| Cardiovascular diseases, mainly coronary heart disease and stroke, are the main cause of illness and premature death in the world, where they account for 30% of all global deaths in 2005, and in Europe. In the WHO European Region they accounted for over 50% of all deaths in 2002, in the European Union they were about 40% of the total. Cardiovascular diseases are almost equally distributed in men and women.
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Environmental Health indicators quantify information on population exposure, related health effects and specific policy actions. The ways environmental factors affect health and quality of life are analysed using data sets of primarily international available data and scientific evidence.
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Data used for the preparation of charts included in the assessment (fact sheet), in .xls format.
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Data for the indicator available in the ENHIS database.
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Case study or feasibility study on health impact assessment in (parts of) the WHO European Region.
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