Scientific data shows that men face a higher risk of heart disease than women. However, cardiovascular disease is the top cause of death amongst women across the world. All-in-all, cardiovascular disease is responsible for nearly half of women's deaths on a global scale. The bottom line is that cardiovascular problems are not unique to men. Heart health problems are deadly to men and women alike.
Women's Heart Health Statistics
Ischaemic heart disease is responsible for 96 of every 100,000 women's deaths across the globe. It is also the leading cause of death for women who reside in lower-income and middle-income countries. Ischaemic heart disease is the second leading cause of death for women who reside in upper-income and middle-income countries. Heart disease is also the leading cause of death for women who reside in high-income nations. It is clear that women are quite vulnerable to heart problems yet men face an even greater chance of developing heart health issues.
Is Heart Health Responsible for the Mortality Rate Gender Gap?
According to the World Health Organization, women outlive men by four years. This fact is partially attributable to the fact that men are at a greater risk for heart problems than women. A biological aging study performed by the University of Southern California's Department of Gerontology shows that men are more likely to perish as a result of cardiovascular disease than their female counterparts. This study examined data going all the way back to the 19th century from more than a dozen developed nations. The data overwhelmingly points to heart disease as the source of excess male deaths over the age of 40.
The British Heart Foundation reports that coronary heart disease (CHD) is the United Kingdom's leading cause of death. CHD is responsible for the death of about one in ten UK women. CHD is responsible for the death of one in six UK men. About 2.3 million individuals are afflicted with CHD in the United Kingdom. Nearly 1.5 million of them are men and 850,000 are women. It is also worth noting that about 65,000 UK women suffer a heart attack each year versus 110,000 men.
So, who’s more at risk? It’s hard to say, but these statistics do prove one thing: heart health is an important issue to address either way.
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