Coronary heart disease: international comparisons
Mortality rates for coronary heart disease (CHD) have been declining in Scotland over recent years. However, Scotland still has comparatively high rates. For example, in 2000, among a range of countries world-wide, only the former Soviet block countries experienced higher rates than Scotland for 35-74 year old men (Chart 1) and women (Chart 2). Among the other western European countries, Scotland had the highest rates for both men and women.
For more detailed and more recent comparisons within Europe, the 2006 report Scottish Mortality in a European Context includes Excel graphs
(779Kb) showing trends for CHD (termed 'ischaemic heart disease') in Scotland, both in the context of the UK and compared with various other European countries, for people aged 15-74 years, by gender.
Also, the Scotland and European Health for All (HfA) Database includes CHD mortality trends for Scotland and over 50 countries including the UK, for different age groups, by gender.
The British Heart Foundation website includes a large collation of both UK and international statistics on CHD. Further comparative statistics can be found in the WHO atlas of heart disease and stroke (see parts 3 and 6).
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