“Heart and blood vessel diseases kill more than 16 million people worldwide and account for 30% of total deaths each year.” (WHO) Cardiovascular diseases are the number one killer of both women and men.

US Facts

• More than 1.5 million heart attacks occur every year in the US.
• 50 million Americans have high blood pressure.
• Every 20 seconds an American suffers a coronary event. Every 34 seconds someone dies from heart disease.

European Facts

• CVD kills 4 million Europeans each year. It’s the No 1 cause of death.
• 1 British adult dies from heart disease every 3 minutes.
• Strokes claim over 70,000 UK lives each year.

Cardiovascular disease is very much a disease of Western civilization.