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* Years of life lost in disability due to CVD in Europe *
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In 2002 the WHO Burden of Disease project synthesized data from WHO member states to make an estimate of the morbidity caused by different diseases. The main measure of the burden of disease was the DALY (Disability Adjusted Life Year) – an aggregate of years of life lost due to premature death and years of healthy life lost due to disability.

 

In developed European countries, 17% of all DALYs lost are due to CVD – after neuropsychiatric disorders this represents the largest single cause. In less developed European nations, the proportion of DALYs lost due to CVD exceeds that of neuropsychiatric disorders. In the EU-27, over 12 million DALYs are lost each year to CVD.

 

The highest morbidity rates for CVD appear in Eastern Europe and in the former Soviet bloc. The age-standardised rates of DALYs lost for CHD in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus are at least three times higher than rates in Spain, France and Italy. The situation is similar for stroke, where the rate of DALYs lost in Russia is nearly 1,800 per 100,000, compared to only 360 per 100,000 in the UK.
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* Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) by cause, 2002, WHO Mortality Sub-Region, EU and Europe (Table)
Sources: World Health Organization (2004).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) by cause, 2002, WHO Mortality Sub-Region, EU and Europe (Table)
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* Disability-adjusted life years lost by cause, 2002, Europe (Figure)
Sources: World Health Organization (2004).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Disability-adjusted life years lost by cause, 2002, Europe (Figure)
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* Disability-adjusted life years lost by cause, 2002, EU (Figure)
Source: World Health Organization (2004).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Disability-adjusted life years lost by cause, 2002, EU (Figure)
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* Age-standardized DALYs rate for CHD, stroke, and other CVD by country, 2002, Europe (Table)
Source: WHO (2004).		  
Microsoft Excel Sheet - Age-standardized DALYs rate for CHD, stroke, and other CVD by country, 2002, Europe (Table)
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* Age-standardized DALYs rate for CHD, 2002, Europe (Map)
Source: WHO (2004).		  
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* Age-standardized DALYs rate for stroke, 2002, Europe (Map)
Source: WHO (2004).		  
Adobe Acrobat Document - Age-standardized DALYs rate for stroke, 2002, Europe (Map)
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* Chapter 2: Morbidity
European cardiovascular disease statistics 2008		  
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