Research and analysis

Cardiovascular disease prevention: state of the North East 2019

This report examines the current evidence about cardiovascular disease in the North East of England.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 7 October 2019

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State of the north-east 2019: cardiovascular disease prevention

Ref: GW-769

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Since 2011, the rise in life expectancy in the North East region has slowed. A decline in the rate at which the cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rate is falling has been a major contributory factor. In the North East of England, CVD now accounts for 24% of all deaths. CVD is also a major burden of ill-health, accounting for 15% of all disability-adjusted life years in the region.

This report examines the current evidence about cardiovascular disease in the north-east, the joint ambitions set by the National Health Service and Public Health England to address CVD, and the opportunities to reduce the burden of disease in this region by addressing modifiable risk factors.

Published 7 October 2019