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Cardiovascular disease in women and men - what's the difference?
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, the two biggest killers are coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke.
CVD is often thought as a "man's problem". However, globally, a higher proportion of female deaths are due to CVD. Check out our data visualisation to see more differences between how males and females experience cardiovascular disease.