HEART DISEASE AND STROKE STATISTICS UPDATE 2024

Global cardiovascular disease statistics

South Asia1

Deaths from cardiovascular diseases regionwide

1990 2021

1 517 001 3 811 717

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Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan

Top causes of cardiovascular disease deaths, 1990 and 20212

1990 2021 % change in # of deaths, 1990–2021

690 281 Ischemic heart disease 2 057 309 198%

510 240 Stroke 1 120 345 120%

172 573 Rheumatic heart disease 222 127 29%

73 436 Hypertensive heart disease 206 703 181%

29 505 Cardiomyopathy and myocarditis 74 481 152%

2.5m 2m 1.5m 1m 500k 0 0 500k 1m 1.5m 2m 2.5m

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For more information about cardiovascular diseases modeled in the Global Burden of Disease study, please visit healthdata.org/research-analysis/diseases-injuries/factsheets.

Number of cardiovascular disease and all-cause deaths attributable to various risk factors, 2021

Cardiovascular diseases All causes

Behavioral risks Environmental/occupational risks Metabolic risks

1 391 814 Household air pollution 681 598 High systolic 1 872 403
Dietary risks
1 594 522 from solid fuels 1 475 658 blood pressure 1 937 079
410 142 Ambient particulate 616 177 High fasting 459 855
Smoking
1 106 199 matter pollution (PM2.5) 1 140 267 plasma glucose 1 126 873
Secondhand 128 173 383 925 709 593
Lead exposure High LDL cholesterol
smoke 302 010 397 875 709 593
16 847 92 488 408 633
High alcohol use High temperature Kidney dysfunction
290 964 215 734 642 494
Low physical 72 064 135 287 215 837
Low temperature High body-mass index
activity 123 605 198 110 436 355
0 500k 1m 1.5m 2m 0 500k 1m 1.5m 2m 0 500k 1m 1.5m 2m

Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Available from https://ghdx.healthdata.org/record/ihme-data/cvd-1990-2021. (Accessed July 2023)
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Age-standardized cardiovascular disease and all-cause DALYs by country per 100 000 persons, 2021

Pakistan 7 815 52 349

Nepal 5 992 43 393

India 6 171 42 409

Bangladesh 6 453 35 165

Bhutan Cardiovascular diseases

5 039 33 064
All causes

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 60k

Age-standardized cardiovascular disease, ischemic heart disease, and stroke death rates
by country per 100 000 persons, 2021

Female Male

Cardiovascular diseases Ischemic heart disease Stroke

Pakistan Pakistan Bangladesh

Bangladesh India Pakistan

Nepal Nepal Nepal

India Bhutan India

Bhutan Bangladesh Bhutan

0 100 200 300 400 0 100 200 300 400 0 100 200 300 400

Source: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Available from https://ghdx.healthdata.org/record/ihme-data/cvd-1990-2021. (Accessed July 2023)
Copyright © 2024 American Heart Association, Inc.