanitario en los países de renta baja y media de la Región del Pacífico Occidental, así como entre las comunidades indígenas de Australia y Nueva Zelanda.
Las ECV son la primera causa de muerte en la región
82,000
personas mueren cada año por cardiopatía reumática en la región
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